Good easy version of linux (recomendation please)

[strange night]

Ok I need to buy a new computer and I really don't want Apple or Microsoft. But here's my problem, I know nothing about linux.

What I do is some video editing using sony vegas, a little photoshop (cs2), outlook express, browsing the Internet and oncee in a blue moon some Deamweaver (cs5.5).

I need a version that's

• 1) really super easy to install and learn.
• 2) Will allow me to install the above mentioned applications.
• 3) Can be configure for latin (especially french) language interface.

 

[REAK]

First of all Adobe products are not available for Linux,

You can try running these applications with the help of Wine, i would suggest going with ubuntu as the support is good.

 

[vps9.net]

+1 for Ubuntu. The Support for this is Nice.

 

[perfectRDP]

Some of the major software's are not compatible with Linux even if its does how will it perform in Linux since you use Video editing + top notch software's it is very hard to suggest...

I should say that i have to agree with 'Serverpolice' and 'VPS9.net'

My personal recommendation for Graphic related stuff MAC 'LOL'

 

[budokan]

I have tried about 6-8 flavour of linux (Ubuntu, Lubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Fedora, WattOS, Linux Mint, Open Suse, etc) after a few weeks or months all of them become unstable, inconsistent and useless. Some of them gave me a headache even to start the installation media, because it turned out my old Intel D865-PERL motherboard has a bug when booting some linux boot CDs. Then I sticked to Arch Linux, and I am using it nowadays, it's rock solid, fast and responsive on my 12 years old machine (at least with the linux-pf or linux-ck kernel). I have no Windows installation any more. In fact it is not so easy to use, but it has a very good organized and clear WIKI and supporting forum: https://www.archlinux.org

If you are a beginner, maybe you can start with Bridge Linux, same as Arch but has a GUI by default: Miller Technologies

 

[Thrill]

If you don't know your ass from a hole in the ground when it comes to nix, go with Ubuntu. Seriously.