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In your opinion, what is the best Linux OS Distributor?

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QTPie

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Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE, etc?
Need your opinion for my Linux box.

You have my 50% thanks in advance! You will receive the rest after giving me your opinion. hehehe... :Q


EDIT: I meant Linux Distributor.
 
I think you mean distribution.

I like Mandrake, but that's geared more towards the user and not the admin....but it's all like saying which is better, a yellow apple or a green apple. It's all the same kernel really.
 
The reason I asked is because some distributions are geared more for the server environment rather that the desktop workstation.
 
Slackware if you are going to be wanting a functional yet simple CLI linux, Debian has a nice, easy to setup GUI and all
RedHat is a mix of both
Mandrake is easy to setup and has a nice GUI 'n stuff too.. you might just have to do some research... 🙂
 
I use it when I get bored with windows, or need to work in *NIX environment, doing some little programming.
Need a Linux version that is easy to use and setup in terms of hardware compatibilities.
I tried both Red Hat 7.1 and Mandrake 8.0. But I heard one of the new release of RH 7.2, MD 8.1 or SuSE 7.3 is the best, forgot which one.
I still have a box running Solaris 8 (P133, 96MB, 4.3GB, FYI). It's running very solid, but boring (i.e. no games, hehe)

Thinking to use it as the router and file server as well.

But as a router, it'd be nosier than the Linksys I have, and consume power. I already have 3 PCs running almost 24/7 in my house. I haven't encountered any security problem with Linksys, so why should I use Linux box as a router?

As a file server, then I have to transfer data from my PC to it ==> slow and more traffic on my network.
BTW, my main box is WinXP, though.

I appreciate your reponse. Thank you.
 
It doesn't get nearly as much pub, but SuSE Linux is consistently highly regarded in the industry.

I've been using it for about 3 years now, and recommend it as long as you have a modern system with a big hard drive.

SuSE wasn't designed for a small footprint installation as Debian is.
 
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