Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2010-12-28 Thread jeevanism
http://www.junauza.com/2010/02/best-linux-distributions-of-decade-2000.html and Mandriva Rocks!!! On Sunday 22 November 2009 11:29 AM, Subin Sebastian wrote: Kdenlive crashes frequently on my system too. I've tried it on gnome, kde, and xfce on my computer. But the strange thing is that It has

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Subin Sebastian
Kdenlive crashes frequently on my system too. I've tried it on gnome, kde, and xfce on my computer. But the strange thing is that It has never crashed on xfce. I think it not because of the DE we use, but the bugs... Freedom Is The Only Law... --- Subin Sebastien

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Mahesh Mohan
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Adhin D wrote: > If you are using VLC, Totem or mplayer dervatives, then you should not use > openshot, because it will remove the ffmpeg codecs/plugins of your player if > you install it from PPA. (says so in their site itself). > Ya. But, you can download the

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Adhin D
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:29 PM, Mahesh Mohan wrote: > > OpenShot( http://www.openshotvideo.com/ ) is a new good video editor with > fast pace development. .debs are available there. > > Also, another editor is PiTiVi, it is planning to be a default application > in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. > If

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread sunil s
In my experience, debian supports a wide range of hardwares especially old and new display & sound compared to other distros. Also it demands less hardware resourses. For server purposes, Redhat, CentOS, Ubuntu and debian are suitable. But I think Redhat demands rich hardware (compared to debian

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Mahesh Mohan
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Vipin kumar wrote: > i am confused which one is best from all the distros with all packages > requred for a normal use for gaming,for editing videos ? > OpenShot( http://www.openshotvideo.com/ ) is a new good video editor with fast pace development. .debs are ava

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Sebin Jacob
According to that wiki entry, 1. Arch Linux uses the most up to date Linux Kernal, newest version of GCC compiler, and there is no default choice of desktop environment / window manager which proves that the base system goes smoothly with any DE / WM . 2. Gentoo has ports for almost every archite

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Subin Sebastian
See this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions Cheers... Freedom Is The Only Law... --- Subin Sebastien College of Engineering Munnar - 685612 +91-944-6475826 -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom Unplugged" http://www.ilug-tvm.org

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread ashik salahudeen
my 2 paisa: any of the modern distros will work, provided the user knows what he is trying to acheive . Some people find Slackware and Gentoo enjoyable while other claim its not user friendly - It all depends on who the user is. If it is someone who doesnt care about the operating system and just

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread jeevachaithanyan sivanandan
@Yadu echo with u :) On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Yadu Nand wrote: > Hi, > > > So which is best Distro?? > > From the above conversation its clear that there is nothing > like the *best* distro. It all depends on what you want. If you > are newbie, ubuntu or linux-mint might be easier for y

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Yadu Nand
Hi, > So which is best Distro?? >From the above conversation its clear that there is nothing like the *best* distro. It all depends on what you want. If you are newbie, ubuntu or linux-mint might be easier for you .It's all a matter of your choice. You can choose whatever suits you best or what y

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread jeevachaithanyan sivanandan
So which is best Distro?? On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Vipin kumar wrote: > i am using ubuntu for the last 3 years because of the repository of > ubuntu is easily available from zyxware Ubuntu ultimate edition is > also i think a good one almost all codecs are pre installed for fresh > users

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Vipin kumar
i am using ubuntu for the last 3 years because of the repository of ubuntu is easily available from zyxware Ubuntu ultimate edition is also i think a good one almost all codecs are pre installed for fresh users thanks for participating in the conversation -- "Freedom is the only law". "Freedom

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread sahab
I am using ubuntu last 3 years On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 1:58 PM, jeevachaithanyan sivanandan < jeevan...@gmail.com> wrote: > so the prob solved..:) > > On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Vipin kumar wrote: > >> i am using both debian and ubuntu with gnome desktop because of i >> think it is simple w

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread jeevachaithanyan sivanandan
so the prob solved..:) On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Vipin kumar wrote: > i am using both debian and ubuntu with gnome desktop because of i > think it is simple w r to kde.xfce is also light desktop > > On 11/21/09, jeevachaithanyan sivanandan wrote: > > its the all time debate question.. Whi

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-21 Thread Vipin kumar
i am using both debian and ubuntu with gnome desktop because of i think it is simple w r to kde.xfce is also light desktop On 11/21/09, jeevachaithanyan sivanandan wrote: > its the all time debate question.. Which is the best Distro>?? > well its not valid question actually.. bcoz in Gnu/Linux w

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-20 Thread jeevachaithanyan sivanandan
its the all time debate question.. Which is the best Distro>?? well its not valid question actually.. bcoz in Gnu/Linux world, we have numerous choices.. Just ask what is ur need.. if u need a server OS:->>>Fedora if u need a Desktop:->>Mandriva if u r a newbie, need out-of-box experience, then

Re: [fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-20 Thread Subin Sebastian
@Vipin, There are a number of Linux distros as you mentioned. It is harder to select one of them for using... But I'll give you some guide lines for choosing a Distribution. If you are using Windows currently and need using Linux for the first time... 1. Linux Mint - Contains all the codecs and

[fsug-tvm] which is the best linux distro?

2009-11-20 Thread Vipin kumar
there is a Number of linux distros are available ie debian,ubuntu,fedora,red hat,mint,sabayon,solaris,pc,open solaris etc i am confused which one is best from all the distros with all packages requred for a normal use for gaming,for editing videos ? thanks advance by vipin On 11/21/09, Alan wrot