Do you use Linux?

[dog]

Do you use Linux?

If so what Distro? and Why?

How long have you been using it?

What percentage of the time do you use/boot into Linux when using your PC?

[dog]

I prefer Mandriva (No particular reason - I also like SuSE) .... I use it 95% of the time my PCs are running.

I've been using Linux for about a year, and am still learning every day. Currently I'm reading "Hacking Linux Exposed" to expand my knowledge. I'm still rather a noob, but learning very quickly.

If anyone would care to suggested any reading material - I'm all ears. ;) :)

[bigc73542]

I have and will be useing Linux again. I received from Novel a three cd set of novel desktop so I have to get busy and do a little partitioning and get it installed.

[Mrkvonic]

Hi,
I use Suse installed and live and Knoppix live. I also have Ubuntu live, but I don't use it. I don't use them too much, since most of the games I like and play are Windows-based.
Mrk

[Slovak]

Slackware 10.2, because it is simply the best 100% true linux like distro out there. I also use Ubuntu because it's the best debian based distro out there.

5 years for Slackware, Ubuntu since it came out.

40% of the time in Linux, would be more except for the crappy ATI support.

[tansu]

I use OpenSuse 10
Started with knoppix live cd then jumped to Suse professional 9.0 about 1.5 years ago

[eyes-open]

On another machine I have a SimplyMepis liveCD install on a spare partition.

Haven't had time to play yet - other than made sure it could use my router and monitor.

[WSFuser]

im currently trialing SuSe (for less than a week) now. I trialed it based on results from a Linux distro quiz (http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php). but afaik linux goes, im a complete n00b. i still need to do more research on installing apps and especially drivers.

[Oggie]

i wanna try it.. hopefully when i get my cdrw drive working i can boot up "ubuntu" :)

[iceni60]

since i installed Ubuntu i've booted into XP 3 times i think. twice to try and see if i could burn a cd i was having problems with and once to try out a windows imaging program. i totally love Ubuntu, anyone who hasn't tried Gnu/Linux is missing out. i've got debian, suse 10 and Mandriva on discs ready to try and Damn small Linux, Knoppix, Kanotix (?spelling), Linspire livecds and some others i forget. i'd like to try Auditor livecd too.

[Arup]

SuSe 10, its the most complete and well tested package.

[Happy Bytes]

Tiger 10.4.x here. Best OS what you can get.

[JimIT]

Xandros 3.0, and SuSE 9.2. Both are easy to use, and have a lot of features for everyday computing. The file manager in Xandros is very good, and Codeweaver stuff is helpful.

[Nick Rhodes]

Long time since I touched Linux.

Used Minix/Linux at Uni.

Setup of couple of Servers running Slackware (web server and a quake server).

Used to have a Win98 machine ( hated Win98) and a Slackware box that I spent as much time on.
Also lucky enough to be able to remote login into Linux (inside uni) from dialup so used to be able to ftp big files at high speed rates to my user account whilst surfing the web at home and then collect them on floppy the following day.

Once had to do some DB++ on a HP Mainframe... argggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh.

But I think for 5 years I've not touched Linux, mainly due to me working for a MS Loving Organisation (we are slowly moving to active directory network from netware).

One of my Best friends loves (and works with exclusivly) Linux, currently one of the maintainers of Khaos, though the servers run on Slackware 10 (I think).

[mikel108]

I have 5 Ubuntu CD's on their way in the mail. Can't wait to try it!;D

[stalker]

Yes, I also use the Slackware distro; particularly the Zipslack variant ...


And until recently, I was used to use a Linux this way: I had a FAT32-formatted C:\ partition with Windows 98/SE (built "on top" of MS-DOS, or at least "cooperative" with it, if not on top), and an NTFS-formatted D:\ partition with Windows XP/Pro. In this double-booting system, I mostly run XP, but ocassionally I also booted to 98 for one legacy program I was using, and of course, to first boot into MS-DOS and then to Linux which is located under the C:\Linux\ directory.


Even though I remember reading about the newer kernel-builds supporting the NT file-system; I would prefer to use Linux from FAT32-formatted partition anyway. However, this current setup of mine is quite old now, and in the mean time, my Windows 98/SE installation got screwed-up.


So I am interested, is there an alternative way of booting into Linux in particular situation (maybe with Free DOS) ??


thanks, stalker

[mikel108]

-{ Quote: "I have 5 Ubuntu CD's on their way in the mail. Can't wait to try it!;D" }-


I recieved them...it installed great..just a little trouble connecting to internet(another thread (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=680176#post680176))

[TonyW]

I've never used Linux, and I'm happy with my Windows OS.

[manOFpeace]

Not yet.

[beetlejuice69]

I ordered Ubuntu live and just waiting for it to arrive to give it a hook.

[progress]

No :dry:

[FastGame]

3 years later, I imagine this poll would have different results.

