[Elecraft] OT Linux for Elecraft K3 use - Which Distribution to use?

[Iain Haywood]

Like you I didn't want to continue with windoze further than Xp so I 
installed ubuntu desktop. I also have an Ubuntu server so it was a 
useful learning experience.
As an assembler and C++ programmer, I loved the way everything is logged 
an can be reduce down to command line and batch files.
Stability was excellent and forum support is good.
BUT one day I installed a new video driver and all hell broke loose. Now 
wont boot up and on investigation I think I have to re-build my kernel.
I have no idea, as I'm not a Linux expert. It iust broke down before I 
was good enough to fix it.
Ive checked forums, not much help.
Linux experts are harder to find in my area, so I had, reluctantly move 
back to XP.
Luckily I'd left it intact on a separate partition.

This sort of thing happens with windows but as I've used it for nearly 
20 years i know a lot of the tricks and fixes, not to Linux.