I want to throw $.02 on this pile. I agree with Roy Charles <<All three choices, Ubuntu/Kubuntu, Fedora, and SUSE, have strong community support.>> I don't agree with a lot of the other statements here.
You've tried Ubuntu, it worked -- marvelous! My experience has been different. Over the past 10 years I've tried multiple distros, including Ubuntu, and had a few modest successes, but until now, NONE that I kept. Too many issues. I tried Ubuntu a couple years ago - it was running, but had too many issues to resolve. I figured if the installs couldn't work better than they were - it was time to try another distro. A couple months ago I started this process anew, after laying off for a couple years. Tried Oracle, then Debian, then Fedora. Oracle ran well, no java, no firefox, couldn't update. Nope. Debian ran well, couldn't get my java working, I couldn't insure I was secure. Had some other issues, and after a few days I hit another issue. Time for Fedora. It ran, it updated, I could find and get java working, I got security running, and some other priorities. So Fedora is up and running, and so far, so good. I'm not keen on Ubuntu because it restricts its offerings to freeware. And, I wasn't happy the one time I tried it. SuSe I have installed twice, a year ago most recent. Both times it was slow, slow, slow, but worked. Fedora is slightly slower than the Debian Gnome desktop to boot. So, imho, Fedora is #1, SuSe #2. Ubuntu may be fine, and seems to be from the public response, but I don't think it is going to be the windows-killer. BTW, Vector does a monster job with the super-slim setup. If I knew enough about the internals and all the command prompts, I think it would strongly tempt me. Vector is FAST. But too many ways for me to mess up, and not enough ways to safely install all my daily apps without messing up. Cheers; M On Feb 22, 6:53 pm, "dr. Hannibal Lecter" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hah, indeed it does make Vista look like a cheap toy. Not to mention > all the nice free software you get with Linux, all free. As an added > bonus, no IE (eeew), no Media Player (yuck) and no M$ Office (bloated > and overly eager to mess up). > > I am still relatively new to all this, but luckily I love to learn new > stuff.... :-) > > On Feb 23, 12:37 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > It' great that you decided to give Linux a try. Ubuntu is a great > > disto. I personally use Linux Mint, which is a variant of Ubuntu which > > gives you a bunch of in-house developed system tools, flash player, > > and multimedia codecs. I love it how Compiz makes Windows Vista's > > compositing look really lame. Don't hesitate to ask any questions you > > have. Best of luck! > > > On Feb 22, 8:13 am, "dr. Hannibal Lecter" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi again, and thank you all for your advices! > > > > My laptop arrived yesterday, I've installed Ubuntu 8.10 and everything > > > worked on the first try (wireless included!). I'm really impressed > > > with Linux, the way it has progressed this far in a few short years > > > (unlike Windows which made the same progress from 95 to XP...or at > > > least it feels like that). I'm very happy about the fact that I am now > > > 50% free from M$. And I'm also positive I'll make some of my friends > > > very jealous with Compiz :-P > > > > If I ever get stuck, I know where to come. :-) > > > > Cheers! > > > > On Feb 20, 8:45 pm, JTF <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > If you need to, you can get VirtualBox and boot up a Windows Guest as > > > > a virtual machine and develop MS Based applications that way. > > > > > As far as hardware compatibility is concerned, when you boot the > > > > liveCD, check your system for functionality.....If it works in LiveCD > > > > Mode, it will work when installed as your OS.... > > > > > Any issues, please connect tohttp://ubuntuforums.org/ > > > > This is the official community support forums with literally, > > > > thousands of people who want to help others....Questions are generally > > > > answered within a few minutes in my experience > > > > > Also, if you use Pidgin (Ubuntu's IM client), you can access freenode > > > > IRC and connect to #ubuntu for live chat support. > > > > > On Feb 20, 1:40 pm, "dr. Hannibal Lecter" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Thank you for your posts. You have both steered me towards Ubuntu, as > > > > > I have tried it and liked it. Now that you've confirmed that it has a > > > > > bright future, I like it even more. The fact that Mono is included is > > > > > another plus, since I work with C#/ASP.NET at work I guess I could > > > > > also try mono. :-) > > > > > > I only wonder if my hardware will work (i.e. will I be able to connect > > > > > to "the internets" via WLAN etc..). In the past I've had many hardware > > > > > issues with linux. But that was a long time ago... > > > > > > I will post the results of my "ventures" here, but please don't > > > > > hesitate to post more opinions. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > On Feb 20, 5:13 pm, Jeremiah Bess <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Being new to the Linux world, I would suggest *buntu or Mandriva. I > > > > > > use > > > > > > Mandriva on several computers at home, and have for many years. I > > > > > > have > > > > > > looked at other distros and found no reason to switch. It just > > > > > > works for me. > > > > > > Ubuntu is popular because it's the one the media has picked up as > > > > > > the poster > > > > > > child for Linux. It is not a bad distro, don't get me wrong. It has > > > > > > a great > > > > > > user base, and lots of community support. Mandriva has great > > > > > > support too. > > > > > > Most distros have a Live-CD version you can boot to and try out > > > > > > without > > > > > > installing anything. Do a few of those. It really comes to personal > > > > > > preference. If you have a big hard drive, install several to try > > > > > > out with > > > > > > dual booting. > > > > > > > Welcome to the LUG, and good luck. Let us know what you end up > > > > > > using and > > > > > > why. > > > > > > > Jeremiah E. Bess > > > > > > Network Ninja, Penguin Geek, Father of four > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 07:32, dr. Hannibal Lecter > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > 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" > > > > > > > onwww.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! > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. 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