ok so i am pretty advanced with windows XP and i have a Big slave harddrive which i use for backign up stuff on windows. so i am considergin installing linux on a prtition of that drive. thogh i know next to nothign on linux but i am a very fast learner so i haev a few Q's i want to know before i install.
is ALL off linux 100% free or is it just the base system?
where do i get drivers from?
how compatible is it with games and apps ro major games at least?
can it read the NTFS file table?
what is a "distro"?
is Ubuntu a skin for linux?
where can i find linux apps etc..?
i use windows/msn messenger is there a linux substitute?
theres no way im leaving firefox lol is FF linux compatible?
how much of my system will linux use on IDLE?
and are there any major things i should know, also while in lunux any short cuts i shud rle know like in windwos CTRL+ALT+DEL is pretty major thigns like that ?
And most importantly which is the real linux and where can i get it from?
help is very much appreciiated