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topik
04-04-2008, 06:57 AM
My favorite Linux distro is Ubuntu, because it is very easy to use...
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marco71
05-12-2008, 01:38 PM
A poll (with first 10-12 popular distros) would be better, at least for statistic purposes
Ex-Cyber
05-12-2008, 05:51 PM
I don't really have a "favorite". Ubuntu is working okay for now, but I've been eyeing Fedora, Debian, and even the BSDs since I'm not convinced that a "desktop" OS is really the thing for me (a former Slackware, Debian, and Gentoo user).
deanjo
05-12-2008, 06:54 PM
openSUSE for many reasons.

-YaST, makes deploying really simple and configuring tasks that are traditionally done by editing configs

-Build service, it's nice to be able to build your own rpms for various distro's with a click of a mouse or simply download someone elses packages with a click from the mind boggling amount of packages.

-overall look, they go though great pains giving the disto a consistant look

-easily remixed, with it's ability to create your own distro with the built in producf creator you can build an opensuse based distro as you see fit

-hardware detection, got a fakeraid? no problem installing to it with opensuse

-documentation, well written and complete

-adherence to LSB


... and much more.
Redeeman
05-12-2008, 07:10 PM
Gentoo.

well... gotta make post atleast 10 chars, lol
Jade
05-12-2008, 08:55 PM
Gentoo.
GENTOO is a more difficult option.

Here are some old articles that offer help on installing GENTOO.

They need to be updated, but may still be interesting:

GENTOO 2005.1 Installation Script/Walk-Through.
http://linuxhelp.150m.com/gentoo/2005.htm

GENTOO 2006.0 Gnome, KDE and Xfce in less than 3 hours.
http://linuxhelp.150m.com/gentoo/2006.htm
apaige
05-13-2008, 03:18 AM
Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch (http://cross-lfs.org/view/svn/x86_64-64/). It's a lot of work, but there's too many quirks in regular distros that annoy me. Every time I try a distro for a few months, I end up going back to *LFS.
Ex-Cyber
05-13-2008, 03:40 AM
GENTOO is a more difficult option.

Here are some old articles that offer help on installing GENTOO.All you really need to do to install Gentoo is follow Gentoo's own installation instructions. It's only really difficult if you try to play it by ear and screw up; otherwise it's just a bit of work and waiting for stuff to compile. I have my reasons for not using it, but installation difficulty is not one of them.
supermonkey77
05-13-2008, 11:01 AM
Personnally I am really enjoying Mandriva at the moment. Probably has the most comprehensive hardware support out the box I have come across. Lots of room to grow too
NeoBrain
05-13-2008, 11:20 AM
Using Fedora 8 since last month. I tried to install F9 preview, but ended up in using the older one as ATI cards are just to much unsupported in F9, yet, even if 8.05 will bring us 2.6.25 support there's still dri 2 and Xorg 1.5 left ;-)
I used Gentoo before but it was too much broken as I always tried out svn versions of everything. And as I was a bit tired of waiting 6 hours for my system update to finish, I switched to a binary distro.
Aradreth
05-13-2008, 11:56 AM
Archlinux is my current distro of choice purely because it gives me the power to do what I want without over complicating the whole thing or holding my hand all the time. Also once you go rolling release it's hard to go back. :D
d2kx
05-13-2008, 02:52 PM
I normally use sidux based on Debian/sid, but I have experience with the 10 most popular ones. I have decided to give Gentoo a try very, very soon, because it is -very- interesting for me, and with the help of ivanovic I'll sure get it up and running :)
Dark_Star
05-13-2008, 10:28 PM
+1 Mandriva 2008.1 .. Loved this release and I am going to stick with it till openSUSE 11.0 arrives :) Used Ubuntu for more than 3 years.. But I am fed up of their plain UI :|
Janusz11
05-14-2008, 02:05 PM
For me, its still Zenwalk. I may change to ArchLinux one day, which I really like as well. But momentarily I'm just too lazy.
ivanovic
05-14-2008, 02:18 PM
I am (of course) for gentoo.

Main reason for this: I directly have a 10=% working compile environment, no need to search for the corresponding devel packages, the stuff is just available. Beside this is it *easy* to add own packages in the manager, to bump versions and you stay rather close to bleeding edge with package updates, no need to wait for a new "major release" of the distribution, just to get a normal bugfix release eg of Wesnoth in.
DanL
05-14-2008, 02:34 PM
Archlinux is my current distro of choice purely because it gives me the power to do what I want without over complicating the whole thing or holding my hand all the time. Also once you go rolling release it's hard to go back. :D

Yeah, I started out with Ubuntu Feisty/Gutsy64, but moved to Arch Linux64 when the Ubuntu devs basically stopped updating Gutsy to concentrate on Hardy. I recently upgraded to Hardy and I'm impressed, but I'm using Arch at the moment until 4front gets the OSS 4.1 repo fixed and I can get sound working again.

