What is your favorite Linux distro?
 

I know there are a bunch of people on here that use Linux. Let's see what distro you prefer.

I voted debian/*buntu (xubuntu is my favorite <3), but I've recently made the switch to mint and love it (still debian based).

I'm also a really big fan of Arch, which is what I ran on my desktop for many years. Unfortunately I'm getting lazy since getting the job I have now and just don't have the patience to be dumped into a terminal upon install and have to set up a system from scratch.

Majority of boxes I manage are Ubuntu 10.04 (around 120 boxes) but some are CentOS (around 20). I can't possibly imagine why anyone would want to use CentOS.

I'm a big fan of the simplicity of ubuntu... Its a pretty known quantity, and its got such a big user base that if you run into a problem a quick google search will find your answer. That said, for a real server I prefer a openbsd or freebsd... Currently have a freebsd server at the house that I do my twitter/forex scanning and analysis with, it also shares a 4 drive ZFS array to the rest of the house via samba. My side box at work runs ubuntu.

qft

I am at heart a Gentoo user. I have been using it since 2005. I truly believe that portage is the best package management system that I have ever used.

On my work laptop I currently run Ubuntu. At work I admin mostly RHEL and CentOS. That is mostly because RHEL is what the DoD uses.

Ubuntu. I know it well, and makes coding/scripting fast.

Have you ever had to stig a ubuntu machine?

i'm a freak, i like suse. there is a huge stigma against it because it is rpm based. they have had ups and downs i suppose, but in general do a really nice job. i mostly use debian/ubuntu these days. rhel when required.

Nope.

I've looked at SuSE before. It was nice and clean comparing to other distros at the time (2004ish... I was running Slackware as a primary OS).

true that. they made the 2.6 kernel/64bit transition relatively smoothly in that 2004/2005 timeframe. it took a good while for all the distros to sort that out.

I used Suse on and off from 02-04. I actually have a box version somewhere that I paid money for. I never had a real problem with the switch over from 32bit to 64bit in linux. Everything except flash seemed to transfer over fine.

Here is another question - who is using 3.x kernel?

I have not given 3.x a try yet. When I set up my file sharing server sometime in the next few weeks, I might give it a try then.

I have no idea what anything in this thread is or means.

This is about what Mac computer you like best, right?

Slackware, kernel 1.2.13 back in '94 when I first started using it. Switched to SuSE in '00.

I'm running kernel 3.1 on my email server.

I'm using 3.2. Seems stable, no real issues. It did fix a nasty bug that existed in the intel HD graphics chips where Minecraft's graphics would degrade :P.

I've used 3.x once - on an LDAP server I set up recently for one of my clients. Decided to keep the entire infrastructure under Ubuntu so had to opt in for 12.04 beta 1 since that is the only Ubuntu version that has 389ds packaged and I'm too lazy to write my own package. It's holding up so far but no experience other then that.

Vista service pack 1. Wait, what was the question?

Does anyone here run Linux as their OS of choice on a laptop for personal use. I know some of you guys work in the tech industry but I am really asking if any "normal" people run it. We used to install it on servers and such when we were ISPs but I haven't touched it for years except for the odd hack on a Tivo or XBox or something. It is just so damn easy to plug into the huge Windows software base out there that I have learned to not give Linux a second glance. Am I missing out on something? Would my last project (time lapse photography) been easier/better on Linux?

No, I am not trolling to start a religious war. I am honestly asking.

Ubuntu for my personal desktop (just botched a 12.04 upgrade - had a power failure in the middle of it... was too lazy to actually hook up my UPS prior to this. Time to start over), CentOS for all my servers.

Honestly though, I still use Windows 99% of the time. 7 at home, and XP at work.

I do (and have) for many years run Linux as my primary OS of choice. Yes, I am in the tech industry, but even in college I used it for all my coursework , played games, and used it for multimedia.

Debian, hands down.

Ubuntu for specific purposes, granted, but Debian if possible.

Oracle unbreakable.

ftfy

If I want to try Ubuntu, where is the best place to start?

Try Wubi. Wubi will let you install a VM with ubuntu over your current windows installation. That way if you don't like it, you simply uninstall like a standard windows program

That or VirtualBox. All recent versions of Ubuntu desktop will let you try it without installing it (live CD).

Live CD's are nothing new. I was using them back in 2003 with Suse. They were one of the few distros back then that had wifi support. I would go with a live cd before I bothered with virtual box for just trying out linux.

Anyone remember dyne:bolic?

unetbootin any of em on a flashdrive! good for tools too.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give it a try, but don't be upset when I come in here and start asking noob questions.

edit: :party:

I too just switched to Mint Debian, and I like it quite a lot. Its not as fat as Ubuntu but still looks very nice.

CentOS/SUSE at work, windows/hackintosh/Gentoo at home.

This will be installed in my Miata sometime soon. Specs:
AMD E350
4GB DDR3
320GB WD 7200RPM
Atheros WiFi card w/ 13dbi omni + Alfa card w/ 5dbi omni
Dual boot Meego IVI + Backtrack 5

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a...0/IMAG0100.jpg

Going war driving huh?

Expensive MP3 player?

My favorite distro is the one I can fit on a thumbdrive and hide in the rolls of my back fat. That is how you know I am a real linux

if you were a real linux guy, yous build your own thumbdrive that climbed in your back fat for you :idea:

that is an awesome case, care to share where you go it?

http://www.mini-box.com/VoomPC-Enclo...=8&category=87

There is also this, which is awesome.

I'm using the link you guys gave me to Wubi to install Ubuntu.

Is this something I can use for a dual boot?

Never used Wubi, I just boot off a Ubuntu live cd wipe the HD and just install Ubuntu as the only OS like a BAUS.

IIRC, WUBI is just a nicely packaged VM running ubuntu. If you want to dual boot, just use the standard Ubuntu installer to partition off a bit of free space. It'll handle the GRUB install which is smart enough to detect that you have a windows partition installed (just make sure you don't blow away the entire windows partition while you're installing. It's pretty clear though)

Interesting about WUBI. If ViperorMiata was a real man he would just install Gentoo. It will teach him all he needs to know about linux.

Lol. While I admire the dedication to making newbs learn, That would be like telling someone the best way to learn how to maintain their own car is to rebuild the engine.(You learn a lot for sure, but the likelihood of failure with 0 prior experience is pretty ------- high).
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