3. OpenSUSE · OpenSUSE (formerly SUSE Linux) is a Linux distro specifically designed for developers and system admins wishing to run their own server. The easy-to-use installer can be configured to use 'Text Mode' rather than install a desktop environment to get your server up and running. read more
Basically, Basile Starynkevitch has the best answer (though the other two that have answered aren’t really wrong). Part of the problem opf making a recommendation is to figure out what you actually want to do with the computer. read more
Linux is a wonderful platform for gaming, whatever your preferred genre. There's plenty to choose from, including real-time and turn-based strategy titles, puzzle games and first-person shooters. To get started in the world of Linux gaming, one of the best Live DVDs has to be Fedora Games Spin, which comes as a downloadable 3.9GB ISO you can burn to disc or copy to USB. read more