CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
Interesting way to figure out which version of Linux fits you best: http://desktoplinuxathome.com/distro.html openSUSE wasn't recommended to me. Slackware, Gentoo, Fedora and MEPIS are hehehe. ------------------ |
Lazarus Member Posts: 1668 From: USA Registered: 06-06-2006 |
Recommended Vector, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, and Mandrake for me. Interestingly, the distros I've used in the past are Caldera, Red Hat, and Mandrake. |
steveth45 Member Posts: 536 From: Eugene, OR, USA Registered: 08-10-2005 |
That webpage doesn't even have openSUSE as part of its list as far as I can tell, even though it is the third most popular distro according to distrowatch.com. For me, it recommended Ubuntu, Mandriva, and Vector. I've tried Ubuntu once and couldn't stand it, partially because the Gnome desktop is lame and partially because Ubuntu isn't geared for developers. However, I did use Mandriva (formerly Mandrake) for years before I shopped around and switched to openSUSE. I've heard good things about Vector Linux. This webpage has a nice description of the top ten distros with Pros and Cons: http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major openSUSE is the only one on that list with nothing written under Cons. ------------------ |
bwoogie Member Posts: 380 From: kansas usa Registered: 03-12-2005 |
neato. to lazy to post the results  ------------------ |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
This is lame. It describes Ubuntu as intermediate level!? ------------------ |
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D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
and Debian as Expert! ------------------ |
jestermax Member Posts: 1064 From: Ontario, Canada Registered: 06-21-2006 |
It gave me debian, vector, ubuntu and slackware (in that order) as my top recommendations. I figured openSuse would be one of the top ones but possibly the creator of the app doesn't like Novell  . Anyways, i kind of want to try out vector now... and slackware too. i just tried ubuntu on my linux box (switch from an old copy of Suse). My PCs are really old and bad, lol. the graphics cards on both of them cause discolouration on the monitor (in windows AND linux) however i fixed the linux one by adjusting the screen resolution after getting in on ubuntu's graphics safe mode. |
kenman Member Posts: 518 From: Janesville WI Registered: 08-31-2006 |
This is about a scientific as global warming. |
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CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: Hehehe. Well put! ------------------ |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
debian was the top choice for me, beat everything else by at least 3 smileys. i have figured out that ubuntu is good a newb, but the whole sudo thing ruins it for me. i would like a minimalist-like distro, that has kde,gnome,or xfce working from the start(and a gui log-in by default) but almost no apps. i also want apt-get to be working. if i could get those things, i could use the internet to find anything else i needed. think i'll check out distrowatch.com ------------------ proverbs 25:7 www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
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CPUFreak91 Member Posts: 2337 From: Registered: 02-01-2005 |
quote: I'd recommend Vector Linux which uses slapt-get, but you could install apt on VL if you really needed it. If you can bear a little more weight, try MEPIS. Oh and D#mn Small Linux (DSL) also supports apt. ------------------ |
