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- CovardeAnonimo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3i'm not registering with lxer.com just to post my favorite distro, so i'll post here. i choose debian. it's a nice compromise between desktop-centric easiear-than-windows distros like knopix, lycoris, ubuntu while not being as hardcore as some hacker-centric things like slackware or gentoo.
debian's policy in what goes and what stays out the main distro also a bonus. i've been using it for several years now, and couldn't be happier. - CptnObvious, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Heres what I posted:
"I use Gentoo because it is very fast and customizable while being not that hard to use. I also *LOVE* portage because of its sheer power, the packages are all python scripts which make it easy to do different things than a standard package manager like Debian would let you do like the ability to install Doom 3 and Quake 4 with it (after paying for it of course). It also has the least breakage of anything I've tried (a lot) while still being the most up-to-date. I don't like how long it takes to install but I only have to do it once. Compiling can be a pain but I don't mind it, its a price I'm willing to pay for having a fast, up-to-date distrobution." - helios, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2LOL...three minutes expended to join the most comprehensive Linux news site available. Heck, I'll do it for you if you want.
PCLinuxOS. By far the easiest and most complete distro out there. Yeah...disclaimers say its beta and experimental but I've used it for over a year with a three city network business on desktop and server. Couldn't ask for a better or better looking distro. As a Linux advocate, it's a no brainer. Everything works out of the box for 90%+ of new users. No multimedia hacks like in suse and ubuntu or FC-whatever. All fine distro's and I use suse on a daily basis for one machine. PCLinuxOS has been a success for us in getting new users off the MS tit.
helios - theendlessnow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2At work, most of us choose SUSE. I work for a software ISV, so it's between Red Hat and SUSE. SUSE simply makes for a better desktop experience (I think it's a better server too!).
- Skapare, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Slackware
As an old time unix hack, Slackware keeps things simple and lets me have the power I want. I do such things as rewrite the entire set of rc scripts from scratch in a day and it works fine on Slackware.
But I am looking at also using Ubuntu
I judge this as a distribution the average person can use, and I want to know the ins and outs of how it works that way so I won't have to explore what's going on during problem solving, and would just know it sometimes. - fbfb, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2FreeBSD and it's UNIX! *BSD rulez!
- solidcube, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I don't care what distribution I use. The ones I've had around for a while have been:
SuSE
Debian
Slackware
Redhat
FC
Then there were NetBSD and FreeBSD.
Anyone who ever had to work with any horrible unices like the Unixware packages, AIX, SCO and the like wouldn't be complaining about any modern linux distros. The differences are so small as to be trivial.
They each have their own ways of managing dependency hell, and some do it better than others, but this question is like "What's your favorite type of screwdriver, torx, flathead or phillips?" - gotamd, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why is this on the front page? It's a link to a blog that links to this guys thread in a forum where he's asking what distribution he should use.
- bsoric, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Gentoo on my desktop, Ubuntu on my laptop.
@degree: Shut up. :P - tadelste, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yanks2435: You'll have a learning curve no matter which distro you use. Read the posts here and on the article site. You find around 225 recommendations so far.
- TheWilson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Gentoo
Compiling everything can be a bit time consuming, and installs are a mammoth venture, but once its up its virtually bespoke and gives me far fewer problems than any other distro I have used in the past. - iamsjn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'll be honest here.
I run slackware. I've never run any Linux distro as a desktop. My Linux box is currently headless and is only accessable via telnet or Samba.
Maybe it's just me but I've never really believed that Linux should be run as a desktop. Guess I'm just old school.
SjN - pkeane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I have used both Debian and Gentoo, but settled on Arch Linux.
- nadeau, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Zenwalk
- Akuma66, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Gentoo
- OmegaNine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ugh, im ready for the flame, but I use Fedora Core 2 on my desktop and BSD on my servers.
- nugget, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I use kubuntu :) its very easy and I like it. It event taught me how to write scripts. I did up a script that installs all the multimedia for me and other things I need :) I was very proud of myself, until I wanted to learn how to write a script that mounts an iso. and well thats not working out too well.
- eventualbuddha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ubuntu desktop, Mac OS X laptop
- subpt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0gentoo on desktop, ubuntu on laptop
- johnnybluejeans, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I had been using Debian for about 5 years, but recently moved to Ubuntu to give it a try. Not for any other reason than I was bored.
The main *nix machine I use though is an iMac. ; ) - petong, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0debian.
- CreepingDeath, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm a big fan of Gentoo. I run it on my desktops and servers. Only my laptop runs another os (Kubuntu because compile times arn't laptop-friendly IMHO). I'm a very hands on person, so gentoo speaks to the control freak in me. I also like that if I can lay my hands on the source for something, 90 times out of 100 i can install it without a hitch, even the hitches usually arn't that bad with the help of the gentoo forums,
- illynova, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0A couple different distros...
