Those of you interested in trying out a Linux distro, here is a step in the right direction. You can take this short, online quiz that will give you some options based on your answers provided. The distros covered are:

Fedora Core 7
Mandriva 2007
OpenSuSE 10.2
Debian 3.1
(Simply-)MEPIS 6.0
Ubuntu, Kubuntu 6.10
Linspire 5.0
Xandros 4
PCLinuxOS 0.93a
Yellowdog Linux 4
Gentoo 2006.1
Slackware 11.0
Ark Linux 2006.1
Arch Linux 0.7.2
Foresight Linux 1.0
Freespire 1.0
Zenwalk 4.2

Here is the quiz link: Linux Distribution Chooser

Thanks for the quiz link tECh. After a few questions it came out with four : Mandriva, OpenSuSE, Ubuntu, Freespire. I download Freespire and liked the look and feel of it, I then when on to download Ubuntu and like that also. When I was looking for info on Ubuntu I came cross Ubuntu Studio 7.04 which is based on Ubuntu but is aimed at the more GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast. A full install is about 3 gig you can find more info at http://ubuntustudio.org/ and howtoforge.com have two nice guides on how to install it and how to make it the the perfect desktop :

Installing Ubuntu Studio 7.04 - Linux For The Creative

The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 7.04

All I need to do now is work out have to duel boot it with xp

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Great minds think alike P!

I downloaded Ubuntu Studio a few days ago and plan on giving it a test run.

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Its not bad based on Ubuntu you know you are getting something good and with all the extras you can't go wrong.

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Yeah, I installed Ubuntu Studio 7.04 yesterday. I'm playing with it now. I like the look! Installed 50 updates. The PC still boots fast :-P

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Its great, My setup loads well fast. It is a great bit of kit.

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Cool OpenSUSE 10 is on my list, I might have to try it in a bit, my HD isn't real condusive to trying Linux, all the Linux talk is making me anxious to try it out. Dunno, but my gut is telling me use OpenSUSE, that's what Imma do.

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You should like it. It's got a real nice feel to it! Kubuntu is pretty much along the lines as openSUSE (gfx wise), as well.

Slow day at work, so I'm gonna give FreeSpire a test run on my laptop...looks like a nice one to try dual booting with.

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ubuntu is based on debian,which is a very solid base to stand on.

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What do they mean when they say that a Distro is only supported to a certain date? Like Ubuntu is only supported until 2008. Does this mean that I need to reinstall the newest distro to keep up to date with any new software and updates?

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