Linux distro recs?

[blnchflr]

I've been using Ubuntu as my primary OS since May last year, and while I'm extremely happy with it, I would like to become more Linux-savvy.

I'm looking for another newbie-friendly/newbie-semi-friendly distro to dual-boot with Ubuntu, to see what the differences are, etc. - any recs?

(P.S. I've been giving OpenSolaris - I know it's not Linux - a couple of goes over the last weeks, but in the end, I just could not get it to play nice with Ubuntu, so I gave it up. Very shiny OS, though!)

Comments

[cimorene]

I'm a big fan of Linux Mint, which is Ubuntu-based. The default version runs Gnome, but there's also a KDE flavour. It's less configurable, but on the other hand, it's fast and has great visual effects, and it works right out of the box, which was never true for Kubuntu.

[blnchflr]

I'm wondering if that's too similar, though, being Ubuntu-based? But thanks for the suggestion!

[cimorene]

Yeah, it won't really broaden your horizons much. It is a nice distro, though, you should check it out some time!