Linux? Which one is the best?

[umiyz]

Hello,

I need to learn how to use Linux, which one is the best to learn with? I have Ubuntu, but I am not sure there is a better one..

Anyone any idea?

[salim]

I like puppy linux.
Its small & quick

[mafiaprince]

should try on fedora dude..simply nowadays are more graphically user friendly..

[zinahe]

If you are not intimidated by the console, but want a super fast distro try ArchLinux.

Arch Linux (http://www.archlinux.org)

Regards,

Zinahe A.

[clarkeem]

Mandriva is very comprehensive, user friendly , and loads of support

[Emecheta]

How can I record my videos from the internal hard drive to my pc with windeo 7

[Emecheta]

And it a dreambox dm800

[suede]

I think if you are new with linux then you can try kubuntu or fedora .

[overchecking]

backtrack if you want to take over the interwebz

[drjoker]

Regular or Server?

[soviet]

ive used archlinux, ubuntu, clarkconnect and linuxmint. For everyday use I enjoyed linuxmint.

[nietu]

Ubuntu and Fedora are quite safe bets to go ahead.
Future upgrade little bit easier w/ ubuntu than w/ Fedora

/Tommi

[Doi07]

Personally used Ubuntu, but you can read here (http://geektrio.net/?p=1404) about 10 most popular Lynux distributions and choose one for yourself.

[pepar]

try to use a DEBIAN distro... it is easy to configure and i think its one of the best for home and office... i use it at home and a gentoo in the office...

[Ruudtje]

I also use debian5... I think debian is more stable then ubuntu. I used ubuntu before...

[distefano]

Redhat is the one that is the best for evry purpuse.
that's my opinium.

with nice regards :dancing2:Distefano

[madasafish]

From a commercial point of view. You would do well to learn Centos. It is free and exactly the same as RedHat Linux.

madasafish

[bazzw6]

ubuntu 10 is fab

[needleboy]

Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat

[ps2chiper]

Honestly for 99% of people that are new to linux, Ubuntu will be the most comfortable as it is geared to novice users, hardcore users also like ubuntu since its faster to use as it requires less configuration.

[drawflex]

i found ubuntu great as a first step to linux from windows... tons of support and a good noob friendly community plus there's tons of books, eBooks and online tutorial courses out there for ubuntu geared towards users crossing over from windoze

Ubuntu eBook : from novice to pro (http://www.multiupload.com/1KZZEWKMJK)

[schmatzler]

Slackware is a very ligthweight Linux distributions - but I won't recommend it for beginners because you have to edit some config files in order to get the graphical subsystem working properly.

For Newbies and old computers: Vectorlinux ;)

[carshalton]

I use Peppermint ice on my eeepc900a and it runs well.

[malcolm7753]

got to be linux mint by far the best os out there

[atuin]

Debian Lenny is also good for beginners. I myself like Arch Linux, lots of manual config thoug

[mismo888]

Im using fedora for db server,debian for web server and mandriva for gateway routing. ubunto for my dualboot laptop since it has a supporting drivers. servers run on text on operation so no big deal for graphic drivers.

[omglol]

My word goes for Ubuntu, beginner or expert.

[necrobutcher]

Personally I tried most of famous Linux distros, but found Ubuntu the best... It's highly customizable, with a vast free software support.

I tried Fedora and OpenSuse. But I'm not feeling OK with RPM packages. What I need are almost perfectly provided by Debian packages. So Ubuntu is my choice.

I do programming and web designing, and beside I do a bit of music with tools from Ubuntu Studio are nicely do for me. Everything is just fine with Ubuntu.

[viktdev]

I tried fedora,suse, red hat, but so far ubuntu has the best support for "exotic" and not so exotic hardware... Easy install. Closed source drivers included.
So far he best distro.

[keymaster]

I cannot see past Mint
Key

[skint]

Linux Mint download it burn it boot it as live cd.(your original os will not be broken) if all your hardware is ok you can install it or dual boot it. SIMPILZ even i can do it......

[chummers]

if its for a server, i would go for SME server, for desktop ubuntu 10.10

[simong6]

I've played with Ubuntu from 8.04 absolutely love it, I've also used Mint which is essentially Kubuntu with a shell if i'm not mistaken! I've also tried the Beta version of 11.04 but from what I saw I wasn't too impressed with the way it looked so I've down graded back to 10.10 and installed Macbuntu over the top of it-

http://i984.photobucket.com/albums/ae330/simong6/Desktop.png

[plasmafusion]

I personally use Ubuntu, but i've heard good things about Mint.

