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Asked by Samarth Kumar

which linux o.s offers free shipping of linux cds. can i order free cd of mandriva linx or other linux distros for free delivered at home? I ordered ubuntu 8.04 and received it. Which is the best linux for new users and for home use? Please tell me which linux distros/ OS other than ubuntu offer free shipping of cd? give me the link too. pls. tell me the site other than ubuntu.com from where i can download softwares for ubuntu linux and other linux distros. can i get free ubuntu linux delivered at home without registering for it at the website everytime a new version is launched? I ordered a ubuntu 8.04 cd before and got it delivetred at home.

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Caesar (shcaesar) said : 		#1

fedora offers free shipping of cd
Besides, almost all of the linux distros are free for download and redistribute, so google and download and use, they are almost all free
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Caesar (shcaesar) said : 		#2

Here is the URL to request a free fedora shipping: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia
You need to fill a request form.

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MartinE (martin-engbers-gmx) said : 		#3

>> Which is the best linux for new users and for home use?

That question cannot be answered objectively. Some people find X easier to use than Y, and a lot of people are very passionate about their preferred linux idstribution. However, Ubuntu is generally known as a linux distribution that is very easy to use, and its primary target is home use. In my opinion it is very well-suited for new users.

>> which linux o.s offers free shipping of linux cds. can i order free cd of mandriva linx or other linux
>> distros for free delivered at home? I ordered ubuntu 8.04 and received it

As far as I'm aware, Ubuntu is the only linux distribution which ships free CDs directly to your home. The newest version of Ubuntu is version 8.10. However, I would advise you to try out Ubuntu 8.04 first, for several reasons, among them that you already have a CD for Ubuntu 8.04, that 8.04 is a so-called LTS release (LTS = Long Term Support) and that new releases generally tend to be a little unstable, i.e. there are usually some bugs in a new release, and it can take some weeks to fix them. Ubuntu 8.10 is quite new and still has some issues (my personal opinion, others might disagree). Ubuntu 8.04 was released half a year ago and is very stable. There are no obvious differences or new killer features in 8.10, and as a new user you probably wouldn't notice the difference.

>> give me the link too. pls. tell me the site other than ubuntu.com from where i can download
>> softwares for ubuntu linux and other linux distros

Well, there's www.opensuse.org, home of the openSUSE distribution. Then there's www.fedoraproject.org, home of Fedora Linux. And www.mandriva.com is the home of mandriva linux. There are hundreds of distributions available, but these are generally the most well-known and the best for new users.

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#4

The subject is easy to answer, you are free to take the best for your needs.
http://distrowatch.com/index.php?language=EN
http://polishlinux.org/choose/comparison/
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

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