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- sparker0
red hat fedora is a good start for newbies.
but, since you're just wanting to try it out i would suggest either damn small linux, which runs directly in windows. or a live cd distro like knoppix or ubuntu.
these distro's run directly from the cd. it doesn't affect your windows installation, nor do you have to re-partition your harddrive and install something.
installing linux can be one of the more difficult parts for new users.
now, if you want my opinion on which distro is best, i would have to say gentoo. gentoo is a source based release, the likes of debian. you install software by compiling. a package manager makes life easier for you buy compiling both the software and the dependencies for you.
you set configuration variables on your system to optimize software for your specific hardware.
but, this is more for intermediate to advanced users...or someone who really wants to learn how to use linux. inside and out.
feel free to give me a yell if you need help...