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Mr Makealotofsmoke
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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 09:20
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hey all
im looking to install linux on 1 of my pc's that i dont use. I have currently downloaded ubuntu, Gentoo (these were ages ago), fedora and opensuse 10.2 (last night). I havnt installed the ones i got last night, and im not sure if i want to yet.

Im not sure what linux to use. So....Whats your favorite linux?
i dont like ubuntu much.


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Aaron Miller
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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 10:11
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Try kubuntu if you don't like ubuntu... Plus if you don't like ubuntu just download some extra software, like beryl.


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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 11:44 Edited at: 27th Aug 2007 11:47
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i only use Ubuntu. with a very slightly modified default desktop
(get rid of rounded windows, auto hide the task bars, add system monitor to the top bar) it is incredibly fast

the best distro for the system depends entialy on the system spesifications, if it is very old you may be better with dsl(damn small linux), xubuntu, puppy

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Mr Makealotofsmoke
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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 14:30
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well i wanted to get Debian but it was 3DVD's big


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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 19:01
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Quote: "the best distro for the system depends entialy on the system spesifications, if it is very old you may be better with dsl(damn small linux), xubuntu, puppy"


In that regard, then Gentoo is the best distro in all situations. Custom compilation of everything, build yor own kernel, and install only the software you want. But if you're not very adept with linux and the command line, I may be a bit hard

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Baggers
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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 19:26
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I'd recommend having another look at ubuntu if it was ages ago. It really has come a long way. I'm a linux newbie and Ubuntu has really allowed myself to ease myself in the shallow end.
What was it that you didnt like about it before?

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IanG
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ubuntu is gd because you can set it up quite easily, but i find it limiting sometimes and some of the default settings are stupid - no compiler installed as standard which annoyed me, but my favourite has got to be debian, its fantastic and has been around for ages


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lagmaster
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the thing you have to remember is if you steer away from the debian based distros, you will lose a lot of driver support.

i use kubuntu and it supports my dual core laptop, considering at the same time the new fedora core did not want to know 80% of the hardware on the laptop.

dsl (damn small linux) runs off a debian base too, but there's a big but with that. if you want to run stuff on dsl, compile the source yourself.

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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 21:16 Edited at: 27th Aug 2007 21:30
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sorry, misred post

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Baggers
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Posted: 27th Aug 2007 22:14
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If reference to Ian's post this is why it's going to be important to know what level of Linux user you are before advising on a distro...I mean I didn't even know ubuntu was missing a compiler as default....shows that I'm certainly not up to that level of use yet!

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IanG
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Posted: 28th Aug 2007 00:24
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i compile a lot of stuff from source hence why it annoyed me, its not difficult to install but its something ive come to expect as standard

and it was a few versions ago so im not sure if its still the case in recent versions


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Mr Makealotofsmoke
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Posted: 28th Aug 2007 09:54
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would it be a good idea to download the 3DVD's of debian http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r1/i386/bt-dvd/

theres the dvd's


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Kentaree
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No, Debian isn't much good as a desktop distro, as updates are very slow to come along, and it's generally made to be more stable, less up-to-date apart from security patches.

Ubuntu/Kubuntu are practically the same a Debian only with newer packages and more tailored to the desktop.
Gentoo is a great distro, if you have the patience to figure things out and wait for everything to compile. Just setting up a working system takes a few days usually, and to be honest I haven't noticed much speed increase by using it. It will give you a great insight in how linux works though, and the documentation is very good

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David R
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Posted: 28th Aug 2007 13:27
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I'm personally running Ubuntu. Although a compiler and other tools aren't installed by default, I simply used synaptic to get g++ and mingw etc.

I'm also running virtualbox inside my install, so I can compile my applications on both Windows and Linux - with XP running inside of Linux.

In terms of speed and usability, Ubuntu is definitely a 10 out of 10 - although I was quite confused initially by the whole package management aspect, since the last Linux install I used was Red hat 9, where I simply compiled everything from source


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Mr Makealotofsmoke
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Posted: 28th Aug 2007 13:29
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ok i found out i have ubuntu 6.06 on cd


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David R
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Posted: 28th Aug 2007 13:31 Edited at: 28th Aug 2007 16:48
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I highly recommend getting 7.04 straight from the Ubuntu website; although 6.06 should work fine, it makes more sense to install the latest supported version rather than install an older version which you will probably end up upgrading at some point any way


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Baggers
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Posted: 28th Aug 2007 14:59
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Definately...I managed to have edgy (6.10) running grand but feisty (7.04) will be best.
The version you have is Dapper (6.06) and alot of things have been improved since then. Good luck with it mate, certainly the best thing Ive played with for a while!

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