DominO123 Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 How many use Linux here or tried it, I am wondering, and which distro you prefer. Here are my faviored right now. Ubuntu OpenSuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 (edited) I'm running mandriva as we speak (in a vmware box). I don't have much preference as I just wanted something easy. Right now, I am playing with learning python. I have a student that just loves GenToo. Edited June 9, 2007 by Sip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shahan Araradian Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 (edited) How many use Linux here or tried it, I am wondering, and which distro you prefer. Here are my faviored right now. Ubuntu OpenSuse I use OpenSuse 10.1 with GNOME; works like a charm, and am about to install 10.2 for a server. Also, I'm about to install Ubuntu for the first time for a family computer. I picked Ubuntu for a family computer, b/c I think Ubuntu's better for a Personal OS because it's got the latest available open source software (most important for me is the UI/desktop environment: Ubuntu 7.0.4 has got the latest GNOME [2.18], whereas OpenSuSe usually lags in its adoption of the latest software by around 1 year; for example, the latest OpenSuSe [10.2] is still on GNOME 2.16). I haven't tried Ubuntu's server edition, but that might be next... Has anyone tried Xen, the open source virtualization software? Edited June 9, 2007 by Shahan Araradian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I'm running mandriva as we speak (in a vmware box). I don't have much preference as I just wanted something easy. Right now, I am playing with learning python. I have a student that just loves GenToo. I was on Mandriva for long. The reason I gave up was licensing, you have to pay, either you have to wait. Ubuntu is very easy to install and use to and has no licence, truly totally free. I am concerned that OpenSuse will become like Mandriva, but its manager (control panel etc) is really great. They also have great reviews for PCLinuxOS 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I use OpenSuse 10.1 with GNOME; works like a charm, and am about to install 10.2 for a server. I'm about to install Ubuntu for the first time for a family computer. I think Ubuntu's better for a Personal OS because Ubuntu's got the latest available open source software (most important for me is the UI; so for example, Ubuntu 7.0.4 has got the latest GNOME [2.18], whereas OpenSuSe usually lags in its adoption of the latest software by around 1 years; for example, OpenSuSe 10.2 is still on GNOME 2.16). I haven't tried Ubuntu's server edition, but that might be next... Has anyone tried Xen, the open source virtualization software? OpenSuse beats Ubuntu on its manager, it is similar to Mandriva. Overal, I think that the most balanced I have tried is Ubuntu, a friend is telling me though that PCLinuxOS will take its place soon, have not tried yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexV Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 How many use Linux here or tried it, I am wondering, and which distro you prefer. Here are my faviored right now. Ubuntu OpenSuse I use Debian 4.0 myself. I also liked Ubuntu a lot, but I prefer Debian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I use Debian 4.0 myself. I also liked Ubuntu a lot, but I prefer Debian. I have to try it, I have not tried Debian for a long time, the only version I had tried was for my old MAC with its 680x0 version. What do you like from Debian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexV Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Overal, I think that the most balanced I have tried is Ubuntu, a friend is telling me though that PCLinuxOS will take its place soon, have not tried yet. I just read this review of PCLinuxOS at http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070528#feature I'm going to try it some time this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I just read this review of PCLinuxOS at http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20070528#feature I'm going to try it some time this weekend. I downloaded it yesterday and the LiveCD option did not work. If you install it your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexV Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I have to try it, I have not tried Debian for a long time, the only version I had tried was for my old MAC with its 680x0 version. What do you like from Debian? I like the simplicity and the efficiency, I guess. I'm not really a Linux expert, so I can't give you a very "technical" reason. Debian used to be somewhat outdated (their philosophy was to use old but 100% stable software), but version 4.0 is pretty good. It's now pretty much like Ubuntu (which makes sense since Ubuntu is Debian-based), but without the extra stuff which I find useless. But that's just me... I like vanilla ice cream, which most people find boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted June 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 I like the simplicity and the efficiency, I guess. I'm not really a Linux expert, so I can't give you a very "technical" reason. Debian used to be somewhat outdated (their philosophy was to use old but 100% stable software), but version 4.0 is pretty good. It's now pretty much like Ubuntu (which makes sense since Ubuntu is Debian-based), but without the extra stuff which I find useless. But that's just me... I like vanilla ice cream, which most people find boring. Vanilla icecream boring, who dare say that? The thing I don't like with Linux is that some more centralisation would help, why not use all that men ressources on one distro. Like FreeBSD for exemple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexV Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I downloaded it yesterday and the LiveCD option did not work. If you install it your feedback would be greatly appreciated. Well, I've been trying PCLinuxOS for a couple of days now (I'm using it right now) and it's one of the best distros I've seen so far. Really easy for someone who's not too familiar with Linux. Everything I tried worked right away (networking, printing, mp3s, videos, DVDs, Flash, Java, etc.) -- I didn't need to download any extra packages and make dozens of adjustments. Եվ շատ պարզ է PCLinuxOS-ը կազմաձևել Հայերեն գրելու համար (if one needs to be able to write in Armenian; I know it's more complicated with some distros for someone who's not too comfortable with Linux). In short, it's very user-friendly, and it looks pretty nice. I'm going to leave it on my computer for a while... -- Ա. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted June 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Well, I've been trying PCLinuxOS for a couple of days now (I'm using it right now) and it's one of the best distros I've seen so far. Really easy for someone who's not too familiar with Linux. Everything I tried worked right away (networking, printing, mp3s, videos, DVDs, Flash, Java, etc.) -- I didn't need to download any extra packages and make dozens of adjustments. Եվ շատ պարզ է PCLinuxOS-ը կազմաձևել Հայերեն գրելու համար (if one needs to be able to write in Armenian; I know it's more complicated with some distros for someone who's not too comfortable with Linux). In short, it's very user-friendly, and it looks pretty nice. I'm going to leave it on my computer for a while... -- Ա. Thanks for the feedback, does the Live CD option work in your computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Error 404 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Red Hat is the way to go Well all the government and commercial enterprise agencies are using it. But if you are a newcomer in the penguin world and if you like the GUI much then any of the new flavours are fine. I personally like Ubuntu for it's way of handling installed and attached devices. It recognizes them instantly, no need for installing drivers or worse case scenario compiling the kernel. There are other old distributions optimized for haxors, developers and sysadmins. But again it all depends what do you want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexV Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 Thanks for the feedback, does the Live CD option work in your computer? It does on my desktop computer. On my laptop, I had to use the VESA option, though, because PCLinuxOS had trouble detecting my video card. -- Ա. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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