linux for newbies?

[napster0317]

I am just wondering what is the best linux to get and learn on, I dont need to dual boot, because I will have 2 systems on a kvm switch.....

 

[DR_K13]

i am leaning on Suse 9.1 i like it, other people will have other opinions though. try a bunch

 

[MorfiusX]

If you think you are up for it, a Gentoo stage 1 install will teach you a lot. You might screw up a time or two (I did), but it's great when you have everything up and running. Plus, the Gentoo Handbook is very good and will get you through it.

 

[Yoblad]

Here's another vote for SuSE.

 

[gorgon]

my vote is for debian

 

[HHunt]

This isn't going to be all that different from a "what's your favorite distro"-thread, I think.
If you can stand some text-mode work and editing of (well commented) config files, FreeBSD isn't bad. Nice documentation, and you're going to get a certain feel for how things fit together. (Very few fancy front-ends that hide the inner workings.)

 

[ameoba]

I personally use Debian & Slackware, but generally suggest Fedora to noobs.