Yea i didnt think of that. Now i am stuck between choosing Ubunto because ease-of-use or Damn Small Linux/Puppy Linux because of hardware..I guess I will burn Damn Small Linux or Puppy Linux on a CD and try one of those.

Make sure you see the requirements for Ubuntu to run on their site. Ubuntu is not light weight and your hardware might not have the support needed for it.

Bodhi Linux is a light weight distro base on Ubuntu that can probably run fine in your computer you can check it out at this link http://www.bodhilinux.com/

Good luck to you!

By the way, if your hardware is not capable of running Ubuntu, you can still take a semi-interactive tour online: http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/en/ As you can see, it's just basically clicking on icons for web browser, office suite, file manager, etc.--Ubuntu isn't going to magically turn you into a "hacker" just by using it for everyday tasks.

Another fun idea is to get a cheap VPS plan from a web hosting company. Then you will have your own Linux server (hosted on the web company's hardware) you can access by SSH or FTP and practice your Linux skills without installing it on your own hardware.

Ahh so many options haha i cant use Ubunto because of hardware. But now i have to choose between Puppy Linux, DSL, but Bodhi Linux sounds good also because its based off Ubunto.

That is great thank you for the link. And haha i wish it was that easy but i am prepared to work. I want to get Linux for 2 main reasons. 1. Its something different, Windows is good and all but it starts to get boring when you don't know everything you can do with it.
2. Ive heard everyone is moving towards Linux, "everyone" meaning technology impaired people. If thats true or not I don't know but if it is then i will be on the top of the game haha.

Have a look for Linux magazines, they give away CD/DVDs with distros included.

Do you mind clicking the link in my Sig when you have a moment.

Or you either is fine.

Well I decided to use Puppy Linux. It has ease-of-use and its lightweight enough for my computer to handle it.

With under-powered/old computers you can either try to use one of the following distros:


Beginner to Intermediate:

1.) Zenwalk
2.) Antix
3.) DSL (Damn Small Linux)
4.) NimbleX
5.) Knoppix
6.) Crunchbang
7.) SLAX

Try it on the Live versions first, see how it runs before installation.


Intermediate to Advanced Users:

1.) Debian - use the netinstall 40MB ISO, customize your install to what can run and fit in your system, up to you if you want to try sid/testing or some older stable?
2.) Finnix - sysadmin stuff just barebones, uses CLI only.
3.) Slackware - use expert mode, customize your install to what can run and fit in your system, or use an older version maybe 4.0 or older?!
4.) Gentoo - install from source and customize only what you need for your system.









Since you have 256MB RAM yes that is pretty low, so well I dont know how much HDD you have but try to allocate maybe 500MB-700MB space for SWAP partition.