Hi all!
I'd like to tell you something about my current situation and why I
decided to post this question here.
I'm a software developer, and my primary OS is WindowsXP. I'm getting
a notebook now, and being an open source supporter/fan, I've decided
to make my primary OS linux. I'm relatively new to linux, I've
experimented with it several times in the past, but I would call
myself experienced in any way. Basically, I know my way around, I know
how to run ./configure and make, but if those two fail, I normally
just go to the corner of the room and cry all night. :)
Another problem is the fact that I'm going to share that notebook with
my wife and sister, which are "technologically challenged" as far as
linux is concerned. That's how I came to this point of asking myself
which distro is "appropriate" for all of us.
I went through the "linux distribution chooser" on www.zegeniestudios.net,
and unsurprisingly I got the following results:
1. openSUSE
2. Kubuntu
3. Ubuntu
4. Linux Mint
5. Mandriva
I've used openSUSE and Mandrake in the past, tried Ubuntu in vmware.
Kubuntu is out of the question because I don't want to limit myself to
KDE (reminds me of windows..and that's just not it!). Until now, I've
never heard of Mint.
So in the end, which distribution would you suggest? What are your
opinions on the distros above?
I want something that has a future (openSUSE is backed by Novell, so
that's one point pro-SUSE), and updated regularly. Also, the distro
should be easily configurable/maintainable, but not too limited either
("for the utter noobs"), I would like to develop in it (mostly PHP)
and learn the advanced stuff on the way.
I'm assuming there are some differences regarding media codecs/
players, so if you know which one does the best job with audio/video,
that would certainly have some weight.
I apologise for the long post, I thought I should be precise in this
matter to get good answers :-)
Cheers and thanks in advance!
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