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Desktop Distro 2007
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:43 pm
by Christopher
This a 2007 poll of people's favorite Linux
desktop distro, because the list of top distros changes year to year. This new poll should provide more up-to-date information on what people are using. I have selected the current top ~15 from
distrowatch.com (including FreeBSD). If a favorite has been overlooked, let us know.
The previous 2003-2006 poll is
here.
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:49 pm
by Kieran Huggins
It will be interesting to see if/where/how much users have consolidated recently.
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:02 pm
by RobertGonzalez
As with my previous votes of the same type, Fedora Core.
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:32 pm
by Chris Corbyn
Ubuntu. Cleanly done, user-friendly, with the command-line environment people like me can turn to for package management. Based on a debian underbelly so damn stable and easy to find packages for in the repositories. Performing a full dsitribution upgrade never takes more than an hour, most of which time is downloading packages.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:20 am
by evilmonkey
d11wtq wrote:Ubuntu. Cleanly done, user-friendly, with the command-line environment people like me can turn to for package management. Based on a debian underbelly so damn stable and easy to find packages for in the repositories. Performing a full dsitribution upgrade never takes more than an hour, most of which time is downloading packages.
Updating from dapper to edgy, my (k)ubutu crapped out. X wouldn't start after updating. I'd start it manually, but it would crash in about two minutes. I had to do a fresh install. Even though I could've scoured the forums and fixed my problem, I just couldn't be bothered...
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:38 am
by Jenk
I'll give you one guess what I voted..
I am a control freak, and it provides me the control I desire.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:43 am
by DrTom
Gentoo. Makes it as simple as it can be to get things configured how I want them.
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:36 am
by Kieran Huggins
wow... so far 8/11 is debian, with 7/8 of that *ubuntu! That's crazy!
Come to think of it.. doesn't surprise me that much.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:03 pm
by Bryan
Fedora all the way!

Looking to Fedora 7 myself.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:08 pm
by Oren
Hey Bryan...
They said "Desktop distro" if you didn't notice
Ubuntu eats Fedora for launch

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:12 pm
by Bryan
Fedora is a desktop OS. And a very decent one, at that. Just gotta know how to work it.
Everah: good to know there's another Fedora guy on here.

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:20 pm
by RobertGonzalez
Yup, I am a big proponent of Fedora. I haven't yet had a chance to install Ubuntu to test, though I am sure it will be close to as cool as Fedora. In any event, they both trump Windows so I'd be happy with either. But at this point, I am totally pro-Fedora.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 3:30 pm
by Oren
Well then install Ubuntu... I tried both Fedora and Ubuntu (each for only few days). Right now I have Ubuntu and it's much more user friendly. You really should give it a try.
Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 4:02 pm
by RobertGonzalez
I'm trying, but I have three computers at home that are all puking at some point or another on any install (Fedora or Ubuntu). When I get a computer that I can be confident I could shoot in the face with a bazooka, I will get them installed.
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:11 pm
by aaronhall
After so many problems getting Ubuntu Edgy 64bit to cooperate, I got 32bit Feisty installed and working, so I had to come on here and brag about it. Got both of my monitors working, my five button mouse working, beryl/emerald installed (verrrry cool), eclipse installed... I'm so proud of myself

. Everything's lovely, and I'm officially a linux convert... already sent Bill the pink slip