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current distros for the new user?

Subject: current distros for the new user?
From: dsr at tao.merseine.nu (dsr at tao.merseine.nu)
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 12:00:29 -0400
In-reply-to: <20060602114656.676775c7.nobluspam5476@penguinmail.com>
References: <20060602114656.676775c7.nobluspam5476@penguinmail.com>

On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 11:46:56AM -0400, R. Luoma wrote:
> Since the linux distributions seem to change from week to week,
> I am asking for yet another survey of what would be a good
> distribution to hand to a new user of linux?

Ubuntu, generally. Especially as a LiveCD to play with before
they commit.

-dsr-


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