'Best' Linux Out there ?
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DW_e_aLpHa
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= All of you migty minds that have an opinion , please ... Names or links much appreciated = Thanks
Ubuntu is what I use personally. I used to use RedHat, but that was years ago.
My VPS people prefer to use CentOS (a recompiled version of RedHat), so I use that as well.
Some people out there are big on Gentoo, but I really don't get it.
There is also debian. They are a pretty conservative distribution. Ubuntu is based on it.
Suse I am not a big fan of. They are currently owned by Novell.
Mandriva is also out there. It is the successor to Mandrake. It is European based.
TurboLinux is aimed at Asian users.
Slackware is the granddaddy of them all, but it is an experts based dist.
My VPS people prefer to use CentOS (a recompiled version of RedHat), so I use that as well.
Some people out there are big on Gentoo, but I really don't get it.
There is also debian. They are a pretty conservative distribution. Ubuntu is based on it.
Suse I am not a big fan of. They are currently owned by Novell.
Mandriva is also out there. It is the successor to Mandrake. It is European based.
TurboLinux is aimed at Asian users.
Slackware is the granddaddy of them all, but it is an experts based dist.
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DW_e_aLpHa
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- Thanks! .. Damn Small ? hehe, it just owns!! .. I already got CEnTOs , and the Fedora 7 DVD, wich I will be installing and trying out in a short while -
I personally like OpenSUSE. I also didn't mind PCLinuxOS, but it had a few issues with my laptop hardware. It all depends on what you're looking for. Go to http://distrowatch.com/ and you can look at the top distributions and read all about them.
"Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." -- Bill Waterson in Calvin & Hobbes
Excuse my noobish question, but do you have to be a super nerd and know how to program a bunch of crap, or is Ubuntu just like Windows where you install it and it runs like any other GUI OS? - (where common sense will let you do everyday things with no problem)
Cheers, Damnidge
Well, I don't know of any OS that follows common sense.
The key with any of this stuff is to make sure your devices are supported before you start banging your head against the wall.
A desktop install of Ubuntu is going to be pretty user friendly.
When you get your new PC built, install the free vmware server. Then download an Ubuntu iso. You can start vmware, mount the iso as your cdrom, and then go to town playing with it.
The key with any of this stuff is to make sure your devices are supported before you start banging your head against the wall.
A desktop install of Ubuntu is going to be pretty user friendly.
When you get your new PC built, install the free vmware server. Then download an Ubuntu iso. You can start vmware, mount the iso as your cdrom, and then go to town playing with it.
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Zax_Gentoo_Box
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As my name suggests, I play on Gentoo. Way back when, my dad was just regular Rix_Linux_Box, this was before I really played. He tried Ubuntu and he said it didn't UT didn't run as good as it did on Gentoo.