SUSE and Red Hat are the two most common. I just loaded SUSE 9.3 on my wireless laptop and it's solid. I'm not too fond of getting "the latest and greatest" since there are often problems associated. I had tried SUSE 10.3 and had a lot of problems so I found an older version. It worked great.
I don't know much about Red Hat except that it's also very popular so it must have something going for it.
Whichever distro you're most comfortable with.
Linux Mint to learn. Ubuntu for gamers/programmers & Kali Linux for penetration testers and hackers.
Linux can run with virtually any hardware configuration, but it is best to check the system requirements for your Linux distro.
There are many media players available for Linux. The best location to download them is from your distro's package repository.
Kernel, but I guess when you will learn, you will have to switch (Ubuntu for programmers and gamers and Kali Linux for penetration testers and hackers)
Depending on the agency or section you are in, they may have various policies and guidelines about what Linux distributions are to be used or not. If you work in security or defense, they may have special standards that the distro is required to meet.
I don't think so.
There are many different websites that distribute a variety Linux operating systems. The most popular place for desktop distributions computers is Ubuntu.
Linux cannot be learned from reading a book. It can only be learned by hands-on experience. If you really want to get into the guts of Linux, get the Linux From Scratch manual. This manual will instruct you in building your own Linux distro from the ground up.
There aren't many good Linux distros that work well on notebook computers. However if Ubuntu is the standout choice if you really want Linux on your LapTop computer.
quicker answer is which linux distro does not work? Pretty much all will work
That depends on what steps you used in the installation program.