Linux? Which one is the best?

[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