1. Is this the right way to go and if so what distribution would you
recommend? Should I buy DVDs or download?
To answer your main question, I would suggest a flavour of Ubuntu. If
you are willing to try a new fancy GUI, then plain Ubuntu, If you want
something with a more traditional start button GUI- sort of like
windows- then Kubuntu, or a simplistic GUI start menu, try Xubuntu. I
keep trying others and coming back to Kubuntu, and I know Terry is a
Kubuntu user. You could download all three and copy them to CD/DVD and
try them from the bootable CD before deciding. Then you can make your
computer dual boot, in case you ever need to use windows.
I need to revert to M$ WXP to use my ancient scanner, but every time I
boot it I need to allow time for all the updates before I can do anything.
There are probably about as many linux variants as there are users on
this forum, so wait for other suggestions.
Cheers,
Peter M
PS In Xubuntu the menu is in the top left hand corner.
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