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Desktop Distro
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:42 am
by jason
Obviously, I am going to miss a few, please forgive me. Tell us why you selected that distro, and who you think that distro is good for. Also, if you select Other, please let us know what that Other is.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 2:05 pm
by Pyrite
I chose Slackware, cause that is what I use. And its good for subgenii like myself, and people who want to learn Linux, as Slackware will FORCE you to learn Linux. Who is it good for? Probably advanced Linux users or people who want to be advanced Linux users

Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 3:51 pm
by volka
I voted for SuSE because I can leave people alone with it

As appetizer I prefer
knoppix linux-on-cd.
The boost of performance when compiling all software for a specific platform is sometimes more than just noticeable and my linux box isn't the fastest one; so my personal choice is gentoo.
Let's see if - now that is free for download ...again - solaris 9 x86 can change something :]
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 8:15 pm
by TheDeath2k4
i have always been a big fan of the Redhats, and then i got into Mandrake, but i think i need a change. but i voted for Redhat. even though it was a pain in the ass to setup my NVidia GeForce Fx 5200.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2003 10:50 pm
by Nay
TheDeath2k4 wrote:i have always been a big fan of the Redhats, and then i got into Mandrake, but i think i need a change. but i voted for Redhat. even though it was a pain in the ass to setup my NVidia GeForce Fx 5200.
Then give it to me dude

. Heh, I'm on a RedHat dual boot. I love it, no drivers needed - or search-able <_<. I can't get my USB modem to work with it. I should be getting an ethernet one - soon.
But overall, I love it. It can run at 1600 x 1200 which my XP can't. Everything compiles quite good - I installed all packages so I don't miss out anything needed.
-Nay
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2003 9:33 am
by devork
red hat and mandrake

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:14 pm
by Derfel Cadarn
SuSE 8.2: I buy the newest-but-one OS everytime SuSE brings out a new version for €10!! I'm waiting for SuSE to come up with 9.1, so I can get the 9.0-version!!
I'd like to see Bill Gates do that!!
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:35 am
by FOsk8r
Mandrake Soft.
Just looked cool.
Wanted to mess around with linux/windows machine.
It works great.
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 11:11 am
by Straterra
MANDRAKE! I have tried every major distro, including BSD...and I think Mandrake is the best for a desktop or workstation type of machine.
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:00 pm
by scorphus
Debian comands! Both server and desktop. And there's nothing I can say that will explain it for you. Try it, and see for yourself.
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2004 7:16 pm
by JAM
Mandrake.
Easy to understand for someone that lacks the knowledge and don't have the time to put an real effort in, as me. Easy and understandable printed manual and other books along with it upon purchasing it, for those doing that...
Deal with Linux very little to actually give any better comment of pro's and con's as I only use it to work with (cant risk playing with it to much).
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:55 am
by Pyrite
Good point. Mandrake is a rather noobish distro.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:10 am
by patrikG
Suse: it's easy, comfy and makes life for people who haven't been using Linux since 1992 (like me) much easier.
I've been using Mandrake for the last couple of months and am not too impressed with it. RPMs and dependencies are somewhat funny at times and Mandrake does not make the job easier at all.
I'd go with Suse any time.
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:39 pm
by jaxn
Since it is all the same kernel and all the same software (monis distro specific admin tools like YaST), I base my preference for desktop linux based on package management.
I used Slackware for a few years because I hated packages in general and slackpacks are very stable (but I compiled most stuff from source).
I have been using Gentoo for a few months now. emerge/portage is GREAT. Now I just let emerge compile from source for me
If I had to give up Gentoo I would have a tough choice between Slackware and Debian.
-Jackson
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 12:58 am
by Michael 01
I have used RedHat, Suse, KDE, Gnome and now currently Lindows.
All have great traits, and all have their general purpose, however for the desktop I have to recommend Lindows for those wanting to try Linux, but are still used to the Windows world.
I had a few problems with Lindows out of the gate cocerning my printer, Zip drive, a odd instance where it thought my DVD drive was the CD drive, and of course the sound card...which after much of the afternoon <span style='color:blue' title='I'm naughty, are you naughty?'>smurf</span> away, it finally was configured to work. Very similar to Redhat when it comes to sound or graphic issues. It completely missed my Nvidia geforce card.
There are people installing php,mysql, and apache on Lindows (a few tricks to do it though) and as far as performance, it really rocks.
The one thing that they didnt mention though, was that a small nominal fee is needed to become a member of the Lindows community to download the proper drivers...this sort of <span style='color:blue' title='I'm naughty, are you naughty?'>smurf</span> me off a bit because its really hard to configure all of this stuff in, and than turn around and wait until the next payday so you can download the right drivers so you can enjoy the full spectrum of the software.lol....
All and all. its definitly something that could give Windows a run for its money.