Your request for information is entirely too subjective for us to give you solid answers. If your definition of "best" is that the GUI looks like Microsoft Windows, then you'll probably want...

Couldn't agree more. Thanks Gromit. :-)

It might fair to say that whatever you're comfortable with is the best for you. There are pros and cons to each Linux distribution. I actually prefer to use Kubuntu for most things but I don't run...

Nobody said can't be. :-) If you'd like to use the GUI, most current distributions, including (K)Ubuntu, offer a grand assortment of of GUI administration tools ranging from user management to...

CentOS is probably the best choice if you like the RPM package style. You'd probably find a lot of CentOS and RHEL in larger production environments. When I was working IT at a technical college, all...

Unless you want to get super crazy with performance down to the whatever smallest amount possible, PHP will run on both Windows and the Linux operating systems. Everyone has an opinion about which...

Yup. You're likely to find a great deal of information if you use a Google search. Try searching for: "suse postfix install howto". Postfix will be your SMTP but you'll need a POP3/IMAP solution. I'd...

For installation of software, apt is your friend. Either be root (not so great) or better yet use sudo (/usr/bin/sudo) when using apt. The man page for apt is probably pretty useful if you're...