Hello, I have a destktop computer currently running Windows ME. I would like to format it, removing Windows, and to install Linux. Could someone advise/help me? Which Linux to choose? And what to do to book & install Linux? My intention with that computer is just to install Linux, and learn to use it, as well as to install opensource office suite... no Windows stuffs ;-) What kind of information regarding the computer would you need to assist me? Thank you in advance for your time & feedback. Annick Fransen afransen@hotmail.com

Annick, post your Cpu speed like Pll 450 ghz ram like 512mb Hardrive like 20 gig Cdrom or floppy or dvd drives also.

Thanks... here are the details. Computer from Cicero Electronics Inc / GenuineIntel CPU Pentium(r) III (cant't find ghz) RAM 384 MB (32 when bought) Hard drive 19 GB FAT 32 CD (no dvd) Thank you in advance for your time, and assistance.

You obviously have an older computer. What I recommend to those kind of people is Xubuntu, the Xfce port of Ubuntu. Just visit Ubuntu.com or Xubuntu.com and read about it there. Your specs are good enough, I think, that you won't need to settle with something like Pupply Linux or Dam Small Linux. Ubuntu is a good choice for people starting out on Linux. Xfce will look a little better than ME, too. As for your other concerns: To install it, find a friend who can burn .iso images and have them download it, burn it, and give the CD to you. Xubuntu comes with AbiWord processor, but a better selection is OpenOffice.org. To get the latest STABLE version, look at these complicated instructions. http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/instructions.html#linux If you want the beta, which (to me) has presented no problems yet, then use the following EASY guide: http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2008/05/08/test-drive-openoffice-3-beta-in-ubuntu/ Hope Linux works for you! (Almost anything would over ME, haha.) [Modified by: Ataris on July 30, 2008 10:53 PM]