Quote Originally Posted by drb
Have a look at Kanotix as an alternative to Kubuntu. It's very easy to install, excellent hardware recognition, a friendly, helpful forum / IRC. It's debian-sid based so very easy to install new software with the right dependencies. I stopped using Windows last December and my version of Kanotix is completely up-to-date with regular dist-upgrades.

drb
Thanks, will do. Won't be able to give up Windows until Linux has something the equal of Dragon Naturally Speaking, but it's fun to play with in the meantime