Linux - Which Distro?
Right, I'm done with Vista - it's going. Plan is to partition hard drive and have a dual boot XP/Linux system. I need to keep Windows on for gaming purposes only.
Now then: which distro? My last tinkerings with Linux were very hit and miss, possibly because I was trying to install it on a Sony laptop. Tried the most popular distros but there was almost always an issue with graphics, LAN etc. As a total noob I ended up editing command lines to get things working and it was just horrible. Now I have a home built desktop system (specs below) I've a feeling things might be easier.
Basically I'm looking for something that requires minimal tinkering - "works right out of the box" if you like. I'm leaning towards OpenSuse 10.3 based on a bit of research but every time I think "that's the one" I come across someone who thinks it's crap. Lot's of head scratching here.
If it helps I'd rather stick with a similar destop layout to Windows, so that would be KDE right? Also is 64bit worth a punt?
Any help / thoughts / input would be appreciated!
Merry Christmas all.
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AMD64 Dual Core 3800+
2 Gb Ram Nforce4 Ultra mobo
XFX GeForce 7600GT
160 Gb Hd
CD/DVD writer
Onboard LAN, Sound