Kernel.Org

This is a good place to start. This is the "LINUX KERNEL ARCHIVES" of mirrors.kernel.org. I have download three versions of Linux from here. Mandrake, Debian and Red Hat. The Kernel.Org server is fast and reliable.

ftp://mirrors.kernel.org

Do You Have A FTP Client? If you do not have one then go here - FileZilla and download one of the best around for free.

Don't Know What A FTP Client Is? Go here to learn more - Wikipedia File Transfer Protocol From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It is possible to download Linux through your browser, however, I do not recommend it. If any interruption occurs during the file transfer you will have to start all over again where as a FTP Client will resume where it left off.

Don't Know Which Version To Download? Go here to learn more - LinuxQuestions.org.

Downloading Fedora

Everything you could possibly what to know is here - Wikipedia Instructions and Download

What is Debian?

The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. This operating system that we have created is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short.

An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. At the core of an operating system is the kernel. The kernel is the most fundamental program on the computer and does all the basic housekeeping and lets you start other programs.

Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel. Linux is a completely free piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide.

However, work is in progress to provide Debian for other kernels, primarily for the Hurd. The Hurd is a collection of servers that run on top of a microkernel (such as Mach) to implement different features. The Hurd is free software produced by the GNU project.

A large part of the basic tools that fill out the operating system come from the GNU project; hence the names: GNU/Linux and GNU/Hurd. These tools are also free.

Of course, the thing that people want is application software: programs to help them get what they want to do done, from editing documents to running a business to playing games to writing more software. Debian comes with over 8710 packages (precompiled software that is bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine) — all of it free.

It's a bit like a tower. At the base is the kernel. On top of that are all the basic tools. Next is all the software that you run on the computer. At the top of the tower is Debian — carefully organizing and fitting everything so it all works together.

What Do I Recommend? Mandrake. I have been using Mandrake 10.1 for a while now and I like it so much I haven't bothered to up grade to 10.2. Mandrake is a good place to start because it is a little more user friendly then most Linux distributions and easy to install.