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What's the quickest distro to get up and running with?

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Mar 15, 2026381 views
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For my work laptop, I think I'm going to make the switch to linux from Windows XP. There are a couple of things I need: Good multi-monitor support. I'm constantly changing setups (ie laptop monitor + 1440x900 monitor to laptop monitor + 1400x1050 monitor to just the laptop monitor), so I'd like to …

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If you're used to Ubuntu, then use Ubuntu. Also, any distribution that's modern and up-to-date are pretty standard in what they offer. The big thing that sets them apart however, are the package managers. Red Hat based distros use RPM packages and Y…

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