OT - Which Linux?

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:49:55 -0400, Paul D. Anderson  
<paul.d.removethis.anderson at comcast.andthis.net> wrote:

> Paul D. Anderson Wrote:
>
>> I'm going to add Linux to my PC to get a dual-boot configuration. (I'm  
>> tired of sloooow start ups and want to tap into the great tools  
>> available.) The tutorial I'm looking at suggests Ubuntu. Is there a  
>> significant difference in Linux implementations? Is Ubuntu one of the  
>> better ones? Does it make a difference for running D2?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your hellp.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>
> Thanks for all the good advice. I'll even listen to some of it!
>
> Lots of votes for Ubuntu, so I'll probably go with that. (I'm encouraged  
> that I don't have to make a decision "once and for all time".)
>
> Hopefully, I'll get a chance to do an install and run with it a little  
> bit this weekend. The hardest part looks to be to clean up my system. My  
> plan is to install Linux on my D: drive and leave the C: drive for  
> Windows. I've been using D mainly for backups, but I just got a USB hard  
> drive specifically for backups, so I can dedicate the D: drive.

Of course you should choose the D drive!  Linux can't run on a C drive, it  
lacks templates, object orientation, and a whole boatload of other  
advanced features that Windows is "just fine" without having.

-Steve