[autoelectrics]

I haven't read all the replies but just leaving my opinion as I use Ububu as it is the one used at my university.

Ps: the new Gnome 2 of Ubuntu looks quite nice.

[bathyscape]

I like Ubuntu 10.10 myself

[nush]

ive just started using ubuntu 11.04, i started with ubuntu 8.04,
11.04 was doing my head in the first day i installed it, or should i say the unity desktop was, but i persevered and know i am starting to get used to it, its so easy to install new software and navigate to your favourite files and folders, i think i am now a fan
nush

[alin33]

I like Kiwi Linux (http://ftp.lug-mures.org/kiwilinux/kiwi-10.08.iso)

[spondulick]

got 11.04 on wifes old toshiba laptop the difference in speed is quite noticeable and system is quite user friendly not at all what i expected pretty stable when first loaded, would recommend on any system that was struggling on windows or just give it a try anyway and see what you are missing, "after all it is free".

[Maxroid]

I had to install OpenSuse on old laptop to use for company program which can only use v10.1. Took a while to get it to work because downloading from website was making bad cds. But I managed to find a forum where someone suggested dl from torrent, so I did that and hey! The install was simple. There are five cds for v10.1 but I found a working DVD version which was much easier to use.

[codexploid]

Did you try Fedora 15 with new Gnome 3 ?
it's a great desktop version
I like F15
just try the live cd (no need to install)

[Jahn Paul]

What is the commonly used fedora version and latest version?

[Gryhpon]

As far as i know Fedora 15 is the most recent stable release.
As for what i recomend is all Linux distrobutions. You will eventually try alot of them out anyways. I went from Fedora to Ubuntu to Debian to Arch to Slackware and eventually to Gentoo.

[Fellianis Wig]

I like puppy linux.
Its small & quick
had a go of the puppy linux myself it was called lucid puppy put it on someones relic laptop works fine as well on low spec laptops/netbooks

[spondulick]

yeah tried for a couple of weeks on a old pc ran like a dream tried to persuade a guy who was running win xp pro on a lappy very low spec to use would have none of it.ive found unlike windows linux speed is very consistant. got ubunto 10.04 running on wifes old tosh laptop for last six months never had to bother with since then,when ran windows was always tryin to find ways to speed ~~~~ing pc up.

[Fellianis Wig]

yeah tried for a couple of weeks on a old pc ran like a dream tried to persuade a guy who was running win xp pro on a lappy very low spec to use would have none of it.ive found unlike windows linux speed is very consistant. got ubunto 10.04 running on wifes old tosh laptop for last six months never had to bother with since then,when ran windows was always tryin to find ways to speed ~~~~ing pc up.

its decent isn't it, and if the main use of these low spec laptops are just browsing the web its a no brainer but people are frightened of change and stick with windows arsing about with reg cleaners

[spondulick]

i formatted it for him and gave him option, even showing him ubunto running wouldn't bite so reloaded windows it took about 3mins to boot slow as ~~~~ only 256 mb ram processor less than 1 ghz a no brainer.

[charlievarley]

Ultimate Linux up to version 2.9 now I think hxxp://ultimateedition.info/

[kedivess]

I use Ubuntu since 2007, it is almost user friendly and has a lot of supports.

[qsanx]

... i'll go for Ubuntu aswell

[punditko]

Ubuntu 11.04

[trippleface]

If you are moving to linux from windows,
Ubuntu 11.04 is a good one.
KDE4 is similar to windows but i still prefer ubuntu 11.04

[beckleyr]

Hello,

I need to learn how to use Linux, which one is the best to learn with? I have Ubuntu, but I am not sure there is a better one..

Anyone any idea?

I've used ubuntu, ubuntu netbook remix, linux mint, lubuntu and others. Ubuntu is by far the easiest to find help on and even though its help applies to other versions, it is simpler to follow the help if you are using the version of linux that the help applies to.

Therefore I'd recommend sticking with ubuntu until you've got some linux experience and then try other versions. It is easy to try using a bootable usb stick and an iso image of the linux distro you want to try and there are lots of easy to follow instructions on how to do this.

Good Luck

[blueyed]

For not very familiar users, ubuntu is the best ;)

[nx7]

I like Ubuntu, but the unity interface needs to be more polished.

[MrWho]

There isn't best one ...

Its all your preference and how comfortable you feel with linux.

