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Hi Skunkbad, I recall a while ago you saying that you use Linux OS. Is it Linux alone or one of the Distributions such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc you use?

The reason for me asking is that I've decided to buy a new laptop & chosen Lenovo G40-80 with DOS, no windows. I have read https://www.linux.com/what-is-linux and understand most of the websites around the world run on Linux and that being the case I feel it best for me to learn Linux at this early stage and develop my site in the same, but I'm having difficulty in finding where I can download it from. The Linux Forum members are recommending one of the distributions. It appears LAMP (which does not mention Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Etc.) is the right package, plus I'll need a browser such as Firefox, and then I can move forward. If I can only get Linux alone and can't get the LAMP package I think I'd be able to install Apache MySQL and PHP but I'll need a browser to obtain those.