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Looking for a free operating system? Only one out there is Linux. Take your pick of distros.
 
Linux is an excellent operating system. It will take some time to learn it coming from windows, so do not expect to just install it and be golden right away. It is fairly good at doing pretty much anything. Most Distros (flavors, like XP vs Vista) come with a office suite, some form of multimedia player, a web browser, and a lot of other things. 99% of the software on Linux is free, and there is literally thousands of free programs that you can get for it.

For a first timer, go with Mint or Ubuntu. They are the most common, and easiest to use Linuxes out there.
www.ubuntu.com or www.linuxmint.com
 
wolfeking said:
Linux is an excellent operating system. It will take some time to learn it coming from windows, so do not expect to just install it and be golden right away. It is fairly good at doing pretty much anything. Most Distros (flavors, like XP vs Vista) come with a office suite, some form of multimedia player, a web browser, and a lot of other things. 99% of the software on Linux is free, and there is literally thousands of free programs that you can get for it.

For a first timer, go with Mint or Ubuntu. They are the most common, and easiest to use Linuxes out there.
www.ubuntu.com or www.linuxmint.com
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do you think it will be compatible with my laptop
 
it is common knowledge that ATI graphics and linux do not get along. There are always exceptions, but more times than not there is instability between the two.
 
wolfeking said:
it is common knowledge that ATI graphics and linux do not get along. There are always exceptions, but more times than not there is instability between the two.
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But in saying that, ATI are slowly moving towards support for Linux, besides, I set Ubuntu up on my old second gen eMac with no trouble at all and it has an ATI card.
 
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