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Question

What different versions of linux are there and which is best.What does the linux os use for word prossecing and other applications?

Answer 1

The very first Answerer, Mr. Linux gives good info. Open Office is used in Linux. The O-O packages in the two flavors of Linux that I have will allow you to open documents made in Windows Office. "Wine" and "VMWare" allow you to run Windows-based apps in Linux. One or the other will do.



Here's some additional info for you:



While a LOT of folks know about and suggest a newbie to Linux start with Ubuntu or any of it variants, I suggest PCLinuxOS. I've used both PCLOS and Kubuntu and have found that while the Kubuntu is a tiny bit more robust in it's looks, PCLOS does the same thing and is somewhat easier to use right off the bat. BUT, I was able to figure out how to navigate in Kubuntu in short order!...just not as quickly as the PCLOS.



I also found the PCLOS to be a lighter OS than Kubuntu which seems a bit bloated slowing it slightly....at least from the ROM tray.



To find out more about Linux you can visit and go through these websites for a start on you education about Linux:



http://www.linux.org



http://www.linux.com



http://www.ubuntu.com



http://www.pclinuxos.com



Within the linux.org site you can find a Linux User Group in your area so you can go to their FREE meetings and learn from those who USE different flavors of Linux and have first hand experience with Linux in general as well as other computer related issues. The LUG that I attend has been invaluable for me! On my very first visit to one of their meetings I came home with bootable cd/dvds of PCLinuxOS 2007, Kubuntu 7.04 (the lastest versions to date) and two monitors all for FREE!



Once you've gone through the DistroWatch site that Mr. Linux gave you, you can then research further the flavors that interest you by going to their own websites to learn even more about them.

Answer 2

Linux is the kernel of the system.

The basic distributions are:

DEbian. This includes ubuntu and knoppix.

Redhat- included are SuSE and Fedora

Slackware

Gentoo

Yellowdog- this isn't really a separate branch but was the most compatible with the PPC architecture.



If you want support and are willing to pay for it the choose one of these and remember good support will cost a good amount of money. Choices: Mepis, Xandros, Redhat, SuSE.



If you want an easy installation then choose one of these: Ubuntu, fedora, SuSE.

SuSE, by the way, comes in both professionally supported and free versions.



If you want and are willing to compile your system then choose: slackware- moderate complexity some experience with UNIX is necessary, gentoo- it's all from source and could take days, debian- you can download and compile according to your preferences.





Windows 9x can easily be installed on a virtual layer if you want to still use the applications. You can also use win4lin, crossover office, and wine to implement many but not all w32 applications.

OpenOffice, StarOffice, and some Sun software are compatible office suites for you.

Answer 3

There are many different distributions of Linux, check out the most popular one at Distrowatch http://www.distrowatch.com

If you're looking for one that's easy to install, has a very familiar interface, an add/remove programs menu, and an auto updater, then look at Ubuntu. I've been using it for 2 years now and I've had no issues with it what so ever.



Here's the website for Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com the iso file will fit on a single cd and it's a live cd, so you can actually run the operating system right from the cd without making any changes to your system. I'm sure after briefly exploring the many features available you'll double click that "install" icon on the desktop :-P.



Ubuntu uses Open Office which has a word processor, spread sheet, database, power point viewer, and much more to offer. In addition to that there are several audio programs to choose from for listening to streaming audio, mp3's, watching dvd's, etc.



Here's a tutorial for installing Ubuntu I've added to my website:

http://www.hollandpcservice.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=8#8

Answer 4

I don't know about "best" but Ubuntu (www.ubuntu.com) is considered "very good".



A popular word processing suite is openoffice which can be used in windows (and Mac OS X).



Other applications also have "other software".



Another big linux distribution is Redhat.

Answer 5

The "best" for new users is probably ubuntu but other easy distros include Fedora, SuSE, Mandriva, and Red Hat. Harder distributions are Debian and Slackware. The hardest, i would say, is Gentoo(which I use) or Linux from Scratch.



For Word Processing and general productivity we use openoffice.org(http://www.openoffice.org). For graphics we use the GIMP(http://www.gimp.org) and Inkscape(http://inkscape.org). For 3d Graphics we use blender(http://blender3d.org). For Multimedia we use XINE or gstreamer and totem, amarok, xine-ui. For Windows emulation we use WINE of course. For internet we use firefox, for email we use epiphany or kmail. For Video editing we use LiVES or Cinelerra(or cinelerra-cv).



And a lot of other stuff.



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Answer 6

Theres MANY versions of linux you can try. I am a high-class linux geek. first, make sure you have 20 gigabytes of free hard disk space. second, get VMware server at this address: http://www.vmware.com/products/server/ then download ISO images from these sites:

http://www.opensuse.org/

http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_ionfiles&Itemid=28



those are my two favorites.

once you have vmware server, opensuse DVD image, and pclinuxos CD image, install vmware server and open it up. a little window should pop up. just press "connect". then click on the "create a virtual machine" button. press next... then click custom then next... click linux and select "SUSE linux" in the drop-down menu. press next... press next again... then next once again... next again... and guess this step! right! press next again... press next again then next once again... next once again... then select IDE then next again. press next once again. and then finish. it will now create the disk. when it is done, click on "edit virtual machine settings" click on CD-ROM 1, then click on Use ISO image. click on browse, and select the OpenSuSE or pclinuxos image



enjoy linux. it is a very good and secure OS



"What does the linux os use for word prossecing and other applications?"

theres a Microsoft Office clone called "openoffice" thats for linux. for windows applications, theres a program called "wine" that lets you run some of them.