i'm thinkin of switching from xp to linux, i really only use my computer for listening to music ans surfing the web. what is the best linux type os out there
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First, let me congradulate you on daring to leave Windows. One thing to bear in mind: Linux is different, but not so different. Think of upgrading from a car to a Truck.
There are a variety of Linux flavors out there. I work a lot with Red …
Jump to PostThe only lacking tools that I see are Quicktime/Windoze Media Player abilities, and a disk optimizer for clearing fragmentation.
Incidentally, Mplayer can handle both Quicktime and .WMV files. And as far as fragmentation is concerned, you shouldn't need to-- Linux does a great job of making writes …
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