Gentoo on my desktop, mostly because its been there forever and I have no wish to start over with debian (you don't get any real speed benefit from compiling on x84_64 since the binaries are already optimized)
Debian for the servers I manage (Inca, Ayamarca and Inti)
Ubuntu for my friends who want to try linux out the first time - kosibar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0When I first load up KDE it asks me to move the little slider to decide between speed and effects.
In a sense, that's what we're asking here, except on a different level. How far do you move the slider on manual vs. automatic. Whether it's installation, configuration, management, upgrades, what comes with it and what do you have to install, etc. How far do you move the slider?
Drop it on the left end, you have Gentoo, Slackware (my current pick) et al. Now I'm less educated here, but I'd say you right-side sliders take [K]Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc. Those who like a little control, is it fair to say you drop the slider somewhere in the middle with Debian or SuSE?
It would be interesting to see where people rate the different distributions along the slider. - jamin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0ubuntu. what other choice is there?
- duke, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Kanotix.
- Th3_anOmoLy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ubuntu
- scheper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Gentoo
- ramsinks.com, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Slackware (main PC)
SLAX (notebook) - jfujita, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ubuntu
- mrloafbot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ubuntu with xfce.. Xbuntu!!!!
- ephekt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://funroll-loops.org/
- Waredgo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ubuntu. And about every live distro out there.
- thekurst, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I did one Gentoo installation once...took me about three days... loved it but I use Ubuntu 5.10 on my File/Download Server used to use Fedora Core 3 but Ubuntu, I think is alot nicer, apt is certainly easier than yum
- dharm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0i use gentoo x86_64 using 2.6.15 hardened sources.
i even got my mom using gentoo on my other computer, and shes a computer nub - just2digg, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0mandriva, fedora, turkix
- jonesin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0PCLinuxOS. No other distro even comes close to their kind of multimedia integration out of the box.
- martinus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0gentoo for 1 1/2 years now. I refuse to switch to another distro because I do not want to spend time relearning how to configure stuff.
- jambarama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can't resist posting on this one. I love Debian, it sits on my headless nfs share box, it is terrific. The package management is simply the best (though the BSD port system is very close). But setup is a bit of a pain in the butt when you have non-standard hardware. A lot of distros based on Debian make this easier - knoppix, ubuntu, kubuntu, mepis, linspire & a lot more. But my favorite for ease, speed & completeness of setup, no doubt, is Mepis. As soon as they get a new stable out there (the current one is a bit old, though still quite good), I'd highly recommend it.
- LtData, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Gentoo here :)
- brundlefly76, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Suse 10, although I only run Linux on metal as servers anymore.
On the desktop I run it on VMWare with a Windows XP host, because I just got tired of fiddling Linux hardware support for newer chipsets, graphics cards, monitors, sound cards, and mice. I used to enjoy it but now I just want to get work done.
Also with a dual-core system running having both OSs on same machine has excellent performance and much more usability then a KVM situation (cut and paste, drag and drop), plus it costs a lot less to have one kickass machine then two, and I could dispose of all those ridiculous KVM cables and mouse compatibility with KVM (which seems to never get better). - jasonsbytes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ubuntu
- Snowknight, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I use Gentoo as a server/desktop OS on a computer I have (It's actually an old server.) The main reason being that Gentoo seems to be faster than everything else that I've installed on that machine. (That and portage is cool.)
- Bender, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0ricodued, go read the topic again.
Ubuntu and Debian (but unforunately I'm on a stupid XP machine) - encryptz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I use Ubuntu 5.10. I like synaptic and apt-get as my software managers, and I love the all-around feel. I have been using Ubuntu since 4.10, and I won't look back. SuSE and Fedora Core were okay, but Ubuntu just fits my needs the best. I run it as a server and my main desktop.
- midlifecrisis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Ubuntu.
No problems on a Sony T2-XP which has a rather unusual hardware (wide screen etc.). The only thing that does not work is the Memory Stick interface but who needs that anyway. Download the live CD from Ubuntu and give it a try, you'll like it. - eDavidLu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I develop software that gets deployed to RHEL 3 and RHEL4 environments in production. So I use Fedora:
At work: FC3
At home: FC4, FC5test2, OS X - kenplaysviola, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Novell's SuSE 10.0
- ephekt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Debian - the portage system is awesome, and it's a very mature distro. I never liked Gentoo, and the Linux ricer community reminds me a bit too much or Civic owners to take seriously.
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