Which version control system to use?

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Published on 2012-10-27T14:50:34Z Indexed on 2012/11/03 17:22 UTC
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I am looking at using a version control system to ensure that I can go back in time to a particular version for all documents in ~, if I have to.

What is the best suited tool for this given that:

I am without much experience in version control systems
Several files will be plain text files but there will be some Libre-Office files also

The tool should:

Be easy to set-up, run and maintain
Have easy to understand configuration options (what directories to track, for how long, how frequently the changes should be captured, etc.)
Ideally have a GUI front also
Be able to recover deleted files

What is the best/ most widely used tool that will be suitable for me?

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