Ubuntu seems to be popular with newcomers, and I like it.

HTH


On Oct 6, 2008, at 10:35 AM, Dan Smith wrote:

> As naturally as it would happen in the MS world, I had my Quad Core  
> System
>    running Vista and with the most recent Windows Defender Security  
> Update, it
>    hosed my system.  I was able to save my data, due to keeping on  
> another
>    drive seporate from Windows.
>    My question to the group is, I am alooking for a nice distro that  
> has alot
>    of packages, is light with the GUI (Not ready for text only..), and
>    something that supports the Multiple processor package (Since I'm  
> assuming
>    thats how Unix/Linux will read a quad core Phenom running at  
> 2.5ghz).  I
>    currently have 4gb's of ram in the system and it's my goal to  
> keep that
>    memory in the box.
>    Can someone please help reccomend a strong distro with X86_x64  
> support?...
>    Once I have looked at are Cent OS 5, and OpenSuse 11.
>    Thanks,
>    Dan
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