KPark214 Posted October 26, 2006 Share Posted October 26, 2006 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 KPark214@netzero.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowolf.uk Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 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 KPark214@netzero.net 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El CobaiN Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Nice job Keldyn ;)I will compile some min-HOWTOs or tutorials when I get some time :) -Hatter Cool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted May 2, 2007 Veteran Share Posted May 2, 2007 Cool ! Ummm... That post you quoted was from 2002. If he hasn't written those "HowTo"s by now, I wouldn't hold my breath! :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockwolf Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exUBERance Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 add a link to www.polishlinux.com it has helped me on pretty much all of my distro questions and problems ;) nice job though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvXtm Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 http://open-progex.com Progex Linux, a complete distro with all the stuff you may need, already configured. Give it a try :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_here Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 CrunchBang Linux (previously mentioned here) This is a new distro based on Ubuntu that uses Openbox as a window manager so its very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krishna@9-zone Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inzi Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 i started out on ubuntu, and then i bought myself a laptop Compaq 610. hoping to install ubuntu onit.. but due to overheating issues i had to remove it.. I dunno if any of uhave faced this problem.. pls let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Smith Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Nice review! I have tried Ubuntu, will try Fedora & SuSE later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDT Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Do any of you guys know what happened to Elementary Unleashed? I got the Dorian 1.1 iso a few weeks ago and I tried downloading it again today. Seems that the site is gone (or down). :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacon Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camuflage Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 The guide in the first topico should be updated with the following: Mint Ubuntu Fedora Debian GNU/Linux openSUSE Arch Linux PCLinuxOS Mageia Slackware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAlternativEnergy Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 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!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.G33K Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 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 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 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 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 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 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asharae Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 28, 2012 Member Share Posted June 28, 2012 I am a big fan of Puppy Linux as well. Slacko is working fine here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whs37 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krome Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Downloaded a few *nix ISO and not sure how to begin yet but after I try a few of those ISO, I will check this thread again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierax2016 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 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. margrave 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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