Linux users, which distro and why?

[viranimus]

Mint, Gnome, Angstrom & Modified debian. Ubuntu, Angstrom & mod Debian specifically because it is the native OS of the devices they are used on, Ubuntu I did not personally like, but Mint and Gnome both had pros and cons, and really have no preference/have yet to make a decision for favoring.

Though to be honest I have only used Linux in a limited capacity so honestly I would prolly not be the best to suggest.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Obviously we're speaking about normal user, not some kind of veteran and Gentoo... Well, it's for veterans without any doubt !

Eh, as long as he RTFM, he should be just fine.

 

[JesterRaiin]

You're a little vague on what you want to do. Different distros are "tuned" differently based on the expected usage pattern.

Look for distros OP used. Your answer lies there, sir.

In the end, use Ubuntu for newbies as well as pro's

In the end, professional, experienced user will be able to change any distro to OS suitable to his/her needs. In the end, newbies often roam the Internet and ask "what i'm supposed to do with this iso file", "what password do i have to enter for 'root' and such.

I think there are no better and worse distros (with some exceptions) - all it matters is the user, what he DOES, what he CAN do and what he wants to DO.

...speaking about <link=http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/german-company-switches-10000-machines-ubuntu>Ubuntu

BTW : You're from India, right ?
Ever tried BOSS ???

Obviously we're speaking about normal user, not some kind of veteran and Gentoo... Well, it's for veterans without any doubt !

Eh, as long as he RTFM, he should be just fine.

There's a hope.

 

[TechieBoy]

Yeah BOSS is not that good.

 

[JesterRaiin]

Yeah BOSS is not that good.

Still, there are many countries that never created their own version of Linux,
so you have something to be proud of.

I was interested with BOSS because i work with a few schools here.
I hope i'll find distribution i could use in such line of work...

 

[TechieBoy]

Still, there are many countries that never created their own version of Linux,
so you have something to be proud of.

I was interested with BOSS because i work with a few schools here.
I hope i'll find distribution i could use in such line of work...

Yeah I really have something to be proud of. Which line of work are you in btw?

 

[JesterRaiin]

Still, there are many countries that never created their own version of Linux,
so you have something to be proud of.

I was interested with BOSS because i work with a few schools here.
I hope i'll find distribution i could use in such line of work...

Yeah I really have something to be proud of.

Hey, that sounds like complete opposite of what you said.

Which line of work are you in btw?

IT sector. Network administration and stuff.

 

[redisforever]

I use Ubuntu, because it's a lot simpler, and works better for just daily usage.
I also have Tails on my SD card, it's a more, secure Linux. It's also smaller, and I usually end up using it to transfer stuff to an external hard-drive.

 

[Baby Tea]

My favourite distro has been Linux Mint for quite a while now.

Same for me!
I started on Ubuntu, and have since tried:
Mint
Slitaz - AMAZING for low-end, shitty PCs. My parents old 800 Mhz went from the slowest thing in the house, including my cell phone, to the fastest thing hands down. 10 second boot time. 5 second shut down time. It was my Minecraft server before the parts gave out, and I didn't want to spend more then it was worth to get it running again. Still: Great distro for old PCs. It's only 50 megs.
Red Hat
OpenSUSE
Xubuntu

I just snagged an old PC form work that they were going to throw out.
Got it for nothing, and I'll be throwing Mint 12 on it this weekend.
And then I'm torn on what game server I want it to run. CS:Source? TF2? Minecraft? L4D2?
I don't know yet. I might just make it a VPN server, but we'll see.

At any rate: If it wasn't for both games, AND my work (Audio producer), I'd be using Linux pretty much all the time. Oh! while writing this I was also doing a little bit of 'looking up', and found this: RemixOS! An audio-based distro of Linux! Looks like I'll be trying THAT this weekend!

Seriously: Linux rocks.

 

[TechieBoy]

IT sector. Network administration and stuff.

That sounds like just the Field I want to be in!

 

[JesterRaiin]

IT sector. Network administration and stuff.

That sounds like just the Field I want to be in!

Not all is as it appear to be.
Around here only people in IT sector that earn good salary are programmers or people that implement applications. Still, it's fun job for someone that likes it.

 

[TechieBoy]

IT sector. Network administration and stuff.

That sounds like just the Field I want to be in!

Not all is as it appear to be.
Around here only people in IT sector that earn good salary are programmers or people that implement applications. Still, it's fun job for someone that likes it.

I want to be a programmer. I just love coding. I have learnt C,C++,Java,Python. I am currently learning .Net

 

[JesterRaiin]

I want to be a programmer. I just love coding. I have learnt C,C++,Java,Python. I am currently learning .Net

Well, good luck then ! There's a constant need for good programmers.

 

[Wieke]

I currently use Ubuntu 11.10 on my desktop (dual boot with windows 7 for my gaming habits). Don't really get all the unity hate. After I tweaked some of the settings I find it perfectly serviceable. The only annoying thing is when it stops detecting any edge triggers (I put the desktop wall on the bottom edge).

But the main reason I'm currently using Ubuntu is because it's quite user friendly. I used to use fedora, but all the tweaking I had to do to get things the way I liked was getting tiresome.

Tonight I'm going to try Linux Mint on my old desktop. My laptop recently died and I need something to work with when I'm at my parents place over the weekends. Mmmm, I remember the KDE folder view widget thing being one of the more convenient things ever.

 

[Costia]

I dont use linux anymore but i used these:
Ubuntu\Mint - easy to install and maintain. Suits a desktop PC.
Debian and Freebsd - subjectively seemed faster and more configurable than the previous 2 I mentioned. I would use them for a server.

 

[OriginalLadders]

I use Xubuntu; I like the layout and the simplicity. I would use Ubuntu proper, seeing as I actually like Unity in general, but the one dealbreaker for my is that they've not given you the option to move the launcher bar. Putting it on the left side of the screen makes sense in theory, since most screens are widescreen now, but in practice I find it just gets in the way, popping up and getting in the way when I try to do something else. This is why I use Xubuntu; the launcher bar is at the bottom by default and can be moved if you want.

 

[Nalgas D. Lemur]

If you are new, try out Ubuntu first. After you get the hang of it try out Debian. Most people like Debian better than Ubuntu.

Eh. Not the case among most of the people I know anymore, and that sort of thing is their job. A lot of us started using Debian a long, long time ago in the 90s, and while a handful still prefer it and several still have boxes here and there running it just because that's what's always run on them and there's no reason to screw with something that works, a lot of people have been using Ubuntu for new installs just because of things like having a reasonable release cycle. It can be kind of brutal updating between one stable release and the next when they're two to three years apart with all the changes that happen in that much time, and it gets to be a pain in the ass when you want to use things that are slightly less free than Debian deems appropriate or aren't several versions out of date. And so a lot of us run Ubuntu on servers these days, because it still has most of the good things about Debian, along with being relatively quick and painless to set up and maintain.

 

[JesterRaiin]

Don't really get all the unity hate.

Some of us are happy with desktops designed in conservative way. Applying solutions that are better for touchstone devices to simple workstations doesn't appeal to our tastes. That's all.

P.S.
Fedora ? You probably know this
As for MINT, you may want to try Debian Edition (LMDE aka MINTIAN). It's very interesting distribution.