Your favorite Linux distro

Discussion in 'polls' started by Mrkvonic, Oct 23, 2006.

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What's your favorite Linux?

  1. SUSE

    18 vote(s)
    8.2%
  2. Ubuntu

    128 vote(s)
    58.2%
  3. Fedora

    22 vote(s)
    10.0%
  4. Gentoo

    6 vote(s)
    2.7%
  5. Mandriva

    7 vote(s)
    3.2%
  6. Slackware

    7 vote(s)
    3.2%
  7. Other

    62 vote(s)
    28.2%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. steve161

    steve161 Registered Member

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    Thanks for the heads up Riverrun. I'll keep an eye on that issue when I get around to the laptop.
     
  2. Riverrun

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    I thought the default was 11 Benny but I could be wrong. I know that I reduced it by 2 points and that it made a big difference.
     
  3. steve161

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    So you are using 9 with the default sans font? I will try it out but, although I complimented the font rendering in Ubuntu, I do not have an issue with it in PCLOS. Actually, since I switched to liberation sans it looks good., and it is a smaller font than the default.
     
  4. wat0114

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    PCLinuxOS 2007 (dual booting w/XP), with Ubuntu a close second.
     
  5. jrmhng

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    Arch is very configurable and awesome if you are willing to get your hands dirty. Xubuntu is also nice because everything is already configured. Really depends on if I feel like hacking or just want a desktop that works.
     
  6. Beavenburt

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    There were no problems with screen resolution for me in the latest release.
     
  7. Arup

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    Linux comes in so many flavors its like being in a ice cream parlor, can't nominate one, all of them come with their pros and cons.
     
  8. Pseudo

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    Fedora and SUSE.
     
  9. steve161

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    True, and I assume there are only a small number of members who have tried more than 15-20 distros.
     
  10. Eagle Creek

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    I wonder why... ;).

    But I agree. I think that's why a lot of novice people get confused by it. The Windows version you get corrospodents with the year of it being published, period.
     
  11. Pedro

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    That's the generalized "Linux". If you think Ubuntu (only an example), then it's simpler. Just a perspective.
     
  12. Riverrun

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  13. Eagle Creek

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    Absolutely. I think that's one of the reasons why many Linux 'starters' like Ubuntu.
     
  14. Ocky

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    Ubuntu. Haven't tried any other distros yet, but was given a Mepis 7.0
    live cd. Seems very good, but won't install just yet. Anybody else
    tried Mepis ?
     
  15. BrysonB

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    I haven't had Linux for a few years now. I started with Caldera and liked it a lot. When I get the nerve up to dual boot my laptop with Linux/Win XP, I will probably try SUSE.
     
  16. SteveTX

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    OpenWRT
     
  17. Beavenburt

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    Still Arch with KDEmod DE :p
    I tell you, this is the absolute nuts.
     
  18. Al_C

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    Free BSD. Technically Unix, not Linux, it runs Linux just fine, and the ports collection make installing apps a breeze.
     
  19. Mr2cents

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    I've burned around 25 linux live cd's in the last few months. There's a lot of good distros out there. After all the cd burning frenzy, My favorite is:

    1. Linuxmint 5 (Elyssa ) Main Edition (rev1) Gnome Here Mint now has a x64 bit edition. May not be stable yet though.

    2. Mepis 7.9.70 beta Like it almost as much as mint. Currently booting mint, mepis, and xp in a triple configeration. You can find it Here

    3. Parsix, Like mint, is based off "ubuntu." I may add this one to my harddrive. Be booting 4 os.lol. Not a well known distro. Newbie friendly, I would urge anyone to download it and run the live cd. Cons: unlike mepis and mint. It doesn't have a very big forum. :(
    You can find "parsix" Here If you run the live cd and click on something that brings up a box requiring root privilages. the root password is "parsix"

    It comes down to a matter of taste aand what works good with your computer.
    There's a couple more I like.

    4. Ubuntu
    5. Suse
     
  20. element119

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  21. rolarocka

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    I once tried Puppy Linux and liked that it was so light.
     
  22. Beavenburt

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    Still Arch here, I loves it. Using XFCE rather then KdeMod now, it's just so ~snipped~ light and fast on my ~snipped~ old desktop.

    ~EC edit: Please watch your language, thank you.~
     
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  23. yeow

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    Pardus Linux, a Turkish disto. So far almost painless for me compared to Ubuntu & Xubuntu. Lighter than those 2, but still not as light as WinXP on my ancient P3.

    I've read that Pardus was being used/trialed on the Turkish defense ministry's recruitment dept? I wonder how that turned out. It'd be good for dev & stability if it actually manages to achieve some sort of penetration into ministerial depts.
     
  24. Minimax2000

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  25. Longboard

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    :D
    What's wrong with you guys LOL
    Wolvix.
    Rock and Roll...
     
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