Which version of Linux for a new user

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I would like to use it as an alternative, I know a bit about it etc. Just wondering which version to use, I have tried Ubuntu before, but lost patience. However my tutor says that Mepis is nice and simple.

Also what are the benefits of going 64bit on Linux compared to Windows?

Cheers

 

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Thanks, I wish to make the switch for everything except gaming. I lost patience, by the fact I couldn't get my old crappy wireless card to work - Now not using wireless

I thought that 64bit wouldn't be worth it with Linux.

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Any other opinions

 

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Think I'll go with Mepis then Cheers all

 

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I can't for the life of me get dual screen to work in Mepis, any advice please

I can't even select to use more than one monitor .

The card in the system is an X1950XTX

This method says command not found for fglrxconfig.

http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php/ATI_video_card(s),_multiple_displays_-_X.org

 

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To be honest I'd go back to Ubuntu-I tried it about 9 months ago, and couldn't get my wireless card working at all. I installed the latest version recently, and everything works out of the box...

Yep, downloading Ubuntu now

 

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One of Ubuntu's strengths is the enormous amount of How-To's and forums posts about just about everything.

There will be a howto/wiki for both nV drivers and ATI drivers, and sound is handled very well by ALSA, which is already installed but may need a little configuration if you're fussy (like me).

That's partly why I switched, there wasn't much info on mephis howtos compared to ubuntu.

I'm now tri booting with XP, Vista and Ubuntu.