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Chistaliise

I don't understand why you cannot download Linux distribution files, please explain in detail.

Most Linux systems have a download .iso file, about 1.5 Gig. I prefer downloading a small, free utility that converts and makes a bootable thumb drive.

Your bios will require changing so that your computer boots from the thumb drive. Linux will then run in memory and different Linux systems tried before installing to your computer.

I am developing on Linux Mint 17.3 and also using Ubuntu 16.04. The latter seems to be more advanced and the former a good introduction to using Linux.

A spinoff is that after a few months it was relatively easy to change from a managed host to a Virtual Private Server. The latter is faster and a fraction of the monthly cost.