Which Linux Distro is the best?


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well, i wanna use the nvidia drivers which dont work in mandrake...

iv tried debian but didnt like it!

i want one that is:

Good!

user-friendly

good graphical support

graphical install(i hate text based ones!)

Please reply with some suggestions!

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in Mandrake 9.2 they took the kernel source out so, no the nvidia drivers didnt work on Mandrake 9.2, they should work on Mandrake 10, I personally like slackware, but im a little more advanced with linux

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I like debian because of the apt-get system.

Fedora is really easy but RPMs suck big time.

:no: once you get freshRPM's, livna.org, fedora and dag into your apt sources list I dare you to find an unsolvable rpm dependancy

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When I first tried Linux in 1999, it was RedHat 7.1. I learned a bit about RPMs, and fund them to be a bit unweildy.

Now, I use Fedora, and use yum to handle the RPM headers and automatically determine dependencies and get those, too!

Yum makes RPMs manageable, but there are other methods that work just as well or better.

If you are still looking for a new distro to try, Fedora and SuSE are similar enough to Mandrake in that they all are RPM distros. If you have broadband, download some ISOs and give any that you find in distrowatch.com or linuxiso.org a spin. You will find one that suits you. :)

Mark

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Isn't this question asked every week?

The best distribution is the one you like the most.

Usually a couple of times a week...

But, I don't mind answering. :)

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I thought you were a gentoo man mark?

I like SuSE. Granted I don't use it for gameing so display drivers are not my main concern.

I use Apt to take care of the RPM madness, it works well enough for me.

I used redhat from 6.3 up untill 9, then they droped support so I droped it.

Looking foward to SuSE 9.1, but I really want to get gentoo running, I have tried it but I keep

messing up the install, and it take so bloody long. One day I'll get it though.

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in Mandrake 9.2 they took the kernel source out so, no the nvidia drivers didnt work on Mandrake 9.2, they should work on Mandrake 10, I personally like slackware, but im a little more advanced with linux

You can open up the package manager (I forget what it's called) and install the kernel source that way. The source is included, but isnt' installed by default for some reason. I had to manually do it so I could load my Radeon 9800 drivers.

Oh...this is referring to mandrake, btw. And slackware pwns.

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I thought you were a gentoo man mark?

I haven't the time for Gentoo.

Not the compile thing, the general work at setup. With four young boys, and a full-time job (all Windows, no Linux fun! :( ), I don't have a lot of time to set and install wlan support...

I prefer to stick with "install and enjoy" combined with small Linux learning experiences for now. When I get more proficient I can take on Slack and Gentoo. :yes:

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I haven't the time for Gentoo.

Not the compile thing, the general work at setup. With four young boys, and a full-time job (all Windows, no Linux fun! :( ), I don't have a lot of time to set and install wlan support...

I prefer to stick with "install and enjoy" combined with small Linux learning experiences for now. When I get more proficient I can take on Slack and Gentoo. :yes:

I am pretty sure you are more then proficient enough with linux to use either slackware or gentoo :)

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Isn't this question asked every week?

The best distribution is the one you like the most.

It is asked often , but this is a okay as it means more are becoming interested in things Linux.

So like Mark Jensen I dont mind answering.

My preference tends to swing between Mandrake 9.2 and Fedora. Tried Mandrake 10 Community , but to buggy

and I will wait to see what the final is like.

I like the Mandrake 9.2 powerpack as it offers so much.

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well, i wanna use the nvidia drivers which dont work in mandrake...

iv tried debian but didnt like it!

i want one that is:

Good!

user-friendly

good graphical support

graphical install(i hate text based ones!)

Please reply with some suggestions!

Nvidia drivers dont' work?? what? , i have a Ge Force FX and i installed the nvidia drivers from Nvidias site and my graphics card under mandrake works perfectly...

How so do they NOT work?

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I haven't the time for Gentoo.

Not the compile thing, the general work at setup.  With four young boys, and a full-time job (all Windows, no Linux fun! :( ), I don't have a lot of time to set and install wlan support...

I prefer to stick with "install and enjoy" combined with small Linux learning experiences for now.  When I get more proficient I can take on Slack and Gentoo. :yes:

I found that after I went so far as to have a basic installation of Gentoo that I too didn't have time to bother with Gentoo. Even if you don't have kids or a social life (heaven forbid you actually might have both) then I don't see why you'd want to invest so much time in getting an OS up and running. It's like making love to your computer!

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Slackware is the way to go. Partitioning is fairly simple and it may take a while to format, but on my 650 MHz Pentium III with 256 MB of RAM, installing the packages took only 30 - 35 minutes for pretty much everything. You have to type kdm or gdm at the console in order to get into X, but it is extremely reliable. To configure X, you can manually enter the stuff in /etc/X11/XF86Config or launch kxconfig (I think xfconfig will work too). NVidia drivers work flawlessly in it and it is very fast. Just don't install the CUPS drivers included with Slackware 9.1 and download those off the Internet in tar.gz format since I had problems printing outside of KDE, but manual installation solved the problem. Hope this helps. ;)

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I haven't the time for Gentoo.

Not the compile thing, the general work at setup. With four young boys, and a full-time job (all Windows, no Linux fun! :( ), I don't have a lot of time to set and install wlan support...

I prefer to stick with "install and enjoy" combined with small Linux learning experiences for now. When I get more proficient I can take on Slack and Gentoo. :yes:

I can understand that. I have only sat down once and been able to sit and do it. Most the other times I am running around doing other stuff.

But I really want to install it and run it for a while to for the experience. I may take a crack at it this weekend again. :yes:

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I just recently tried out Gentoo on my Laptop, I must say, it is a dream come true, having so much control over the install process, the compiling and such, an totally optimized Linux distro for my laptop's hardware and my needs. Slackware used to be my favorite, but man, Gentoo has won me over. :)

#emerge -u world

That says it all. :)

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