Which Linux distribution do you prefer? (2014 edition)

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Which Linux distribution do you prefer?  

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  1. 1. Which Linux distribution do you prefer?

    • Debian GNU/Linux
      55
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
      0
    • CentOS
      12
    • Fedora
      18
    • Arch Linux
      40
    • (K|X|L)-Ubuntu
      71
    • Mint
      45
    • Gentoo
      5
    • Slackware
      3
    • Mandrake
      0
    • Mageia
      1
    • openSUSE
      5
    • Other (specify in reply).
      5
    • I roll my own distribution.
      1
    • Elementary OS
      27

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Aergan

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I've swapped Mint 16 x64 for Xubuntu 14.04 LTS x64 on my HP nc8440 laptop now after the 3rd replacement Seagate HDD set sail for fail.

 

I tried Mint 17 x64 RC but it was very unstable / unreliable for detecting my external display and refused to enable Bluetooth if wireless was disabled/BIOS WLAN switching enabled (they are separate PCI-e devices too). I have had the same issues with stock Ubuntu on this device since 12.10 in the past but never in Mint, which is a real shame now. The only solution is disabling ACPI features which causes the laptop to overheat, compile a custom kernel or use a different distribution.

 

Xubuntu 14.04 x64 on the other-hand doesn't have these issues & works out-of-the-box - despite being based on the same Ubuntu release version. XFCE (which I used rarely at home but 100% of the time at work) surpasses MATE, Cinnamon and Gnome Flashback in terms of balancing usability and pleasing visuals now in my opinion. I've got Skype, Remmina, Steam, power management, Wake On Lan, SSH, Samba, Kerberos & Windows domain join (on 2012 R2 schema too) all working without too much hassle.

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tim_s

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This is reflective of the results on distrowatch but I voted 'gentoo'.

I can understand the compilation time to get up and running can bother people but the end result is a nicely organized system with decent performance.

I am also a fan of Arch Linux and FreeBSD.

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If I can make a permanent switch, which is possible with my views on windows at this point, I could very well make the push to Ubuntu < 3 years maybe 2, depending on how actively involved I really push myself into it.

 

Linux has proven itself worthy as a gaming platform with the addition of steam for Linux.

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Ruti

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Same here. I look forward for Freya, but it seems the damn beta takes for ever... :(

3 issues left until Freya beta 1. Soooo close!

 http://isfreyareleasedyet.com/

 

If I can make a permanent switch, which is possible with my views on windows at this point, I could very well make the push to Ubuntu < 3 years maybe 2, depending on how actively involved I really push myself into it.

 

Linux has proven itself worthy as a gaming platform with the addition of steam for Linux.

Loving Steam on Elementary Os, im impressed how many games work in there!, it even automatically set my PC Gamepad!, Had to use x360ce on windows!

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TDT

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3 issues left until Freya beta 1. Soooo close!

 http://isfreyareleasedyet.com/

 

Loving Steam on Elementary Os, im impressed how many games work in there!, it even automatically set my PC Gamepad!, Had to use x360ce on windows!

 

Yeah, don't get your hopes up, at one point a few weeks ago was "1 issue" and then it bumped to 7. So...

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Ruti

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Yeah, don't get your hopes up, at one point a few weeks ago was "1 issue" and then it bumped to 7. So...

Under 10 doesnt sound that far away  :D, im happy with how stable luna is with the last kernel, think might wait for stable release of freya though.

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3 issues left until Freya beta 1. Soooo close!

 http://isfreyareleasedyet.com/

 

Loving Steam on Elementary Os, im impressed how many games work in there!, it even automatically set my PC Gamepad!, Had to use x360ce on windows!

 

2 issues now. Technically, only 1, since the other is on the wishlist. Let's see what happens :)

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Ruti

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2 issues now. Technically, only 1, since the other is on the wishlist. Let's see what happens :)

Ooooh Yeaah, going to try it on VM first?

 

Anything Ubuntu based is Debian based :laugh:

Love to see .deb in the end when im trying to download an app.

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TDT

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Ooooh Yeaah, going to try it on VM first?

Don't get too excited, I will probably bump again to several more issues. And if not, it will be a few more days before a build is released. Personally, I will install it on my HD, not in VM, I already have Luna so I will just do a clean install over it.

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I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

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Ambroos

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I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

 

OK Richard Stallman.

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I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the GNU system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of GNU which is widely used today is often called "Linux", and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the GNU system, developed by the GNU Project.

There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the GNU operating system: the whole system is basically GNU with Linux added, or GNU/Linux. All the so-called "Linux" distributions are really distributions of GNU/Linux.

 

I guess you're also going to tell us how creating software professionally is an immoral and unethical thing?

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