/r/ Linux info

I'm looking at getting away from Microsoft OS's, and trying one of the open source OS's.

My question is, "Which one"? I've seen many versions on the shelves, but I don't know which is better for the first time user.
So instead of browsing the magic google, I decided to try here.

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In time you will learn to appreciate software delivery through APT as opposed to installers. Some of the more prominent features being: packages are given detailed descriptions and categorized, checksum verification, dependency resolution, automatic updating, and filtering of malicious software as almost all packages stored on repositories are compiled and reviewed by staff members of whichever distribution.

Now, if you feel disgruntled over having to open a terminal to install a package manually there is a dpkg front-end called gdebi that is available in the latest Dapper Drake release candidate. It treats DEB packages much as you would expect Windows to treat an installer yet maintains the advantages of APT that I mentioned above.

http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/flight5