A Neowin Guide to Linux Distributions


Recommended Posts

nice, im a n00b to nix's.

WTF!?!?!?!?

Posts: 0

:| :huh:

For a nOOb like me which distro would be a good fit for me? I am a windows enthusiast but am looking for something different maybe to use but it has to support wireless because I have wireless cards like Linksys and D-Link so I need supported drivers for them. e-mail me back at my e-mail address [email protected]

  • 1 month later...

For a nOOb like me which distro would be a good fit for me? I am a windows enthusiast but am looking for something different maybe to use but it has to support wireless because I have wireless cards like Linksys and D-Link so I need supported drivers for them. e-mail me back at my e-mail address [email protected]

I would suggest you try out openSUSE 10.2, you can download the ISO image from opensuse.org or order the boxed product from shop.novell.com for $55 if you live in the US, Japan or Austraila, I'm not sure where you would get it in Europe though, I think they said it was going to be available in Tech shops around Europe.

  • 4 months later...
  • 1 month later...

Could update the RedHat section:

Fedora (not core anymore), RedHat Enterprise and CentOS

RedHat Linux did not cease development but is now broken into RedHat Enterprise (paid for stable version) and Fedora (bleeding edge, free and still pretty stable)

Also, CentOS is available as the free version of RedHat Enterprise.

  • 4 months later...
  • 1 year later...
  • 1 month later...
  • 1 year later...
  • 3 months later...
  • 11 months later...
  • 4 weeks later...

Hey all. I've decided to give Slackware a whirl, and have it downloading now.

I've conquered Arch, created a franken-Ubuntu, and have worked extensively with Fedora - but I still feel like I'm a noob.

Any suggestions/things I should know?

  • 11 months later...

The Popular Matter : my first would be a major food production company, 2-3 energy companies, including alternative energy. A specific one for oil would be Exxon Mobil. Miscellaneous could be either gold or silver, a "drug" medicine stock, and foreign stocks. I will also take a few percent of the 100,000 and put into penny stock.

The Popular Question : What is an issue or something interesting about the solar panel technology?</br> : I'm hoping to do a science fair project on solar panels. Since energy has been a big issue lately, I was hoping to research on this topic! What are some things that I can possibly do or experiment on?Thank you!P.S. Any science fair related tips are also greatly appreciated!!!

The Popular Matter : my first would be a major food production company, 2-3 energy companies, including alternative energy. A specific one for oil would be Exxon Mobil. Miscellaneous could be either gold or silver, a "drug" medicine stock, and foreign stocks. I will also take a few percent of the 100,000 and put into penny stock.

The Popular Question : What is an issue or something interesting about the solar panel technology?</br> : I'm hoping to do a science fair project on solar panels. Since energy has been a big issue lately, I was hoping to research on this topic! What are some things that I can possibly do or experiment on?Thank you!P.S. Any science fair related tips are also greatly appreciated!!!

Huh? I think you may have posted in the wrong forum old chap!

  • 2 weeks later...

You guys missed the Damn Small Linux.. Pretty much worth it for 50MB OS who would like to begin their experience with linux distros :D

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

Btw guys!! It's a quiet impressive article I'd say.. keep it up ;)

Hey all. I've decided to give Slackware a whirl, and have it downloading now.

I've conquered Arch, created a franken-Ubuntu, and have worked extensively with Fedora - but I still feel like I'm a noob.

Any suggestions/things I should know?

Stage 1 installation of Gentoo if you're feeling brave ;)

You guys missed the Damn Small Linux.. Pretty much worth it for 50MB OS who would like to begin their experience with linux distros :D

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

Btw guys!! It's a quiet impressive article I'd say.. keep it up ;)

I love DSL and Puppy Linux ;)

  • 2 weeks later...

