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A couple months ago, I downloaded Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) and installed it on a POS (doesn't stand for Point of Service) computer that I had in the basement. It installed easily enough and seemed to work pretty well until I tried to install some software which I thought would work (Cube based game "Sauerbraten", linux version). Well, to make a long story short, it wouldn't let me do much of anything. To be fair, I didn't have the computer capable of connecting to the 'net as I didn't have a modem installed when I installed Ubuntu and it wouldn't let me install any drivers for the modem once I did put it in there. Anyway, being old and dense, I didn't get too far with it what with work and other real life duties. This week, I downloaded Ubuntu 7.10, Xubuntu 7.10, and Fedora Core 6 (that one hurt). I guess the question I have is, are these versions of Linux that are good for total idiots to start with or is there a Sesame Street version that would be better to start with? I'm fairly sure I am still capable of learning as I managed to get the .iso thing to work. Opinions vary on that though. Any hints are appreciated.