DEFINITIVE: Which Linux Distro? (poll)


Which Linux Distro do you prefer?  

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  1. 1. Which Linux Distro do you prefer?

    • Slackware (or derivatives)
      33
    • Debian
      56
    • SUSE Linux (or derivatives)
      99
    • Fedora Core (or Redhat, or RHEL)
      120
    • Gentoo (or derivatives)
      86
    • Ubuntu
      273
    • Other Debian Derivative (Mepis, Kanotix, etc)
      25
    • Arch
      19
    • Linspire
      22
    • Mandriva
      40


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I jumped ship from WinXP directly into Mandriva.

Mandriva is an EXCELLENT distro for beginners.

Wanting to try Linux, going to use as dual boot, what distro would i recomend?

Used for internet, IM, and generaly trying it.

Though i'd ask you guys before i download a random one, thanks alot.

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I have a HP Pavilion zt1175 notebook and would like to install linux on it. I am a bit of a n00b when it comes to linux. I was thinking of installing Ubuntu, but I've only installed it on a desktop, and I don't know how well in installs on laptops. Which distro do you recommend for laptops with the least install problems?

PS. I have been to the linux on laptops website, but I didn't find it very helpful considering the only thing they installed (on one like mine) is Red Hat.

Nearly ever distro will run on your notebook, but one will be more work to set up, the other one less.

I suggest you google for some tutorials/howtos/descriptions about linux on your notebook, and then you'll decide which distro to take.

As you already are familiar with Ubuntu, you can also just have a go and install it, and then check if you have problems like non-working card reader, 3d acceleration, whatever :)

Wanting to try Linux, going to use as dual boot, what distro would i recomend?

Well, try Fedora Core first maybe ? And then if you're really into it, then try to switch to Gentoo, or at least try to install it (.. very interesting install procedure ^^)

I'm a linux noob too and using a laptop too. After some reading I decided to give ubuntu a go. It installs just fine, had some troubles with partition magic saying that my hd is bad (I'm dual booting with xp) but that looks like it's just a problem with partition magic... Ubuntu runs very well on my laptop. It even detects my two external hard disks without a problem. Only thing is that there's no graphics accelaration for my radeon mobility 9600 because when I move a window around it lags a bit by 'redrawing' the screen. Not a major problem and it's the only thing I noticed

Installing Fedora Core 3 on my Toshiba Satellite 4090XDVD went all right. There are only two issues I had with it. First, I had to use a certain framebuffer (1024 by 768). Secondly, I had to install the xmms-mp3 plugin as Red Hat had a licensing problem concerning MP3's.

I'm using Suse 9.2 on mine.  Was easy to set up and configure. 

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Agree with this totally. I have SuSE 9.2 Pro on my Gateway Solo 9500 and it saw and configured everything (including wireless).

Barney

Gentoo is the only distribution I have ever used that did what I wanted it to do 100% of the time. I haven't tried Ubuntu yet, but I am afraid to because I don't want to temp fate. Gentoo is a learning process, but it definitely has its good points. And the forums there are the best place to find help. Before that I had used RedHat7.0 - 9. Then Fedora Core 1 then Knoppix, then FC2. then Gentoo. Somewhere in there I also used Madrake 6.5 and 10.

I don't know if MarkJensen remembers me asking him for help with Fedora in August/September(yum repositories), but after a couple weeks I decided to switch. One of the students here was a real proponent of Gentoo and had me try it out. Then, I found it. It took me a couple of days to install it. And then I was hooked. I got this rush from compiling everything. The only problem, it didn't boot. So I switched to Vida till the summer when i could more time to installing Gentoo. But I do love portage

--Alex

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