# Ubuntu

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 21, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ubuntu/196990 "2008-04-21T13:17:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![noahTHEpurdy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@noahTHEpurdy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/noahTHEpurdy)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ubuntu/196990/23 "2008-04-22T20:13:47Z")

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> [@nothing like a new "cadalaconvereter" to make a car really fast](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nothing-like-a-new-cadalaconvereter-to-make-a-car-really-fast/36003/19):
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> i’m looking for a Linux distro that is simple, easy to use, and free.
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> i like to think i knew a bit about computers in high school, but that was nearly ten years ago, and i haven’t given a fuck since. my girlfriend, on the other hand, has never had a computer at home, and isn’t even that familiar with windows. i want something that i can install quickly, figure out in a minute, and she’ll have no problem with. i’m going to keep xp on the machine as well, so i can run some games until i figure out how to run them on Linux.

Ubuntu is your pick, then.

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