How do I know the distribution are suitable for me?

[one_2_three]

Hi there, I am new guy here, just registered.

I already try many of distributions, from Red Hat until Ubuntu, I even try new distribution such as Fedora Core 9, or Ubuntu 8, etc.

The question here is, how do I know which distribution is the most I like? Do we need a reason? For now, I am much more attracted to Debian, I will try to install that OS no matter what error happen, starting from boot until package installation, but if I install another other OS, let say, ubuntu, I will not continue it. Thats what happen to me.

[geniuz]

Hi one_2_three...

I understand your problem, but "knowing which distro is suitable for yourself" is very subjective. I think it should just feel good and make the standards YOU set for it. For example you might want it to be very fast at booting, or maybe you careface about speed and just want it to be very easy to use and to configure. I don't really think anyone here can tell you what the best distro is for you to use...

As for trying different stuff...I've been a devoted debian user for over a year so switching to Arch took a lot of "courage" and "determination". If you really WANT something else you have to be sure it's what you want and you have to be determined not to back out on the first error you get, because errors are most probably your own fault.

[elija]

The simple answer is keep trying them. I have been using Linux for a couple of
years now and still I keep trying different distros. Currently my main machine is
running Ubuntu Hardy, my laptop is running Mint, my eee currently has Zenwalk
on it and my VM is running Debian which I am setting up in my off minutes.

I have decided to have a go with icewm on that install to see if I like it and
Debian enough to make it my main OS. My first impression is that it is a lot more
work than the other distros I have tried as it doesn't set everything up by
default. It could be argued that this is a good thing.

[one_2_three]

So, does that means, I have to stick into one distribution first? Gain an experience, explore new thing and then, after a period of time, try another OS? Is it like that? And if anything happen, do not give up?

[elija]

Speaking personally, I now run one OS on my main machine that I like and I try
others in virtual machines. If I find one that I like more than my main distro, I
will probably switch.

Sticking with one distro for a while has the advantage that it lets you get on
with some real work

[Artesia]

I think sticking to one distro for a while makes sense, because as you use it, you will figure out what you like and don't like. And then you have a particular thing to look for when you go and try other distros.

[rbn14]

It's kind of like girlfriends. You dont really expect it to go anywhere but who knows... before you know it you've got two servers, a router, and a desktop all with different distro's and you are struggling to pay your ISP bills...