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Whats the easiest version of Linux to learn from?

For someone beginning Linux from 15+ years of windows, what would be the best version of Linux to learn? Ubuntu/ Fedora/ Mandriva aren’t options due to driver conflicts with my installed Graphics card.
Though the live cds run from windows and look great, i cant get to the graphics end on boot up. the screen glows bluish black and theres nothing…

Any recommendations?

What is the best version of Linux when using it as a Live CD?

What is the best version of Linux when using it as a Live CD?

I downloaded Gentoo Linux from their website! I downloaded the minimal version!?

It is the only one with x86! I have a pentium m intel centrino on my laptop and i suppose it is x86 architecture! Is it or not??

And i have problems installing it! I boot from the cd and it gets me in live cd and from there, i can not install the OS because i do not know how to do it!

Do i need to download something else, or tell me how to install it on the hard!

Please help me!
The minimal is the only one avalabile with x86 architecture(they have more versions of gentoo but will anyone else work for x86 they have amd, sparc and many more )

It is not the livecd because they have a live cd version too i havee the minimal cd/install cd, the only one avalabile for x86! I boot it up and it mounts something and it gets me into a console where it says livecd root#
and from there i do not know how to get it to install! It says it is in the liveCd and in the root directory!
I need help with this! Please help me with my problem do not give me explanation like i need ubuntu or gentoo is not good!

linux OS if possible?

I have a quite old desktop with 64MB ram, 12GB HDD, celeron processor (around 500mhz). is it possible to use linux with this config? i want to try a Live Linux CD, V 5.0.1, or should i try some older version?

what type of linux would be best suggested?

i am wondering what linux version would be the best for me, i am a little bit of a nerd, i am a gamer, i love browsing the web and downloading videos, and i like to listen to music off of the web, and i want to have an ftp program of some sort. and i dont want to bog down on the processor any bit, i do not care for word prosesing or any hexediting programs, i want a music player and video player in it, and if this could all be bundled into a live cd that would be even better! but it doesnt have to.

thanks,
Cory