Thread: Which Linux to use on Windows 7 64-bit as dual boot?
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2011-09-04 , 22:34
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Originally Posted by AlMehdi View Post
Archlinux is my favourite but more for intermediate users or if you want to learn. The best wiki which brings tons of documentation. Could be a bit steep for a beginner though.
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I was going to suggest Arch or Gentoo Linux. If you would really like to learn what is going on under the hood and if you have some time to tinker, they are great distros. I have been using Gentoo for 7+ years and pretty much started out as a beginner. By following the very detailed installation manual you get a pretty good idea how a Linux system is set up etc.

These distributions also give you a lot of freedom, e.g., you are free to use whatever window manager you like (you can install KDE, Gnome, ... all at the same time)