So with my newly acquired laptop, I want to get to learn linux. I am fairly familiar with various languages, but Linux and the more customizable OS's I have yet to get into.
I want to use my old netbook as just a play around tool, nothing too serious. That test notebook would be a Samsung NC10 N270 atom, 1 Gb, with the 160 gig HDD.
I partitioned the HD down the middle, and one half is completely empty. I'd like to load one of the Linux dist onto that side. My questions are this:
-Is that an ok idea?
-Which dist should I use for some just getting into Linux?
-Im going to have to install from a USB, which I have a 4gig stick to use. I've read that the NC10 BIOS will allow that, but is there any other formatting I need to do?
Any other advice would be nice. Thank you.