Best OS with GUI for business laptop?
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This is probably the best way to launch an argument. Currently Ubuntu is probably the simplest to get up and running. However, many people will probably recommend a different distro.
No matter what OS you install, as long as it's not Windows it won't be vulnerable to Windows attacks. Linux, for example, will be theoretically vulnerable to Linux attacks, however there are few in number and they generally get patched before someone can take advantage of them. If you want the maximum in security that would probably be one of the BSDs; however, bear in mind that there is less software available for BSD than for Linux.
TrueCrypt can be used to lock a partition, a backup file, or an encrypted container for everyday use. It's pretty simple to use, and you can even set it up to lock your home folder (which then gets automatically unlocked by your password when you log in).
No matter what OS you install, as long as it's not Windows it won't be vulnerable to Windows attacks. Linux, for example, will be theoretically vulnerable to Linux attacks, however there are few in number and they generally get patched before someone can take advantage of them. If you want the maximum in security that would probably be one of the BSDs; however, bear in mind that there is less software available for BSD than for Linux.
TrueCrypt can be used to lock a partition, a backup file, or an encrypted container for everyday use. It's pretty simple to use, and you can even set it up to lock your home folder (which then gets automatically unlocked by your password when you log in).
If you need Windows-only applications (in particular, the MS Office suite), you may run into problems on Linux. There are "equivalents" for Linux, but, for example, if you want to be able to send someone a .pptx and know that it will look the same on their Windows computer as it does on yours, you would either need to run Windows navively on the machine, or run it inside a virtual machine.
I purchased a new Dell, 2.3ghz i3 quad core, 6GB ram, 1TB hard drive (wanted an ssd but was not optional for the price I got it at).
I ideally want to run linux, but I need a GUI and one that actually works properly as I have next to no linux knowledge currently (but want to learn). Infact the only nix knowledge I have is basic SSH.
More to the point it needs to be very secure, I dont want to worry about some Windows 0 day comprimising the passwords to my ltd company web server etc.
I plan to use TrueCrypt too however is it easy to unlock the partition to edit the files and then lock it again or is it strictly for backup usage?
Many thanks.