[Inori]

Since my computer is basically wiped and I have a nearly clean start ahead of me, I've been thinking about installing Linux for a while. Main things I'd be doing are gaming, graphics, pentests, and school work (probably in that order). So my question is: What version (or build or whatever it is) should I get?

[chmod]

Linux isn't great for gaming (although support is rising)

Since you will mostly be using the system for daily tasks I wouldn't recommend a pen testing distribution (the term for 'version') as they are not really suited for this or Linux beginners in general IMO.

Finally as for recommendations, there's a few I'll suggest and as Linux can be booted from DVD/USB you should try all of them:

Linux Mint
Ubuntu (or variants thereof)

Slightly more advanced but still viable would be:
Debian
Fedora (My distro of choice)

[Inori]

Linux isn't great for gaming (although support is rising)

Since you will mostly be using the system for daily tasks I wouldn't recommend a pen testing distribution (the term for 'version') as they are not really suited for this or Linux beginners in general IMO.

Finally as for recommendations, there's a few I'll suggest and as Linux can be booted from DVD/USB you should try all of them:

Linux Mint
Ubuntu (or variants thereof)

Slightly more advanced but still viable would be:
Debian
Fedora (My distro of choice)

Thanks for the list! That's pretty cool with the disc boots, too. Very retro

[chmod]

It's a sort of 'try before you buy' you can test features and hardware compatibility before making any changes to your HDD.


Keep us all updated with your progress and if you run into problems just ask.

Also shameless self plug time :Grin: check out my installation guide if you are unsure how the process works.