I am an absolute beginner in Linux, so I don't event have a preference but I am learning it in CenTOS because I want to learn shared server administration.
(and my techies cannot laugh at me anymore mwaaahahah )
There are many guides online to get some help. Docs or even support channels in irc are available to help you. i could advice you just use it the more you can.. Even if you read 10 books about something, if you never use it you will never learn it.
Yes its a very good Linux distribution.. I use it my home, and i have started to replace my old Windows XP with that.. of course i will have a PC with Windows.. but all others would be linux
Although not Linux per say, FreeBSD is tops, as well as (Linux this time) Debian. I do however use Ubuntu mainly at the moment which is a very close spinoff of Debian.
I would recommend a Live CD to anyone who wishes to "test-drive" a Linux distribution for themselves, as it does not require an installation or modify any system data / file systems as it runs mainly from memory
Mainly, I like centOS because of it's stability and security. It's basically Red Hat linux. I use it for all of my servers and production environments. For personal users, I like Ubuntu or Debian. They are both good as well. A live CD is a perfect way to try out the linux before you end up installing it. Also, you can use VMware and have a virtual linux running. I've installed many old versions of windows and linux into VMware to test issues I come across. Although Windows 98 is out of date, sometimes I need to refer to it for issues. Vmware comes in handy.
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