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Best version of Linux to get?

I

iwantanewcomputer

Diamond Member
I want to get a version of it for my computer and wondering what to get.

Thanks

P.S. Nik, Blow Me

seriously, I'm a newb and want it tto be easy, but i can do a little comand propt type stuff. what's the most common free kind?
 
Well there are two schools of thought...

If you want easy and a GUI, I don't see why you are bothering at all.. but you're more suited for something like Fedora which is easier than Windows to install.
If you want to actually learn how Linux works and how to use it I would suggest Gentoo.
 
Mandrake or Fedora.

Edit: Only try Gentoo if you know how to read and follow directions. Most people don't.
 
Mandrake or Fedora. I would pick Fedora. However, the dependence on RPM packages is just stupid. While Fedora is powerful in many respects, it is also great for the first time user.

For the power user, I recommend Gentoo or Ubuntu.

Edit: I started with Mandrake 8.0 and then I moved to Red Hat 6.3. I've tried out Gentoo a few times, but since I've had to deal with Fedora so much at work I'm runnign FC4 atm.
 
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Well there are two schools of thought...

If you want easy and a GUI, I don't see why you are bothering at all.. but you're more suited for something like Fedora which is easier than Windows to install.
If you want to actually learn how Linux works and how to use it I would suggest Gentoo.
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WTF do you not understand about 'learning as you go'? I know that I would not have the patience for Gentoo, and while Ubuntu provides the "easy GUI", it's also a good way to learn how to do things manually - you don't *have* to use the GUI for everything, unless you want to do so.
 
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Well there are two schools of thought...

If you want easy and a GUI, I don't see why you are bothering at all.. but you're more suited for something like Fedora which is easier than Windows to install.
If you want to actually learn how Linux works and how to use it I would suggest Gentoo.
Click to expand...

WTF do you not understand about 'learning as you go'? I know that I would not have the patience for Gentoo, and while Ubuntu provides the "easy GUI", it's also a good way to learn how to do things manually - you don't *have* to use the GUI for everything, unless you want to do so.
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Learning as you go isn't the same as going as you learn. 😛

If you want a crash corse in Linux, by the time you have a working Gentoo install, you'll know just enough to get yourself in trouble.
 
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Well there are two schools of thought...

If you want easy and a GUI, I don't see why you are bothering at all.. but you're more suited for something like Fedora which is easier than Windows to install.
If you want to actually learn how Linux works and how to use it I would suggest Gentoo.
Click to expand...

WTF do you not understand about 'learning as you go'? I know that I would not have the patience for Gentoo, and while Ubuntu provides the "easy GUI", it's also a good way to learn how to do things manually - you don't *have* to use the GUI for everything, unless you want to do so.
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I guess the point is that people who try Linux because it's a trendy OS have either

a) no fvcking clue how it works
b) no reason to use it at all
c) don't understand the advantages

and it's kind of a waste of time to use a pretty GUI and use it as a desktop OS.. I mean why go through the hassle if you're not going to understand how to use it properly?
 
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation
Well there are two schools of thought...

If you want easy and a GUI, I don't see why you are bothering at all.. but you're more suited for something like Fedora which is easier than Windows to install.
If you want to actually learn how Linux works and how to use it I would suggest Gentoo.
Click to expand...

WTF do you not understand about 'learning as you go'? I know that I would not have the patience for Gentoo, and while Ubuntu provides the "easy GUI", it's also a good way to learn how to do things manually - you don't *have* to use the GUI for everything, unless you want to do so.
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Learning as you go isn't the same as going as you learn. 😛

If you want a crash corse in Linux, by the time you have a working Gentoo install, you'll know just enough to get yourself in trouble.
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I haven't personally installed Gentoo, but I somehow doubt that I would have any major problems in doing so.

And I didn't say that "learning as you go" is the same as "going as you learn". It was implied that the only way to learn how to use linux 'correctly' is by using Gentoo, or another such distro that *forces* you to learn stuff immediately, when it demands you to do so, rather than letting you learn it in your own time.
 
He asked for our suggestions. We gave them to him. Just because I prefer Gentoo doesn't mean that it's the *ONLY* option. I thought something so simple would be understood.
 
Originally posted by: Nik
He asked for our suggestions. We gave them to him. Just because I prefer Gentoo doesn't mean that it's the *ONLY* option. I thought something so simple would be understood.
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I don't recall your first post prompting my initial response.
 
gentoo is more advanced. it also is ... slower, since you watch stuff compile. if that's your cup of tea, go for it. i personally prefer fedora, but mandriva (the new mandrake) is also good.
 
Gentoo FTW. Portage > all package management which is enough of a reason to get it. Other than that, it's just the same as any other distro except for the mandatory compile everything thing. I use it on 2 boxes (fileserver, webserver) and I'll never go back to Ubuntu (noob fad), Fedora (POS package management) or Slackware (NO package management WITH outdated packages included).
 
Depends on what you want to do with the box. Fedora is great for just beating around and trying things out. I have a small box in my basement running FreeSCO, every now and then I hook it up in place of my router just for kicks. Gentoo is also nice, but is a bit more complicated, but if you ever played around in DOS for any length of time, you'll come to enjoy it.
 
Ubuntu, Ubuntu Ubuntu, and use Ubuntuguide.org to help you set up and download the right stuff. After typing the same commands over and over you begin to figure out what they do
 
Originally posted by: prochobo
Gentoo FTW. Portage > all package management which is enough of a reason to get it. Other than that, it's just the same as any other distro except for the mandatory compile everything thing. I use it on 2 boxes (fileserver, webserver) and I'll never go back to Ubuntu (noob fad), Fedora (POS package management) or Slackware (NO package management WITH outdated packages included).
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Why will you not go back to Ubuntu? Just curious.
 
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