d0xda Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hey guys. Just wanna ask you all a straight forward question. What is/was the best version of Linux you used before? Its much better if you can give more supportive reasons. Thanks a lot. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooya Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Sticky: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=512334 and https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=40533 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markwolfe Veteran Posted March 25, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 25, 2008 Short answer: The best version is the one that works best for that individual. There is no "one" individual, so there is no "one" Linux. There is one Linux foundation. The kernel. But even that can be customized and tweaked by the user to be exactly the way they want it. Then add in the packages on top of that. And if you want an optional GUI (X Window) and your choice of Window Manager and Desktop Environment... And you can see that your question may seem easy enough to answer on the surface, but it is like asking what is the best type of cookie. There are different main types (sugar, chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal, etc), and each one can have a different recipe variation to best suit the person making and presumably eating them. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Null Zen Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Short answer: The best version is the one that works best for that individual.There is no "one" individual, so there is no "one" Linux. There is one Linux foundation. The kernel. But even that can be customized and tweaked by the user to be exactly the way they want it. Then add in the packages on top of that. And if you want an optional GUI (X Window) and your choice of Window Manager and Desktop Environment... And you can see that your question may seem easy enough to answer on the surface, but it is like asking what is the best type of cookie. There are different main types (sugar, chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal, etc), and each one can have a different recipe variation to best suit the person making and presumably eating them. :) Absolutely class post. I would also add, that if you have enough free time, to try out the more advanced distros that require more manual configuration. You tend to learn a lot more about the inner workings of Linux that way over some of the more "automagic" distros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyro Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 you just want to see full-on blood bath here. dont you :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew S. Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Well the best version of linux has got to be Linux 0.01 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 So many different versions out there really it depends on what you want from Linux. Ubuntu is the most popular choice as of right now. I've only mostly used Fedora and Ubuntu and I enjoyed them both. I'd like to try more distributions of Linux but I just haven't had the time to fool around with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAID 0 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I thought Linux was going to be VERY hard to learn and use.. but Ubuntu 7.10 changed my mind about that. It's easy to use, PLUS you have a huge "community" to help with your problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamghanley Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 As above, it depends on what you want to use it for and on individual preference. Some are free some are not, if you can be bothered to pay there is RedHat, If you want a huge community there is Ubuntu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Short answer: The best version is the one that works best for that individual.There is no "one" individual, so there is no "one" Linux. There is one Linux foundation. The kernel. But even that can be customized and tweaked by the user to be exactly the way they want it. Then add in the packages on top of that. And if you want an optional GUI (X Window) and your choice of Window Manager and Desktop Environment... And you can see that your question may seem easy enough to answer on the surface, but it is like asking what is the best type of cookie. There are different main types (sugar, chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal, etc), and each one can have a different recipe variation to best suit the person making and presumably eating them. :) True.Many guys I know use Ubuntu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[idkfa] Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Hey guys. Just wanna ask you all a straight forward question. What is/was the best version of Linux you used before? Its much better if you can give more supportive reasons. Thanks a lot. :) Best version of Linux I've ever used is 2.6.24 :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pataykhan Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Best version of Linux I've ever used is 2.6.24 :p lol ... good answer :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorV Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I'm a little back at 2.6.22 :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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