I haven't felt the need to experiment since I have these two distros up and running. I did try Kubuntu64 and Fedora64 KDE, but KDE just makes the left side of my brain hurt. Gnome ftw.
Compxpert
05-14-2008, 06:54 PM
Gentoo. I know people say the install is hard but it really isn't. So long as you follow the handbook its really easy. The actual downside is just compile time but really a base install takes 2-2 1/2hrs tops. Then from there emerge your favorite gui and walk away for awhile. From what I've noticed it does seem a little more responsive then other distros I've tried like Fedora and Ubuntu. Second favorite would be ubuntu.
Vash63
05-15-2008, 12:38 AM
I'm on Gentoo right now and like it a lot, thinking about branching out and trying some others too. I hated Ubuntu as of their last release, so I doubt that's for me, but am thinking of trying Archlinux, Fedora or OpenSUSE.
lenrek
05-15-2008, 01:01 AM
Slackware! Is great to be a slacker... :p
Aradreth
05-15-2008, 01:03 PM
Yeah, I started out with Ubuntu Feisty/Gutsy64, but moved to Arch Linux64 when the Ubuntu devs basically stopped updating Gutsy to concentrate on Hardy. I recently upgraded to Hardy and I'm impressed, but I'm using Arch at the moment until 4front gets the OSS 4.1 repo fixed and I can get sound working again.

I haven't felt the need to experiment since I have these two distros up and running. I did try Kubuntu64 and Fedora64 KDE, but KDE just makes the left side of my brain hurt. Gnome ftw.
I tried the new ubuntu liveCD and it's come a long way since I last tried it (about 2 years ago now) I don't intend to change but I will be giving copies to friends/family.

As for gnome v KDE I'll take KDE any day, configuring gnome with that registry like thing? Yuck.
Janusz11
05-17-2008, 04:20 AM
From what I've noticed it does seem a little more responsive then other distros I've tried like Fedora and Ubuntu. Second favorite would be ubuntu.

Only a little more responsive than Fedora or Ubuntu? Uh, that would be greatly disappointing for me, as Ubuntu is one of the the "slowest" distribution of all those I've tried myself. I rather imagined Gentoo to be slightly more responsive than Zenwalk and ArchLinux- and as per my experience they are way "faster" than Ubuntu.

Anyway, I find Gentoo very interesting but never really tried it (for a longer time), because I couldn't be bothered with the long compiling times. But I might give it another try when I put myself a new system together (still waiting for Intel to finally(!) release their Core2 Quad Q9450 x-P)
Aradreth
05-17-2008, 07:38 AM
Only a little more responsive than Fedora or Ubuntu? Uh, that would be greatly disappointing for me, as Ubuntu is one of the the "slowest" distribution of all those I've tried myself. I rather imagined Gentoo to be slightly more responsive than Zenwalk and ArchLinux- and as per my experience they are way "faster" than Ubuntu.

Anyway, I find Gentoo very interesting but never really tried it (for a longer time), because I couldn't be bothered with the long compiling times. But I might give it another try when I put myself a new system together (still waiting for Intel to finally(!) release their Core2 Quad Q9450 x-P)
When I used gentoo it was around the same speed as Arch but it will depend on how you build the packages really. The slight benefits you can get are out weight by the time spent tweaking/compiling in my eyes but each to his own I guess.
marco71
06-12-2008, 08:25 AM
Slackware! Is great to be a slacker... :p
+1 :cool: ..... ..... .....
DeepDayze
06-12-2008, 09:25 AM
Slackware! Is great to be a slacker... :p

I still use Slackware myself, despite using debian sid on my main box.

Have Slack 10.2 installed on my backup machine.
Baraclese
06-12-2008, 09:27 AM
Right now I'm pretty happy with Arch. I switched from Ubuntu to Arch because I needed something faster.
JA_SAM
06-12-2008, 12:52 PM
Mandriva Powerpack :p
Gianfrix
06-14-2008, 11:26 AM
I used to be a distro shuffler for a long time.... but now I use only Arch Linux because:

- It's F-A-S-T!!
- It's bleeding edge
- It has got pacman as package manager
- You can easily compile and package new programs thanks to AUR
- It's KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid)
- There's KDEmod (http://kdemod.ath.cx/) :D