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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's the generalized "Linux". If you think Ubuntu (only an example), then it's simpler. Just a perspective.
Don't know if you folks have seen the screenshots for Ubuntu 8.10. I think that they look really promising. Good to see that the developers are paying attention to how the Distro looks. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-8-10-Alpha-1-Screenshot-Tour-89049.shtml
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 ?
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.
Free BSD. Technically Unix, not Linux, it runs Linux just fine, and the ports collection make installing apps a breeze.
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
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.~
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.