Thread: Linux - complete newbie
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Old 05-07-2006, 12:43   #3
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Re: Linux - complete newbie
1. KDE/Gnome/Windowmaker etc are all desktop GUIs, there are arguements for and against each one. KDE is generally more fancified, can look prittier (linus prefers it apparently). Gnome is the default desktop used by Ubunutu (Kubuntu is Ubuntu with KDE), they are the two main ones.

2. I would give Ubuntu a whirl, you can always use KDE on it as well to give both Gnome and KDE a try. Quite a few threads on here for Ubuntu help. Ubuntu will work with aMSN and Skype and comes with OpenOffice. You will have to download the codecs etc for playing back some media files as these are not included in distributions due to legal restrictions.
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