What Linux..

[asonda]

Evenin'

What Linux distribution would you all recommend. I think it's come to a time where more and more people should be introduced to the software.

I personally like Ubuntu, and have been told Yellow Dog Linux, is good too.

Your suggestions, and why...

Cheers
Jamie

 

[Alchemation Studios]

We use Ubuntu Studio on all our workstations and standard Ubuntu Server for our file servers.

I have tried a lot of distro's out over the last few years, and Ubuntu and its offshoots has been the most stable, well supported and easiest to install.

OpenSUSE is good also, but i hate YAST the package management system and i dislike the "SLED Menu" system, much prefer the good ole Gnome menu system.

I believe Linux is becoming more of a viable choice for many business, especially in the design/media sector... The only thing its missing is native Photoshop..

 

[KM-Tiger]

Depends what for. There is a lot of choice, and what you choose will depend on your needs. You are not stuck with what someone else thinks you need.

For servers I use Debian. It's never bleeding edge, but if you want something to chug away without bother for months at a time, it's a good choice. One of my servers has an uptime of about 450 days right now, it would have been 750, but I had to shut it down to physically move it. During that time it's been upgraded from Woody to Sarge to Etch, all without rebooting. Others will say the same of CentOS. You must choose.

I don't use Linux for a desktop as there is too much software that I need to use that only works on Windows.

 

[asonda]

Nice answers. Anybody else willing to testify that Linux is a good OS for many things...

I'm in the process of downloading Yellow Dog Linux, and then putting it on my PS3...

So, what you think is the best by far...for:

Home Use:
Business Use:
Server Use:

 

[brownie]

For all my web hosting customers I use CentOS 4, out of the box it's secure, well configured and stuff paying RHEL licenses.

I wouldn't use Linux for much else, too much software I require that won't run on it.

 

[Rob Holmes]

We use Centos4 and Red Hat Enterprise 4

It's mostly a matter of taste.

Rob

 

[AlphOmega]

For first time users (even experinced users) ubuntu checks all the boxes. A very good place to start.

The question really should be what window manager rather than what distro at this stage. Try ubuntu with gnome and you can install by synaptic KDE or easier still at the noob stage is to try kubuntu.

Once you have settled down with the window manager of your choice then get more familiar with the way linux feels.

After this have fun and get downloading other distros and you will be in a better understanding to see what you do and dont like about the others.

My choice has been Fedora, but many other distros wont exist if people didnt prefer them.

Even if you do choose to stay with ubuntu (many do) its still worth checking out the others.

 

[RedEvo]

I've been using Linspire for about three years.
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[pws]

Hi Jamie

In the past I have used:

Suse
Redhat / Fedora
Mandriva

I have heard Ubuntu is a good place to start but haven't used that.

Regards

PWS

 

[securitypub.com]

My main O/S is Fedora

 

[asonda]

This is good, I think I want to do some form of campaign, offer, or something of the likes, to do with Linux. It's clear people who don't need all the fancy programs us lot use, they want to try it, because...it's free...

Do you think some form of 'Dummys' information guide on how to partition a drive, to install linux would be a good idea? or simply do a few things on the website to try and create attention for it?

Linux is the way foward, and eventually nearly everyone will be using it! We Hope...The Evil Empire have had there time...

any more for any more?

 

[Chris H]

I've been using Linspire for about three years.
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I used it for a number of years until my new lappy's wireless wouldn't play ball. Linspire 6 does work with the wireless but the recent changes to the sub and licensing means it's too expensive now so I've switched to Ubuntu.

I believe Red Hat are releasing a Global Desktop sometime soon?

 

[asonda]

Just to let you all know, at the time of writing this, I'm using Yellow Dog Linux on my Playstation3!

 

[APRogers]

If you've never touched Linux before, I'd recommend Ubuntu or Mandriva - they both come as Live CDs, which means you can run them in RAM and test drive them without even installing, and the installer guides you by the nose.

I started on Ubuntu nine months ago, having never touched Linux at all, and now use Debian on my internet machine. I can't move completely away from Windows yet, because the software I use isn't ported ... yet.