View topic - What is your favorite linux distro?

Jeff

Just wondering what yours was.

Mine is probaly SuSE or Knoppix or Ubuntu.

casablanca · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:16 pm

Kororaa if we're talking xgl wise, Ubuntu for everything else

kichimi · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:36 pm

Ubuntu, im looking forward to ubuntu 6.10 to come out becuase it has gnome 2.16!!, i think it comes out on the 26th but im not sure

Quote:

The final release of version 6.10 is scheduled for 26 October 2006

Strait from the ubutnu website

empireum · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:57 pm

Debian.

rasco · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:07 am

I'm an oldskool linux user, that's why I prefer Slackware.

tails92 · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:27 pm

Like rasco, my favourite Linux distribution is Slackware.

kidde · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Sun Oct 22, 2006 10:55 pm

Same here, Slackware all the way.

ewan275 · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:40 pm

Kubuntu for me

kichimi · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:18 am

I really dont like KDE, im a gnome fan

ewan275 · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:06 am

I only perfer KDE as I am a Windows Addict, I just cant get to grips with the menus being at the top

kichimi · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:17 am

Well that makes sense, you kno in gnome you can move the menu to the bottem, thats what i did, until i got used to it being at the top

empireum · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Oct 23, 2006 3:00 am

I'm a Mac user primarily now, and therefore I prefer Gnome with the menu bar on top.

longview · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:33 am

Gentoo, because of the ricer-placebo effect.

RentedMule · **Post subject:** Slackware death **Posted:** Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:39 am

I abandoned slackware when the lead author fell really ill, and I was tired of the same package management that has been there since day 1.

I moved to Gentoo after that for a number of reasons. Number one, package management. Its all there. No hunting for which tgz contained the lib you needed. All my apps that support gnome will be built with gnome support if I just place "gnome, gtk, gtk+" and whatever else in my use flags. I personally use WindowMaker, but being able to have things not compiled by default with crap like Motif is a big plus.

Prog · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:50 am

Ubuntu, because it's the closest to being an actual usable main operating system instead of a fun thing to boot into every once in a while. :roll:

___ · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:03 am

ubuntu as it is the only one i got

ppc_digger · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:18 am

Gentoo with KDE customized to look like OS/2 Warp 4 (the interface, not the theme).

mtttt · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:27 pm

Suse is best

Shrimp · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:49 am

I actually like kubuntu

prx984 · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:58 am

i like all of the ubuntu versions, Xubuntu/Ubuntu/Kubuntu

but my favorite is the basic, Ubuntu.

iv got 6.(something, dunno what) and it works alright. i did, however, eventually go back to windows though. i can't use linux just yet because of all my windows stuff.

Shrimp · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:05 am

cygnus wrote:

i like all of the ubuntu versions, Xubuntu/Ubuntu/Kubuntu

but my favorite is the basic, Ubuntu.

iv got 6.(something, dunno what) and it works alright. i did, however, eventually go back to windows though. i can't use linux just yet because of all my windows stuff.

lol, two weeks ago I installed kubuntu on my main PC, but it got sort of annoying, I thought it would be the perfect OS but it wasn't :cry:

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I still use it in vmware though frequently, :lol:

Frozenport · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:23 am

I think different versions of Linux should go with different tasks but my overal favorites are...

Arch - It works quickly and I feel the most in control
Damn Small Linux - It does a thing that no other Distrobutions are good at
Gentoo - Once installed first time Linux users can often use it better then others

Shrimp · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:55 am

Frozenport wrote:

I think different versions of Linux should go with different tasks but my overal favorites are...

Arch - It works quickly and I feel the most in control
Damn Small Linux - It does a thing that no other Distrobutions are good at
Gentoo - Once installed first time Linux users can often use it better then others

I've tried all of those excpet Arch, *goes to distrowatch for a download*

Axalon · **Post subject:** **Posted:** Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:41 am

Arch is a nice distro. I absolutely adore pacman, its package manager. So simple, like a hybrid rpm/portage, without the hassle of annoying -dev packages.

That said, I went the rough route and did LFS and did a little modifying of the process to use pacman as the package manager. Its a good feeling to know everything that's going on in your system. I mean, if some people like to build their own computers, why not build your own OS?

benny1091 · **Post subject:** Custom Linux **Posted:** Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:36 am

ive only used mandrake linuxwith XPde installed because i needed a simple, XP/Vista like desktop to help me migrate to Linux. Dont ask how I got XpDE To install, i was given a cd with it like that. i cant find it though, but if i do ill upload it if any1 is interested

http://xpde.com/

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