Arch, Linux Mint, PcLinuxOS are what I use.

[ThunderZ]

These old polls just won`t go away. :o

Have Wolvix loaded on a 4th lap top. Does not see much use.

Do have several live CDs used for file recovery etc. on hosed systems. Does that count? :doubt:

[suliman]

I am using Ubuntu and have been using it for +three weeks now. Well, I have been trying it on and off shortly for a year or so through Wubi, but I took the leap and made a proper install with no regrets. Have not booted into Vista, which was may main OS before, since then.

A couple of times a week I boot to my Windows XP gaming snapshot to play good old COD4.
I have Ubuntu coz it is the easiest to understand, all is very easy for an old Windows user :)

[Beavenburt]

Yes. The big daddy - Debian. Why? - Light, fast, secure, customizable, easy, massive repo, massive community and above all free plus loads more.
Been using Linux on the desktop for about 15 months now and Debian for about 4 months exclusively unless using the missus XP laptop.

[NoIos]

Linux Mint and Debian are my choices lately.

[chrisretusn]

Slackware since day one.

[YeOldeStonecat]

Yes...on laptops, OpenSuse, Mint, Ubuntu
Yes...as my router/firewall. Usually PFSense, occasionally get the latest version of another distro just to try it....Untangle, Endian, etc.

[tlu]

I use Kubuntu almost exclusively. Windows XP is still installed on my computer but I hardly use it anymore - if I boot into it it's more or less to fetch the newest updates. But I'm heavily dependent on one specific Windows application for which I haven't found a Linux alternative. That's why I use it in another Windows installation running in a Virtualbox VM on my Linux host.

[Eice]

I dual-boot both my laptops now (XP + Ubuntu on Intel-based Dell Inspiron, Vista + PCLinuxOS on AMD-based Compaq Presario), and use both Windows and Linux equally. Linux has really been an eye-opening experience ever since I started trying it a month or so ago, but my interest in Windows remains undiminished, not to mention that I still need it for games.

[zapjb]

Do you use Linux? Yes

If so what Distro? and Why? PCLinuxOS - The out of the box experience. And the fabulous forum support.

How long have you been using it? About 3yrs. But I took a 10mos break in there, so 2yrs+ really.

What percentage of the time do you use/boot into Linux when using your PC? Well now I'm just getting back into Linux. So about 30% of the time. And my laptop has a ATI vid card so the graphics aren't as good as Nvidia. So watching movies & such I go into my Vista64 partition a lot. If there was a excellent driver for my ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 card I'd use Linux almost exclusively.

[cheater87]

Yes I use Ubuntu on my laptop.

[Pedro]

Yes, Debian Squeeze.
Waiting for KDE 4.3 to change desktop.

And i agree with ThunderZ, this poll is getting really old heh.

[vijayind]

Arch Linux : Took a while to get it up, and now its sprinting ;)
Also instant-on Linux OS: Linpus Lite.

[Longboard]

-{ Quote: "3 years later, I imagine this poll would have different results." }-
LOL see post no4 in this poll.

Yes: Wolvix, TinyMe, PCLOS, Arch, CentOs :thumb:
Testing for about 18 months
% = 95 for personal

[Arup]

Ubuntu x64 rocks, waiting for version 9 on April 23.

[steve161]

Linux exclusively. Ubuntu 8.04 and PCLinuxOS dual boot. I have Ubuntu because that was my first distro and it has never given me a reason to drop it. PCLinuxOS because it also worked out of the box on my system. Have also tried Mepis, Zenwalk, and Wolvix. DreamLinux on deck.

[mrfargoreed]

After trying several LiveCDs, I settled on Linux Mint about a week ago and I love it. If it weren't for the sake of literally one or two programs that I can't get on Linux (a decent binary newsreader and being able to use Photoshop), I would use it exclusively. Haven't managed to get it working on my laptop yet due to the notorious hassles of finding the right wireless driver, but if I can find replacements for the two programs above, then I'll make the switch for good.

[Boost]

-{ Quote: "I've never used Linux, and I'm happy with my Windows OS." }-

:thumb:

Never had a reason to try it,as I've never had any problems using Windows,so no sense in changing.

[Eice]

-{ Quote: "Never had a reason to try it" }-
You mean other than the fact that you're actually proud that you can use five or less security programs on Windows?

[blacknight]

I've been used Kubuntu, and Linux Mint too. I stopped, because I'm not interested to learn Unix and to use shell to do every other thing more than to browse in internet and to use Open Office. And I'm not interested to flame about it. ;D ;D

[demonon]

I dualboot Vista and Ubuntu. I also run puppy linux on a very old rig.

[noone_particular]

I have 2 versions of Linux installed but rarely use them. The older versions of Windows that I use serve my needs. I don't have the time it would take to get proficient with Linux and for the most part, I have lost interest in it.