Feek's adventures with Linux

[Feek]

I'm going to play around with a Linux VM over the weekend - I'm tempted to have a linux build with a boot manager but would rather have a plonk around in a VM first to avoid breaking anything badly.

What's a good one to use? I used to use the unix/xenix command line at work for basic stuff but nothing too complicated. I've had a look at the odd linux disto over the years but nobbut has got me excited.

So suggestions please people.. Plusses and minuses of various versions....