My top 3:

Gentoo
Debian
PLD

Unix: TOP1

OpenBSD

[s0lid]

In linux debian, the most complete in packages and easiest(if you love TUI) to get installed.

[jacquim]

It looks like i'm the onloy one here who likes slackware!

[MrWho]

It looks like i'm the onloy one here who likes slackware!

Great system m8

[spamme]

for ease of use i'd still go with distributions based on debian ... ubuntu has been doing a remarkable job keeping everything updated and a new version comes out 2x a year. i have it on my servers and 90% of the workstations at the office

[V l a d i m i r]

If you have very old machine try Antix Linux. Very fast distro.

[johnjoe]

Used to use Ubuntu but switched to Linux Mint 12. Find it much nicer.
Main Page - Linux Mint (http://www.linuxmint.com/index.php)

[kar407]

i use mandriva very simple version of linux

artika is a good version for mail server or proxy

[Rahxie]

I use CentOS for servers and Ubuntu or Fedora for desktop use. :)

[diegowiipc]

i think that ubuntu is the best one because is simple and there are lot of software for it, i use it since 2 years and i' m very happy to use it

[pickledfrog]

You got to pick your OS depending on what your going to use it for and what kind of system your using it on, DebIan is the Grandfather of most Linux distros.
Debian-based distributions Topics at DuckDuckGo (http://duckduckgo.com/c/Debian-based_distributions?kl=uk%2Den#W)

but i would suggest giving BSD ago, its a Unix like Os thats compatible with Linux packages and runs Kde or Gnome desktops, its what the Mac OS X was based on.
5 Best BSD Distributions | TechSource (http://www.junauza.com/2009/04/5-best-bsd-distributions.html)

or you could give Suse a go if you want to run a desktop computer, a server, or a Super computer.
openSUSE.org (http://www.opensuse.org/en/)

[56kevins]

I like Zorin 6 and Pinguy both ubuntu based distros

[testisi]

Centos and Redhat at work Ubuntu with xfce at home!

[manit]

Linux Mint Debian LMDE 201204 with MATE and mintMenu work great guys

[laguikan]

I think redhat is the best in server

[alghouti1964]

Linux Slackware ---- practice your executing Unix/Linux commands in text format.

[agoos]

i think that ubuntu is the best one because is simple and there are lot of software for it, i use it since 2 years and i' m very happy to use it

I agree with mr. diegowiipc

[agoos]

Linux Mint Debian LMDE 201204 with MATE and mintMenu work great guys


I want to know how great ..
I hope u can share a little what it is and i want try too
Regard,..

[sharons]

Hello,

I need to learn how to use Linux, which one is the best to learn with? I have Ubuntu, but I am not sure there is a better one..

Anyone any idea?

Just use any distro... it's all ok :giveup:

[GastonJ]

:eek: a which one is the best thread :eek:

A never ending thread. FWIW:

They're all pretty much the same, the main differences are how much you ant to get involved in having to do something on installation, how much you want to be involved in the choice of software/applications you install and run, whether you want to do it all yourself etc.

Fedora and SuSE - easy to install, lots of predefined software distributed with them usually installed as package groups. Massive userbase for when things go wrong. Tend to have Gnome or KDE as the default GUI.

Ubuntu and Centos - as above, though plenty of support for compiling/building your own applications etc. Plenty of choice of GUI's, with some that are quite 'thin'.

Debian - easy to install. Needs more involvement and thought around installations etc, though you get a lot more choice in what/where/how for installation of applications and GUI's, be that from pre-compiled packages or compiling your own tailoring it to your needs. Ubuntu and quite a few other Linux's are Debian based.

BSD.... yes I know this is a Linux thread but you can't not mention BSD in it's various guises. If I had more time I'd probably use it more often.

:)

[manit]

i user mint debian LMDE 201303 Cinnamon Edition very good m8

[excollier]

I use LMDE Cinnamon, and multiboot it along with CrunchBang, Linux Mint 13 KDE, Debian Wheezy (XFCE, KDE and Gnome) and finally Linux Mint 15 Mate.....I am a little indecisive, being relatively new to GNU/Linux. But they all run rings around MS Windows.

[tranky]

Gentoo/Funtoo are unmatched.. ports bsd style and source compiling... absolutely the best!!!!

[Eclipseluna]

the best distrubition is kali linux but need"s experience

[toyota123]

forever kaliiiiiii ..................

[WJeep]

hi ,

Fedora