† Irish Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 So before we lost a bunch of threads, I was saying that I was currently using Ubuntu. Its pretty good and has a nice feel. What other distros should I look into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koby Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Well I use ubuntu on my bot server.On this server I use CentOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mujklob Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Ubuntu is good overall. Mint is nice and clean and is good for any desktop. Knoppix is good for running off a live CD. Fedora is also pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightraven Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 It really depends what you want to do with it. but I can break down the most popular distros for you. I use Ubuntu on most of my systems cause I am lazy and don't want to have to fight to get mp3s working, dvd play back and compiling drivers. Ubuntu - Easy to use. Will play most media types with gstreamer installed. great for desktops use. and more cutting edge then the Debian stable.Debian - Easy to use. Ubuntu is built on this distro but some tasks are harder to complete in Debian then Ubuntu. The stable versions of Debian isn't as cutting edge as Ubuntu with the latest stuff exp.. drivers, latest desktop managers. Fedora - intermediate. Not as easy as Ubuntu or Debian. You have to add 3rd party sources to get media play back. This also lacks alot of the apps found in Debian. I find that fedora tends to be put together a little cleaner then Debian but lacks some of the latest drivers. Centos - The same as fedora for usage. This distro is targeted more towards the servers then desktops. It follows close to red hat in that respect.OpenSuse - cant say much about this tried it a few years back couldn't stand it and never touched it again. Gentoo - Advanced users. This distro is hands down one of the best distros since it is all source coded based and every app is compiled on the machine you are installing it so it is optimized to perform well on the machine it is built on. The main problem is time and effort required to install it and it isn't for the newbie. FreeBSD - Advanced users. This is hands down my favorite OS. This isn't Linux it is Unix but it runs basically the same. This OS is built well and easy to configure if you are experienced. This is also one of the most stable OS out there. This is more for server then desktops but it dose work well as a desktop OS with configuration.If you want more info on other distors check out http://distrowatch.com/ it will give you a list of most distros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zx0 Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I first started using Red Hat about 15 years ago when it was the most popular distro.For the last 10 years or so nothing beats Ubuntu for ease of use, even my parents use it now! When I say use it, I mean they browse the internet, listen to mp3's and have a collection of photos Nowadays I use Slackware and Backtrack if I use linux. For me Ubuntu has become just too heavy and has so much stuff that I don't use installed by default. Slackware is still much more minimal, and Backtrack is useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nishangoswami Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 You should give Sabayon And Chakra a try just becuz KDE is still musch better than gnome but among gnome distros linux mint rulez and please dont try the password crazy opensuse its not worth anybody's time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilometrico Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 No ones mentioned Arch Linux but i think if your new to linux to stick with ubuntu or kubuntu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† An IP BreAKDoWN Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 No ones mentioned Arch Linux but i think if your new to linux to stick with ubuntu or kubuntuWhich is quite funny, because I know that happy is a BIG Arch Linux fan. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroPenguins Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Which is quite funny, because I know that happy is a BIG Arch Linux fan. Lol.Yep, I got into Arch Linux for a bit thanks to him. And I swear to god I mentioned OpenSUSE and Arch Linux, guess it was removed when the forum went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
† Irish Posted May 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 Yep, I got into Arch Linux for a bit thanks to him. And I swear to god I mentioned OpenSUSE and Arch Linux, guess it was removed when the forum went down.I think that you did... I just reposted the thread cause the forum went down and the thread was lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximilianDojo Posted May 15, 2012 Report Share Posted May 15, 2012 I suggest CentOS, because it is a reliable dist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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