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View Poll Results: What is your favorite Linux distribution for new users?
Debian 8 6.96%
Fedora 17 14.78%
Mandriva 4 3.48%
Mepis 3 2.61%
Mint 6 5.22%
OpenSUSE 11 9.57%
PCLinuxOS 4 3.48%
Slackware 2 1.74%
Ubuntu (any variety) 52 45.22%
Other (please list below) 8 6.96%
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Old 01-13-2008   #11 (permalink)
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mandriva for me i find ubuntu complictated
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I voted for Mepis as it has always just worked for me.
On my laptop as well as my desktop.
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Old 01-14-2008   #14 (permalink)
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Cool suse linux 10.3

I don't see how anything can beat suse linux 10.3. I have never had a problems with it.

When I installed suse 10.3 it just about installed by it self and I have not tried any other favor of linux.

Now if I could just figure out this terminal stuff lol
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I had to go with Debian! It was what I started out with a few years ago (this was before Ubuntu) and I still use it today. Even the Testing branch is a lot more stable than Ubuntu, and that's what new users need.

With time I've learned to stay away from RPM based distros since I've never had luck with them, except Mandriva, which is would have to be my number two choice.
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I voted for Other... in my case Wolvix. It's the first distro I've ever actually used properly. Installed easily, is fast, nice selection of software (without too much bloat) and has been running on my laptop for nearly six months now.

It's also got a small but helpful comunity where no questions go unanswered. Wolvix GNU/Linux

It's really well designed in both appearence and in terms of just having what you need (esp the little things like wireless support, codecs, all the plug-ins for firefox ect)
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Pardus Linux is great.

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owh now i realize why so hard for me to learn linux distros

im start using the redhat, but here almost all experience user said that ubuntu, debian and other..
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owh now i realize why so hard for me to learn linux distros

im start using the redhat, but here almost all experience user said that ubuntu, debian and other..
The easiest to use are in order:

Ubuntu
Pardus
Mandriva

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Yea...Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu.....I thought there was nothing better, for ease of use etc. Then I discovered PcLinux....The dogs nads
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