[ShadowAce]

I haven't really looked into this magazine yet, but TUX magazine claims to be for the new Linux user.

You could check it out and report back on its usefulness. :)

[Paridel]

I picked up a copy of Linux Format (a UK magazine) quite some time ago and was fairly impressed by the instructions they gave for installing the various Linux distros and software included. Not specifically for beginners, but probably fairly helpful just the same. Honestly I wasn't expecting much, just bought it cause my broadband connection was down and I wanted the dvd that came with it. But I was certainly pleasantly surprised.

There really isn't too much you have to do differently, but the forums for various distributions can be very helpful when you run into trouble. I would recommend downloading a live cd like knoppix, mandrakemove, or the one from suse and just giving it a shot. It would only cost you a blank cd and some downloading, and you could see for yourself what the differences are.

-paridel