View Full Version : What Distro would you reccemend?
elfqrin
10-04-2006, 12:27 AM
What distro would you reccemend for just doing basic computing? Is Ubanto (however you spell that) a good distro? If so what makes it so cool!?
bird603568
10-04-2006, 12:34 AM
well if you want to learn nothing at all go for ubuntu but if you want to learn i would go LFS or slackware
well if you want to learn nothing at all go for ubuntu but if you want to learn i would go LFS or slackware
hey ubuntu is prty good =p
heathenx
10-04-2006, 01:45 AM
well, there are many to choose from. just head over to distrowatch if you think i'm kidding.
it would help to know what your pc specs are. some distros are better than others with certain hardware. personally, i like both opensuse (kde) and ubuntu (gnome). what i like about suse is the sense that it feels like a power user distro. ubuntu, although pretty powerful as well, just feels simpler. there doesn't seem to be a lot of "overhead". on the other hand, i miss yast when in ubuntu.
anyway, as far as recommendations go i would get my feet wet with ubuntu first. if you prefer kde over gnome then try kubuntu.
bird603568
10-04-2006, 01:48 AM
well, there are many to choose from. just head over to distrowatch if you think i'm kidding.
it would help to know what your pc specs are. some distros are better than others with certain hardware. personally, i like both opensuse (kde) and ubuntu (gnome). what i like about suse is the sense that it feels like a power user distro. ubuntu, although pretty powerful as well, just feels simpler. there doesn't seem to be a lot of "overhead". on the other hand, i miss yast when in ubuntu.
anyway, as far as recommendations go i would get my feet wet with ubuntu first. if you prefer kde over gnome then try kubuntu.
the hardware support is all the kernel. it has nothing to do with the distro. if the distro doesnt support certian hardware you just recompile the kernel.
automan
10-04-2006, 05:44 AM
from the tone of you question, i would suggest ubuntu. once you spend a year or so getting used to how everything is set up, move on up to gentoo or debian.
bird603568
10-04-2006, 05:59 AM
from the tone of you question, i would suggest ubuntu. once you spend a year or so getting used to how everything is set up, move on up to gentoo or debian.
or debian? wtf debian ubuntu FC and suse are all on the same level. i would put slackware gnetoo and arch on the same level with gentoo slightly lower because i dont like it ;)
senshi
10-04-2006, 09:07 AM
Go with Ubuntu. You will learn some very basic linux information. Don't worry about what you will move onto in a year or two.
cypherxero
10-04-2006, 09:16 AM
The Linux Kernel is a mess. Go with the BSD kernel. You'll thank me later. :)
Bobezus
10-04-2006, 11:43 AM
I'll join in saying go for ubuntu as your introductory distro...once you get used to basic linux operations you go and try the rest...
simon
10-04-2006, 04:45 PM
Well, if you only want to use it for desktop computing, then Ubuntu (or Kubuntu/Xubuntu or whatever else they come up with) is probably for you.
That said, if you don't have any desire to learn the operating system, I suggest you just stick with Windows.
noonebutme
10-04-2006, 08:08 PM
IMO, if you have to ask, Windows.
But i'd not recommend anything other then Gentoo, Slackware, or one of their variants - Arch, and.. er.. anything else. You'll learn way more by installing those distro's then you would by gentoo's point and click abomination of *nix.
Trashcan
10-04-2006, 10:53 PM
Like a lot of other people, and in contrast to some, I agree that Ubuntu (or Kubuntu if you like KDE) is a good place to start. The intuitive package manager and support make it a fairly safe place to learn, but it's still linux, so if you want to actually mess with stuff it's all there.