Which of these Debian Based Distros ?

[RobNyc]

Using Knoppix 3.6 , Morphix installed on Hdd .

Any Debian based distro is Great !!

exactly you use knoppix ss a live-cd since you have morphix isntalled, i'll see distrowatch about morphix and see if i like =)

[RobNyc]

Well out of the poll(Distro) options you gave I say Knoppix.

why knoppix , i hope you said you gave knoppix for a live-cd not hd install

[RobNyc]

Howdy RobLinux,



I notice a lot of posts along this topic line, on
various forums. And they all seem to have a
certain consistency.

Aside from not including deb as one of the actual
choices, but that would just be you, possibly
thinking that deb itself wasn't a viable choice

When you say you want ...


>>
... the most suited distro for
me.
>>

That is quite impossible to answer, especially
considering your following comments. Besides,
who are you ?. Are you going to be who you think
you are next week, as you may be now, or are you
just a static person that dosen't change. !


>>
... Well anyways heres my chosen that I liked
and have used
>>

How come i get the feeling that your trying to
heard me into an idea that just suits you. Your
not really looking for an "open" opinion really.
Just something thats going to fit into what you
may have well already pre-conceived.


>>
Please don't vote according to your likes, but
according to whats best for a linux n00b.
>>

New it !, your not really interested in my
opinion/experience at all !

Some of the problems, so called "n00b's" seem
to have in common, is a total reluctance/fear,
to move away from the Windows mind set, that they
have been trained to except. On the one hand, there
sick of the insecurity of Windows installs, which,
by the way, directly relates to why Windows provides
that air of ease.

If you didn't have to bother using a "key" to get
into, and then start your car, well, i suppose
life would run a little smoother. But then you
probably wouldn't have your car for very long either.
And besides, remembering/learning how to not loose
your "key" ... Well, that ain't so hard really.


>>
So I dont need no Gentoo type stuff, I'm only 18 ,
I aint a geek either I'm just smart and have been
using a pc with a lot of trial-errors and do
not wish to go thru so much disappointment
I did with windows.
>>

Ok, "smart" ???, but reluctant


You seem to like "deb", well, distro hopping
can at least introduce a variety of possibilities,
but the differences will only boil down to the
maintenance utilities employed, along with the
"init" style used. I think the rest will just be
aesthetics associated with the users Window
Manager. A person needs to stick with something
over time, to really come to learn very much of
anything about it. After all, they really are all
the same !


Personally i started with RedHat 5.0, but went to
Woody as i found it easier to learn from, and
"debconf" was the most unintrusive maintanence system
i could find. Now, it's more a cross between
"testing/unstable", and with a newly upgraded
libc6_2.3.2. Still tweaking a few issues there .


Once you over come the Windows indoctrination
thing, you'll probably find, what ever Linux
flavour your doing, surprisingly more simple than
you first though. Along with the satisfaction that
comes with actually being in control of your
system. Which means, of course, making decisions
regarding it.

If you can read and aren't afraid to experiment,
and know how to make backups from time to time,
and testing them, Then ... you won't have any
real problem.

No offence if that all sounds a bit patronising,
i don't think i actually mean it to be as such.

Oh, my vote ... deb of course


jm

I really appreciate it. Thanks

Yea I must say some corrections now ..

YOu said Debian, I go with a deb based =)
Somethign I can do anything with , sounds better right?

[jjmac]

I suppose it does say deb based in the subject
heading

I'll have to read it over a bit more, as you
have probably mentioned various reasons. But,
i'm wondering what contrasts you found your
self. Concerning those distros. As it's only the
maintenance system and init that will distinguish
different Linux's.

Deb is Deb based, isn't it

jm

[zeeone]

Whoww, the high and mighty are out, I voted MEPIS it works and is now on two of my nine computers. Just think, you can carry one CD with you, to your Winblow friend's houses and load a working Linux system in five minutes for them to see and play with. You can now SHOW them all the things you have been telling them about Linux in one neat package.

However I do think this one should have been posted in the Newbie forum, not Ded's hard core forum.

[RobNyc]

Whoww, the high and mighty are out, I voted MEPIS it works and is now on two of my nine computers. Just think, you can carry one CD with you, to your Winblow friend's houses and load a working Linux system in five minutes for them to see and play with. You can now SHOW them all the things you have been telling them about Linux in one neat package.

However I do think this one should have been posted in the Newbie forum, not Ded's hard core forum.

Let's move it to the NewBie bored please or should I start a new 1 there with up to date distros choices?

I'm running MEPIS, Libranet and Ubuntu at this present time

[zeeone]

I think it would be better to show one's excitement about the what ever it is Based distro in the Newbies zone for the best exposer for those wanting to give Linux a try. That is the area most Winblows users start at and if we can get thier feet wet with these so called "Maintenance Utilities" then maybe we will start seeing a change like Firefox is doing to IE.

[loft306]

i chose knoppix but only for running off the cd i just use it if i travel and wanna take over a win bot.....or it is the best boot disk out there when u bork Grub... and as a general tool box on a cd
but other than that i have no use for it

[zeeone]

But you still have a use for it and that is good, "If it boots then perfect", I like Knoppix also but, I now use Mepis:

1. It boots in English, no need for a saved configuration file.
2. It has the tools system on it also.
3. I can load it on a customer's Winblows machine and show them "You bet there is life after Winblows", and be able to load it on the spot for them!

[RobNyc]

i chose knoppix but only for running off the cd i just use it if i travel and wanna take over a win bot.....or it is the best boot disk out there when u bork Grub... and as a general tool box on a cd
but other than that i have no use for it

well thanks for your posting and opinion, but I asked for hd install not only cd . Folks have told me MEPIS is better hd install than Knoppix but I had already created this.