The Best Linux Distribution for New Users

Dec 18, 2010 by Unbeatable Machines    No Comments    Posted under: linux

Today we plan on looking at what we believe is the Best Linux Distribution for New Users. If it is your first time trying Linux then you might be a little intimidated at first. Some things you will want to look at if you have never tried Linux before are:

• Does it work out of the box?
• If not will you be able to set it up easily?
• Do you want proprietary software to work on it out of the box?
• Is that Linux distribution focused on usability?
• Does this Linux distribution allow for easy installation?
• Is this Linux distribution popular and well maintained?

If the Linux distribution you are looking at meets all of these criteria then you maybe looking at one of the best Linux distributions for new users. Our choice of best Linux Distribution for new users is Linux Mint. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu one of the most popular Linux distributions there is. Linux Mint it’s self is also one of the most popular Linux distributions.

Linux Mint has a variety of features that make it attractive to the new user. You can try it before you install it via live CD. Linux Mint also comes with migration tools to import settings & bookmarks from Windows. Linux Mint also ships with popular office software OpenOffice, E-Mail Client ThunderBird, graphics editor Gimp, and instant messenger Pidgin. Not to mention it is sleek and good looking. Since Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu and focuses on usability, is free, stable, & reliable, we recommend it to new Linux users.