Im thinking of getting rid of windows xp and having linux operating system, but how do i do that?

the reason y i want to get rid of mswindows xp is because it takes up alot of hard disk space and ram, i have only 128 mb of ram. do u think i shud get linux? if i do, i wont be able 2 have microsoft applications like windows media player and microsoft office etc.., what shud i do? get linux or stay with microsoft office?

Im thinking of getting rid of windows xp and having linux operating system, but how do i do that?
Linux is great, but it's also very different from Windows.


Switching to Linux may prove a huge challenge if you're not good with computers.


Indeed you will not have Windows Media Player or Office under Linux, but good, free applications are available for Linux that replace WMP or Office rather conveniently.


If you want to give it a try, I would suggest picking up a book about Linux for newcomers (e.g. "Linux for Dummies") before doing anything else.
Reply:I have a PC with 128 MB RAM as well. I use Debian on it. Debian just works fine on it. I use Enlightenment as my primary desktop because it takes up less RAM.





There is OpenOffice.org to replace MS Office. There is MPlayer that can play almost every type of media file out there. Windows Media Player will only gasp at this, I bet.





You should install opensource programs on your Windows and get used to them. After that, install Linux and you will find most of them familiar and your learning will be a bit smoothened.
Reply:http://www.puppylinux.org/
Reply:If your not proficient with simply replacing your operating system i wouldnt migrate to linux.
Reply:All you need to do is burn a Linux installer on CD and turn your computer on with the disk in. You won't need Office because Linux has it's own office suites, like OpenOffice. Since you have an old computer, I suggest you go with a minimal distro like Puppy Linux or Damn Small Linux. Damn Small Linux is only 50MB and it's a full operating system that's every bit as functional as XP.





http://damnsmalllinux.org/





http://www.puppylinux.org/user/viewpage....
Reply:Yo you shud get rid of winders maybe linux will hep you spel better





Yo understanding of yur puter iz amazing