DISTRABUTIONS

[Gr0und_Zer0_#]

Ok I have desided to take the step into linux. The all powerfull pangiun. I would like to know your opinions on the best distrabutions out there thx :p

[FoBoT]

what is your background?

what will you do with the linux?

what type of apps do you use?

server or desktop?

see the sig

answer these questions, four and i will open the door! :D

[Gr0und_Zer0_#]

I come from the land of the windows :)
I will most likely spend my time constantly tweaking.
I use mostly games and visual software.
I use a desktop.

I have answerd the 4 now SHOW ME THE DOOR :D

[ph34r]

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/distronhf.html

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by Gr0und_Zer0_#:
I have answerd the 4 now SHOW ME THE DOOR :D

for that i would either use mandrake 7.2 or if you want the "not free beer" suse 7.1, it should do you nice

keep in mind, that not all distributions support all hardware, so either check those distributions web sites for hardware compatibility or post back here with problems and we will TRY to help

money back if not satisfied! ;)

[bdg1983]

I've saved my comment in a text file to make it easier on myself to post for the hourly distro question. Any comments on it?


Everyone has their own opinion as you can see by the many 'What's the best distro' questions.

I would suggest you judge by yourself.

Visit all of their websites, check for hardware compatibility, features, versions of included software etc.

You can read some of it right here.
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/index.html

Everyone has their own opinion on distros.

A Redhat user will usually tell you Redhat is the best.

A Mandrake user will also usually tell you that Mandrake is the best.

And so on and so on.

As for stability, someone could be running SuSE on some specific hardware and not have any problems, while another using different hardware could have all sorts of problems. They will of course, not recommend SuSE.

I personally like Caldera's eDesktop 2.4 while others may have nothing but negative comments about eDesktop. I've never had any problems with it, but others may.

So what I suggest, make a note of all your hardware, visit all the distros websites you are considering, check for hardware compatibility, software included, kernel versions, xfree versions etc. and also take some notes.

While at their websites, read the faq's, read posts in their knowledgebase (if they have one) so you can get an idea of what to expect during installation with any similar hardware you may have.

Do some research on your own and base your decision on that, not what everyone else thinks you should get or not get.

PS - I think you should get Caldera's eDesktop 2.4

[MBMarduk]

Originally posted by mdwatts:
I've saved my comment in a text file to make it easier on myself to post for the hourly distro question.

GREAT IDEA!!! :eek: :cool:
Though there's the risk of losing touch with the person's problem... :rolleyes:
Which IMHO is not nice.

-Mike

[pico]

For a beginner with no knowlede of Linux I would recommend using Mandrake. It is a popular alternative to a popular distribution, RedHat. It's as user friendly as Linux gets, and it will show you the power of Linux. If you're not afraid of wasting some time on reading documentation you could start of with some of the harder distributions (Slackware and Debian), although I would not recommend this.

[bdl]

Umm, door's over there....*points*


:D