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Valshardreg
Asked: 2017-09-24 00:21:54 +0800 CST

What is best Ubuntu for multiple usage? [duplicate]

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Hello Guys and/or Gals,

I am new to the site and after searching it for a few hours i finally decided to sign up as i have some questions.

I have a Windows 8.1 system and I would like to install Linux on it in VMware OS. I have never tried Linux before so I thought i would ask what is best version of Linux to run in VMware? I want to use it for rendering graphics, storage, teamspeak and other software. I do not want a dual boot system which is why I have vmware as I do not want it full time at this point. I also want to learn more about linux as when my windows 8.1 pc dies I will need a new os, and i am done with windows at that point.

So is Ubuntu the best choice and is there only one version to choose from?

Think that is all my questions for now. Thanks in advance Valshardreg

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  1. Best Answer

    Only you can decide what is the best Ubuntu version and/or [Ubuntu community] flavour of Ubuntu.

    Try them live (booted from a DVD disk or USB pendrive or directly from the iso file in a virtual machine) without installing in your computer and with the tasks that are important for you. After that you can install the version and flavour, that is best for you.

    Try Ubuntu (Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, ...) before installing it

    I should add, that it is worthwhile to compare booting from a DVD disk or USB pendrive with booting in a virtual machine. If the computer is powerful enough, your guest operating system can be rather fast and responsive, but the performance will suffer (more or less) when running in a virtual machine, and then it is a good idea to use an Ubuntu flavour with a light footprint, Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE or Xubuntu.

    Please note that installing an operating system is risky, so backup everything that you cannot afford to lose before starting the installation.

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