Best Linux OS?

[-=[Blueshadowz]=-]

Can someone tell me the best Linux OS out there? Theres suse, ferdora, etc ...Thanks.

***Also, Can it not be hard to install cause im gonna start a new thread later when im installing it :rolleyes: ***

[GNRambo]

there was just a thread on this, less than a week ago. Search please

[AcdShdw]

i sware i just saw same thread 2 days ago

[AGilley007]

All depends on you I like Slackware and SUSE and I like the look of Fedora but I have not found one I like enouegh to say with it yet.

[+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹]

theres a pinned thread like this :\

[diamonds]

or try archlinux

its reletavily new, but the userbase is strong, and most of the software packages in it are always up to date

www.archlinux.org

[markwolfe Veteran]

I believe that everyone is referring to this thread:

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=152954

It is sort of a mix of "what do you use?" and "what is the best?" all rolled up into one. ;)

[AGilley007]

I never could get arch to work.

[KiwiNZ]

The Linux OS ?

Is the one that does what you want it to do .

I am not being rude by that reply , it really does come down to that , try them out then your own experience will

tell YOU what is best for YOU

Cheers

[rezza Veteran]

Can someone tell me the best Linux OS out there? Theres suse, ferdora, etc ...Thanks.

***Also, Can it not be hard to install cause im gonna start a new thread later when im installing it :rolleyes:: ***

If there was one linux distro that was head and shoulders above the rest, do you think we'd still get this question asked quite so much? We'd all be using the same distro, and all the threads in this section of neowin would be about that distro. The very fact that we all use different distros and that this question gets asked at least twice a week indicates that the range of choices available may all be the right one for you, it just depends on what you need and what you enjoy working with.

The best thing to do is just grab the first one that takes your fancy and play with it. When you learn what you like and dislike about it, then you can do some research into which other distro has more of what you like and less of what you don't like.

[krmathis]

Linux 2.6.8.1! :yes:

By the way, Linux is a kernel not a complete OS...

[Goldmember]

I like mandrake :yes:

[Scootersing]

Linux Mandrake is best for new beginners in Linux, with no doubth.

If you are used to Win 2000 or xp from before then Linux Mandrake 10 is a GOOD Choice!

The installaton is easy, a nice good KDE board.

And a wery similar "START" menu is integrated in the system.

Good Luck!

Scootersing

[Schmoove]

Try, try, try and try. You will eventually find one that suits your needs.

I've tried a lot of distros and Fedora Core 2 turned out to suit me best.

[Zerosleep]

Id suggest: Mandrake, SUSE, Fedora, The Knoppix Live CD, Vector Linux.

[Blue-Vision]

Start with a live CD -- Slax is great, Knoppix is also good but a larger download. The benefits of a live cd are:

a.) smaller download

b.) you can't POSSIBLY mess it up if you do something wrong

c.) you CAN install them to HD (difficult, but there's documentation EVERYWHERE on how to do it).

Barring LiveCD distros, go with something easy like Yoper or Ark. Go with Mandrake if you want to download the 3 ISO's and have every piece of current mainstream software for Linux.

Good luck. You'll find Linux is a nice change. :yes: