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01-13-2008	#11 (permalink)
scrarfussi Linux Engineer Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,018	mandriva for me i find ubuntu complictated

01-13-2008	#12 (permalink)
Tsarevich Linux User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 458	X > UNIX > Linux > CRUX! __________________ "When you have nothing to say, say nothing."

01-13-2008	#13 (permalink)
budman7 Linux Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Knee deep in Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,242	I voted for Mepis as it has always just worked for me. On my laptop as well as my desktop. __________________ Go RedWings How to know if you are a geek. when you respond to "get a life!" with "what's the URL?" - Birger New users read The FAQ

01-14-2008	#14 (permalink)
pcxman Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Delaware/USA Posts: 27	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

01-15-2008	#15 (permalink)
bidi Linux Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Hot Humid South Posts: 602	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. __________________ "Today you are freer than ever to do what you want, provided you can pay for it!" --Bad Religion

01-15-2008	#16 (permalink)
FynStee Just Joined! Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 8	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)

03-19-2008	#17 (permalink)
tdm Just Joined! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 7	This ones good Pardus Linux is great. Website

03-19-2008	#18 (permalink)
itics Just Joined! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1	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..

03-20-2008

#19 (permalink)

tdm

Just Joined!

Join Date: Jul 2007

Posts: 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by itics

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

My opinion.

03-21-2008	#20 (permalink)
mr.shadow Just Joined! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK Posts: 0	Yea...Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu.....I thought there was nothing better, for ease of use etc. Then I discovered PcLinux....The dogs nads