linux operating systems?
i am thinking of installing a linux operating system on my computer - i like photo editing, making dvds and my music so can anyone recommend which system is the best?
i'm using ubuntu linux on my computer to type this, and i've been a regular linux user for the better part of the last 5 years.

i have to be honest, if by "making dvds" you mean video editing, you're going to be disappointed with what any version of linux has to offer. the tools linux has for the average home user's video editing needs are far, far behind what microsoft and apple give away for free with their systems. 

that aside, linux has excellent tools for the other needs you mentioned, and any major linux version you try is going to have all the major tools available. the key differences between linux versions (commonly called "distros" or "distributions") are generally found in default installed software, how you obtain new software (package management), and maybe hardware detection.

personally, i would recommend ubuntu. there are other excellent choices out there (fedora, suse), but i give ubuntu the nod for its excellent combination of default software, hardware support, and tools for installing new software. plus, it has a great community that will help you get started.

[additional info regarding video editing - 
i'm referring to software accessible to the average home user. i am not referring to professional, hollywood-level software. there is nothing available on linux that compares to apple's imovie or microsoft's windows movie maker, which is what i assume the asker is hoping for. if you know of such a program, i'd be happy to hear about it.]
If you need any Linux help, post here in our Linux forum and we'll be glad to offer assistance. Another really great Linux forum is [http://www.justlinux.com](http://www.justlinux.com/) and another popular site is [http://www.linuxquestions.org](http://www.linuxquestions.org/) you would need to buy a licenced copy of windows for every machine. 

linux systems are free and young folks at school would quickly adapt to a different operating system and probably learn more from using linux.

here's a link to a download of a good flavour of linux which you can burn on to a cd or dvd and install it on one of the laptops to try it yourself. 

https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

it will be different but there are equivalents to all the programmes to which you're accustomed. this question is a bit harder to answer than it appears on the surface, because there really is a lot to programming, so a specific field of interest to narrow the search could help narrow the list.

zorin os ultimate comes with a lot of useful programming applications that i would not have otherwis… if you need osx get a mac. getting osx on a pc is very hard and/or illegal. it will also not run as well as it will on a real mac. so my vote is for the macbook pro. This is a site for helping people with computers, programming and networking issues. If you need assistance you need to provide as much detail as you can as we cover a wide range of knowledge. List your device, operating system like Windows, Linux or Mac, the program or application and any error messages. This will help us in getting  you a faster and more accurate response. We all have areas of different expertise , otherwise all we can provide is our best guess answer. You would be better off contacting Bissel for support. You may also want to check out YouTube.. They have lots of [repair videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56IPl2r-Wks) handbrake.  absolutely the best dvd ripper i've tried, and free.
http://handbrake.fr/ left over pc running freenas.firmware and settings are on a usb stick, not the drive.lots of features/options you don't need, but does what you want simply and cheaply.    slightly more $$ in terms of electricity cost unless the leftover pc is a laptop, but zero $ outlay, and your data is portable and accessible. hi [@staffan](/u/staffan) ,

sorry for not responding to this sooner.

i know that chromeos now has some support for linux applications. odrive has a linux version, but this isn’t something we’ve tested on chromeos yet.

[agent/cli (linux, macos, win)](https://docs.odrive.com/docs/odrive-sync-agent)

sync agent and cli overview the odrive sync agent provides advanced users with a flexible, scriptable interface to odrive’s progressive sync engine. use it to bring cloud access and sync to almost any environment. the odrive sync agent can be used... ulysses - ulysses is a software for improving workspaces such as note taking, auto-save, and backup. compatible with mac, iphone, and ipad devices, it also offers a 14-day trial. Do you have a laptop or desktop?


If its a desktop, do you have integrated (part of the motherboard) or discrete (card plugged into a slot in motherboard)  

networking controller?


Ususally Fedora (at least for the past several years) has had great support for ethernet controllers right 'out of the box'.


Have you used this particular machine with other operating systems and had the internet work correctly through through ethernet?


Did you create the Fedora bootable media yourself? Did you install Fedora yourself? Did you have the computer connected to the router through the ethernet cable while you did the install?


If you have a discrete networking card, you might need unusual drivers that the Fedora live media did not have.


If you did make the live media yourself, did you check the .iso file integrity before writing it?


Are other computers on the same network able to access the internet?