Looking for a distro...

[seth556]

I've been searching for a while now (about 24 hours) for a linux distro that is right for me. I have been using Ubuntu but it's time for something different. My requirements are that it uses KDE (without any extra weird stuff), it's easy to install software (Sabayon fits every need but this), and I can easily use ndiswrapper (this canceled out Fedora). I'm currently using Sabayon but have found it takes forever for it to compile new software and I don't want to wait hours for something that should be installed in 2 minutes. I also liked Fedora but I couldn't get ndiswrapper working (which should be easy if I get a wired network card, stupid wireless). Oh and the good part is I don't care how many people use the distro, just as long as it meets the requirements.

[budman7]

Have you tried Sabayon?
On the installation dvd, everything, including the kitchensync, is on there.
Well, at least all of the major packages are there.
I have found that any program that wasn't included, I can eberge in less than 15 minutes.

I also recommend sidux.
LinuxMint has also released a kde version that looked really good.

[seth556]

I currently have the mini-ed of Sabayon on my computer right now. But for some reason it takes for ever to use emerge.

[techieMoe]

I currently have the mini-ed of Sabayon on my computer right now. But for some reason it takes for ever to use emerge.

That's not something confined to Sabayon. Gentoo (the parent distro of Sabayon) takes me days to compile things sometimes. Usually it's packages that have to do with X Windows, Gnome, or KDE. Compiling software from the source may offer you a minor performance boost, but it takes an awfully long time to finish on any system.

I've had no issues with ndiswrapper in Ubuntu. If you're particular to KDE you could look at KUbuntu. Unless you're just really in the mood for something *completely* different.

[stinkoman]

you probably checked here already right?


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[multios]

PCLinuxOS?

[gringito]

seth pclinux is very nice and has all the bells and whistles right out of the box i have tried many distros and for out of the box functionality it seems to be the victor!! also the repositories are excellent and synaptic installs anything in minutes not hours ! i mostly burn things and out of the box its great for almost everything!! try it mikey likes it!!!

[seth556]

I've used PCLinuxOS before and thought it was great but a little bit lacking what I want. I think I'm going to try Mint KDE for a while. I tried Mint a while back but disliked the window manager (gnome) and the way it's setup (before I learned to move and redo everything with it).

[Freston]

Searching for 24hrs for the right distro is nothing. It takes a lot longer than that to find the perfect distro. It took me over a year to find a distro suitable enough to run for four months in a row.

I've lost my distrohopperitus when I found Vector, but your mileage may vary.


You may just want to try a few for size and see what suits you?? With a clever partitioning scheme you can 1) change distro as many times as you like, 2) keep all your personal data and 3) always have a running computer.

[oz]

Yeah, I distro-hopped for several years before finally settling in with Arch. I do still try new versions of certain distros when they come out, but I'm always quickly back to Arch, as I've been using it as my default distro for more than 3 years, now.

That said, I'd have to agree with Freston that 24 hours is not all that long to be searching.

The main goal is to have fun with it, and enjoy the experience.