choosing a distro

[yanom]

I have been trying to find a GNU/Linux distro that I like. It seems I have tried them all. I've tried Redhat, Fedora, Berry Linux, Mandriva, Debian, Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu, and I still can't find one I like. I am just a C++ developer tring to find my way in the world of Linux, can anyone suggest a distro for me?

[Freston]

can anyone suggest a distro for me?

I've tried chocolate, strawberry and , but still I can't find an ice-cream I like. Can you do a suggestion?


It seems you've tried the mainstream rpm distros except for openSUSE and made a start with the endless parade of deb based distros. Maybe, just maybe, you want to try a vanilla distro like Slackware, Gentoo or Arch.

But it would even be better if you could explain what you want from a distro, that all your previous didn't provide. Is it the speed? The reliability? The multi-media? The default apps? The desktop theme? The GUI? The package manager? Networking? SELinux? Disk encryption? I notice a lot of distros in your list that do not ship with a defaultly installed compiler. Does that bother you as a C++ developer, or do you install your own tools anyway?


Most of us have a problem picking one single distro though, you are not alone

[jayd512]

I think the best advise that I could give is to keep playing with different distros. There are a lot more out there that you didn't mention... such as Mint, CentOS, Zenwalk and Vector. All I can say is to keep distro-hopping until you land on one that really catches your attention. And also, if you manage to find one you think is 'just okay', try fiddling with it to see what you can tweak and make it your own.
But keep searching, make DistroWatch a place to visit often. You'll find the one that's right for you!

[yanom]

I want speed and reliability. It doesn't need to come with advanced features or a compiler, i install them myself.

[techieMoe]

I want speed and reliability. It doesn't need to come with advanced features or a compiler, i install them myself.

Any mainstream distribution offers that. You'll need to give us more specific criteria to get better recommendations.

[yanom]

Basically, I want extream stability and speed at any cost

[jayd512]

As Moe said in his post, ant mainstream distro will give you that. What exactly are you looking for?

[schwim]

man, this could end up being a very fun thread.

He wants speed and stability, guys. Come on....

thanks,
json

[Freston]

Well, for extreme speed and stability the doctor might prescribe a Vector install. But others will argue Gentoo or Debian is the way to go. As Vector has it's base in Slackware, all of the aforementioned are very different yet fast and stable. Or you could opt for a vanilla Slackware install and tune that to your liking.

Lately I've been playing with Pardus in a VirtualBox, and that looks very promising as well.


Still, you can measure speed, but it's hard to quantify stability. In any case, using a different GUI then Gnome or KDE will increase performance.

[yanom]

using a different GUI then Gnome or KDE will increase performance.

you suggest XFCE?