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Originally Posted by runningbird  I realize there are some linux distributions where you don't need to know anything, like Linux Mint and Ubuntu, but these are very slow in my experience and are more or less Windows clones. |
I don't know where you got this idea from! As far as I know, Ubuntu is not slower than any other OS. It's also not a Windows clone, it's basically a normal debian, just made a bit more user friendly.
What you see on the graphical desktop is called the window manager, which has little to do with the OS itself. Default is gnome on Ubuntu I think, but if you don't like it, you can change it. There are plenty of other window managers available, some of which look extremely linuxy.
Actually I think Ubuntu would be great for you.
Which linux do you have now? Maybe we can help with installing programs etc.
Edit: Eric, not everybody uses gnome. If Runningbird currently uses another window manager, then there won't be any "System" and "Applications" and maybe even no menu at all.
