After the ridiculous amount of security holes and endless patching of both Windows 2000 and Internet Explorer, I finally decided to buy a Linux distribution and install it as second operating system just for the Internet and Office works. I bought the popular SUSE Linux distribution, made a dual-boot installation (Linux and W2000) and didn't regret it until today :)
SUSE Linux comes with a very user-friendly setup tool (YAST2) which allows you to pick your installation options as easy as if you would install Windows, incl. all actions that are necessary to install a Linux/Windows dual-boot system (if you choose that option). The SUSE package includes a huge selection of the best freeware program for Linux incl., for example, the KDE desktop and KDE programs, Open Office and many more. I've heard that the SUSE distribution is the most user-friendly one if you have little knowledge about Linux and OP's in general.
More infos can be found here: http://www.suse.com/us/index.html
SUSE Linux comes with a very user-friendly setup tool (YAST2) which allows you to pick your installation options as easy as if you would install Windows, incl. all actions that are necessary to install a Linux/Windows dual-boot system (if you choose that option). The SUSE package includes a huge selection of the best freeware program for Linux incl., for example, the KDE desktop and KDE programs, Open Office and many more. I've heard that the SUSE distribution is the most user-friendly one if you have little knowledge about Linux and OP's in general.
More infos can be found here: http://www.suse.com/us/index.html
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