Everyones favorit distribution???

[Pixsy]

This may be a little off topic, but
I am new to linux & I was wondering what distribution(s) you prefer & why. :-)

Thanks.

[Geoff]

redhat, because it installs easily for newbies like I was when I installed it http://www.linuxplanet.com/discussion/smile.gif

i haven't tried any other distributions so I don't know.

[FamMan]

Redhat is the easiest to install and setup.
It practically does everything for you.
I am trying S.U.S.E. 6.0 at the moment and it is harder to deal with than RedHat. The only good part about that is that I am learning alot.

[Eccentric]

I'm using RedHat, but have heard alot of good things about Debian. Funny thing is, I'm always seeing rpms and no debs. Redhat 6.0 comes with Gnome and KDE. Interesting!

[anacron]

I like Mandrake 8.2 myself.

[Okie]

Redhat & Slackware are my two favorites...

[z0mbix]

:D Debian :D

1) Debian - cos it's mature
2) Slackware - cos it's simple
3) Gentoo - cos it's exciting

[Saptech]

Use Slack and you neva go back!:cool:

[z0mbix]

Originally posted by Saptech
Use Slack and you neva go back!:cool:

I did ;) although I still love Slackware, I just prefer debian :)

[Dave2001]

:D Debian :D

[Icarus]

Red Hat is nice because it is very easy to setup. It is a nice learning distro also, the built in management tools are just OK so you get to learn a lot about hand editing files :D

Of course yesterday I did use netconfig to change the network info on a Linux box and it worked very well, didn't even have to reboot...370 days and counting on Red Hat 5.2 (Apollo):D
Now I need to get the net admin to update the DNS records for it :p

I have also used Gentoo and Slackware (kinda)
Gentoo is real nice but takes forever to setup because it downloads all the parts and compiles them (makes it fast in the end, but paint dries faster)
Never really got a working Slackware system, didn't try very hard though. I've been looking into trying Debian sometime soon...

[scanez]

Originally posted by Eccentric
Funny thing is, I'm always seeing rpms and no debs.
Most major apps will have debs available. If not on their site then certainly on the debian apt-get mirrors ;) Check packages.debian.org to see what packages are on these mirrors. Also note that even if the app is not on these mirrors, there are MANY unofficial mirrors you can use.
Redhat 6.0 comes with Gnome and KDE. Interesting!
Most distros come with gnome and kde...

[kapwfm]

I used to like Mandrake...until the latest versions. I thought the 7.x series of Mandrake was better. I want to try RedHat 7.3. Funny thing is...I've had the CD's for over a month...just haven't done anything with them yet. :D

[Psycho]

Libranet 2.0 is based on Debian's Woody and they've done a really nice configuration of it. I just saw in the newsletter that they've made a download available. Yay

They're calling it Libranet essential edition, it looks like pretty much the whole thing minus Star Office. You can always apt-get anything else from Woody.

It's pretty nice for newbie & not so newbie alike.:D

[danrees]

Debian Woody at the moment, but I'm pretty fickle :D

I'll happily use Debian or Red Hat, but don't mind SuSE either. Debian is just much easier to keep up to date (and less hassle if you know what you're doing).

Famman - it comes as no surprise that you're finding SuSE 6.0 difficult, as there has been 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 8.0 since then :p Try downloading 8.0 or 7.3 from ftp.suse.com (use a mirror), and you might be able to make a fair comparison...

[carlywarly]

Have a look at the date of the first posting on this thread - 04-25-1999

I think this is a case of undead threads resurrected by a software error.

[Ludootje]

Libranet (and therefore debian I guess) but if you're new to linux, you shouldn't base your choice of distro on the answers in this topic *at all*... a favorite distro mostly isn't an easy to use distro. get SuSE for a userfriendly distro, and check distrowatch.com

edit: woops just saw carly's post lol
I guess (s)he isn't new to linux anymore ;)

[danrees]

Originally posted by carlywarly
Have a look at the date of the first posting on this thread - 04-25-1999

I think this is a case of undead threads resurrected by a software error.

Lol, no wonder farmman was using SuSE 6.0 :D

[Psycho]

:o The thread that wouldn't die, should have picked up on the dated Linux versions. lol :o

[Timothy L. Miller]

I used to like Mandrake 8.2 best. But since trying libranet, I've got to admit I'm in love with it now. SO nice. Much more up to date than standard Debian (although by no means cutting edge), and WAY easier to install and get working. I'm also trying to learn Slackware, but so far, it's a no-go.