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What LInux Distro do YOU like?

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I'm wondering what youre favourite LINUX distro is- what do YOU reccommend? Im looking for something that can be used "free" like LINSPIRE, XANDROS MANDRIVA, but which can also be added to by subscription. I will probably be migrating from my present distro (crashed right now) which is LYCORIS desktop LX, but i might just keep that after its fixed because i bought the software gallery CD. What do you think about SUSE, or FEdora core4 . Are they user friendly. I dont have enough experience to go with a debian "apt-get" repository OS like PCLINUX, KNOPPIX, OSNEWS, OR MEPIS or UBUNTU. THanky
 
Mandrake Linux would be a good alternative for you. Very good package management system and easy to use for new users.
 
Originally posted by: nsafreak
Mandrake Linux would be a good alternative for you. Very good package management system and easy to use for new users.
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Yea, thats going to be the new " Mandriva" after the Acqusition of Lycoris DesktopLX. Were waiting to see how the Mandriva package will adopt Lycoris features. Its gonna be a bit pricey though 49.00 a year for the CNR package. Not like Lycoris which had a free IRIS software gallery.Has anyone ever stayed with a deceased OS? Im probably leaning toward staying with LYCORIS, cause the software gallery is on CD that i bought. Support will be difficult though, but still available ostensibly from other sites like OS news or Guilinux.com

 
Try Ubuntu, install isnt aas easy as mandriva, but it comes with the Apt package manager so installing updates is a breeze, I prefer it over mandrake mainly because of the apt and its graphical counterpart Synaptic, which allows easy searching and installing of a plethora of software, plus the ubuntu forums are very informative and helpfull, with a great community.
 
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Originally posted by: djmihow
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True, I've tried 4-5 distros and Ubuntu is the most user friendly right out of the box. My father-in-law always wants help with RH/FC so I sent him a Ubuntu disk and told him to start all over about 3 months ago.....He has had very little issues with it since it is quite intuitive.

If using Ubuntu, however, search their forums for an install script to load a lot of media crap so it is a more polished feeling production box. just my 2 cents.
 
PCLinuxOS is what I am running right now on my laptop. Very easy to use, start with a live CD and install from that. Based on Mandrake and has many improvements. They replaced URPMI with Synaptic/APT as the package manager and it has eliminated the issues that plague URPMI. It is very slick, very easy to use, a good user community (Texstar is the one heading up PCLinuxOS after becoming dis-illusioned over Mandrake) and is free (as in Beer).

SuSE is a great distro, have used every version since 6 to some extent. For servers and workstations and laptops. RHEL4 and Fedora Core 4, stay away from (IMO) unless you are doing server work and then you can still forget Fedora Core 4.
 
My favorite is Gentoo but I recommend Ubuntu for a newb.

Almost anyone can get Ubuntu up and running, and not have any problems with it.
 
SuSE is my favorite noob-friendly distro. I tried lots of distros of varying friendliness and settled on SuSE until last year when I switched to Debian. That's my new favorite; it works extraordinarily well once you know your way around Linux.
 
I like Mepis, it detects everything, including my Audigy 2 Platinum...Ubuntu couldnt, RedHat couldnt...Mepis....the little Enginge that could...er...DID!
 
ubuntu or mepis for beginners like me. I must've tried couple dozen distros before selecting ubuntu as my primary linux os. I sitll play around with other distros though just for fun.
 
I think Slackware is alright to start off, I did and it makes you learn a great understanding of fundamentals. Which doesn't hurt if you are serious about switching from a windows system you have been comfortable using for the last 15yrs to something with a completly different mindset.
 
I just download Ubuntu because I want to learn linux. How well does linux OS play games like ...BF2?

If linux can't play games well or at all , then it's back to windows for me...🙁
 
Back to windows for you if you wnat to play BF2.

Linux can play games, and it can play them well, but it can't play BF2 (at least not yet)
 
Originally posted by: sourceninja
Back to windows for you if you wnat to play BF2.

Linux can play games, and it can play them well, but it can't play BF2 (at least not yet)
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poo...🙁

 
What you give up for supported features on product release, you get back with a OS that doesn't need to be rebooted for patches, less malware, and no licensing issues to hassle with.

You just have to accept that since developers don't play nice with OSS, that you will always be beind the release curve until the smart code monkeys figure out a work around.

It's not like having BF2 support would help against the memory leak problems and ranked server hijinks. Sometime it pays to wait out freshly released software to get most of the kinks settled.
 
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