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Old 03-22-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Which Linux disto is best?
I just came across a useful site to answer that all so often asked question. You enter some details about what you're looking for in a distribution and it gives you a few options.

All though I doubt it's totally accurate it names the distribution I liked.

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So I took the test, Imagine my surprise when it recommends Slackware or Gentoo for me. I'd say it's at least a decent distro test.
I guess one of these days, I will try Slack.
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It recommended Debian as the top choice for me... I really must
get round to installing it one day soon...

It does seem to be accurate
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Yeah, that link has been in our Which Distro? Please look here before posting! thread for almost four years now. It's a good test for anyone new to Linux and looking for that first distribution.
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Yeah, that link has been in our Which Distro? Please look here before posting! thread for several years now. It's a good test for anyone new to Linux and looking for that first distribution.
Is that the same test? I thought it was something new. I must be thinking of another Distro test or something.
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Is that the same test? I thought it was something new. I must be thinking of another Distro test or something.
Yes, sir... the same. There's another link to another distro testing quiz site there, too.
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Oh. Well my bad then. Nothing to see here
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Oh. Well my bad then. Nothing to see here
No, it's okay because someone will see it here that might have missed it in the other thread.
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I've seen it there on our thread for a while now but never bothered to take it myself. It recommended Kubuntu, Ubuntu, and Debian. Interestingly enough, the distro that I find suits me best right now is Ubuntu, so they were mostly right on.
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It recommends Mandriva, Ubuntu, Fedora, and OpenSUSE for me. I've used Ubuntu and OpenSUSE, and like both, so I guess it's pretty accurate.
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