Hey guys I'm looking for a bit of advice really. Im getting to the stage where I feel like I know Ubuntu and the like quite well. I want to have a distro that makes me have to work to get it installed and stuff. Now I don't mean as challenging as compiling the whole system from source (Linux from Scratch etc.) but something that gives me just a kernel and a basic x server which I can then add on to.

Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks :)

I love DSL and Puppy Linux ;)

I +1 this, they have been very helpful when I need to recover stuff from a hosed Windows installation.

  • 2 years later...

Linux is a maze and finding the right distro may take years. Guides like this are very useful and certainly help to narrow it down.  Thank you for putting it up.

 

Btw - I am a fan of LM Mate for which I settled after 5 years of experimenting.

  • 7 months later...

Hi all, I'm a total rookie to Linux, I'm also a bit of a gamer, quite into Elder Scrolls Online, and TF2.  Quite fancy the move to a more privacy focused open sourced environment.  What distro is the best for me? for just out of the box go, and gaming capabilities?

Pc is in my signature.

Hi all, I'm a total rookie to Linux, I'm also a bit of a gamer, quite into Elder Scrolls Online, and TF2.  Quite fancy the move to a more privacy focused open sourced environment.  What distro is the best for me? for just out of the box go, and gaming capabilities?

Pc is in my signature.

Ubuntu, Mint (MATE/Cinnamon), Xubuntu, or Elementary OS would be my suggestions. XFCE/MATE desktops are the leanest while still remaining user-friendly.

This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • LOL. Can't even quote and edit a comment correctly. Figures you're a Linux user.
    • I have disabled it, but the app is still taking space. I have a Mac and it is only possible to disable Ai on that, but I think that bit does get rid of the AI components after a while. What we are told is that we agree to all this when we use the devices as it is in the end user agreements, their software, they can do what they like. I doubt that any bill will happen in the U.S, the government there are in league with big tech firms. The E.U maybe, they seem to have some guts when it comes to tech companies. The U.K is not in the E.U, but some things still affect us. Our government is as gutless when it comes to tech companies as the U.s government.
    • WebChangeMonitor 26.06 by Razvan Serea Monitors allows you to quickly check a number of web pages and tracks changes based on the content of the web pages. Allows to monitor several protocols, including HTTP and HTTPS. Allows to view and record differences. Available for Win7/10, Linux and others. WebChangeMonitor features: Allows monitoring of web pages and informs about content changes Indication of states of currently monitored items in the tool and taskbar Reporting as sound and/or email as well as log file or HTML log Several configuration / filter options Support all protocols, e.g. http, https Multi-threaded, running in the background Bulk-import and bulk-export of items (from/to CSV) to monitor Export of results to CSV file for further processing Allows running command on items states and/or showing diff (changes) of content with preferred diff-tool ...and many more! Open Source (C++, wxWidgets) Cross platform for Windows (7/10), Linux, RPi and Mac (if self-compiled) WebChangeMonitor 26.06 release notes: Release 26.06 brings mostly s but updates the underlying core infrastructure. A major compiler is used for both x86/x64 and WoA64 architectures. This also means that all core libraries are re-compiled accordingly which required some changes in the build scripts. One of the core libraries (cURL) has been updated to address vulnerabilities and a nasty linker error that was causing the need for a dedicated patch which could now be eliminated. Download: WebChangeMonitor 64-bit | Setup 64-bit | ~10.0 MB (Open Source) Download: WebChangeMonitor 32-bit | Setup 32-bit View: WebChangeMonitor Website | Other Operating Systems | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
  • Recent Achievements

    • Dedicated
      Mark Spruce earned a badge
      Dedicated
    • Collaborator
      conkir earned a badge
      Collaborator
    • Rising Star
      olavinto went up a rank
      Rising Star
    • One Month Later
      lamborghiniv10 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      lamborghiniv10 earned a badge
      Week One Done
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      482
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      257
    3. 3
      Steven P.
      74
    4. 4
      +Edouard
      69
    5. 5
      Skyfrog
      68
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!