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  1. 08-23-2011 #1
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    Looking for basic distro

    I want a distro that is a straightforward linux that has all of the features that are expected in linux. For example, all this no xorg.conf in Ubuntu, etc. I want a distro that is full featured but hasn't changed all the basic old school general LINUX features.
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    Try going to distrowatch.com and see if any of the 600+ distro's they have do what you want.
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    I'm looking for specific distros that fit my description and you tell me to go browse through 600+ distros... thanks.
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    AntiX That runs grub legacy. Runs Debian testing repositories. Has choices of Full,Base,and Core Isos. I686 and I486 versions also. If wanting a spin of AntiX (yes, we got that popular). Swift Linux is a remaster of AntiX based on Debian Stable (Squeeze).

    Nice that a full Linux distro that fits on CDs still.

    Edit: forgot to mention. I run as a rolling release in AntiX like Arch and Gentoo. Just a

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    Quote Originally Posted by rokytnji View Post
    AntiX That runs grub legacy. Runs Debian testing repositories. Has choices of Full,Base,and Core Isos. I686 and I486 versions also. If wanting a spin of AntiX (yes, we got that popular). is a remaster of AntiX based on Debian Stable (Squeeze).

    Nice that a full Linux distro that fits on CDs still.
    Very cool, thank you. Are there any mainstream distro's like this that you know of?
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    Maybe try thoough I don't run it Linux Mint Debian Edition

    Other members run it here and are quite happy with it also.
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    Another one I don't run but have heard good things about from other Members. It is a Ubuntu spinoff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patio87 View Post
    I want a distro that is a straightforward linux that has all of the features that are expected in linux. For example, all this no xorg.conf in Ubuntu, etc. I want a distro that is full featured but hasn't changed all the basic old school general LINUX features.
    Sounds a bit like Slackware to me. Or Zenwalk, which is often described as Slackware tamed!
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    Quote Originally Posted by patio87 View Post
    I want a distro that is a straightforward linux that has all of the features that are expected in linux. For example, all this no xorg.conf in Ubuntu, etc. I want a distro that is full featured but hasn't changed all the basic old school general LINUX features.
    Debian is considered by most to be pretty mainstream.
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    I second the Debian advice. You can't go wrong with Debian.

    Another option maybe is Centos.
    I use Mandriva myself, it has more eye candy, but still very straightforward and stable.
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