Linux!! Which is your favorite flavour?

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I hope there has not been a similiar poll before. Anyways which is ur favorite distro??

Knoppix RULEZZZZ

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Definitely Fedora, although I do use Knoppix quite often for system inspection and/or recovery.

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Rohan
*rohan.almeida.in

I hv used only Red Hat, Fedora And Suse linux.

And found Suse the BEST distribution.

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Oh there have been polls like this before, anyway, I think the list misses four other popular distro's - Slackware, Debian, Arch Linux and Gentoo.

I would vote for Arch Linux.

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I have heard og Gentoo,Debain and slackware but i have not heard of Arch Linux. Is it good??

I lile Ubuntu ,Suse and fedora all for different reasons.
Its not arch linux its ark linux.

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GENTOO RULEZZZZZZZZZ

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Its not arch linux its ark linux.

Not at all! They both exist, but I meant Arch Linux for sure.

It sort of takes the best features from the other three I mentioned ... it follows slackware style simplicity in its init scripts and other working, has an excellent binary package manager like Debian, and allows a good way to recompile software with custom options and compiler flags, a little like gentoo. Its main branch is i686 optimised, which means that it is optimised for Pentium II/Athlon and above. Its harder to use than slackware or debian (because configuration of hardware and some basic settings have to be done manually), but discounting that I find it the best distribution to grace this earth.

should have included Debian :cry:

Yeah .. seriously ... this poll is useless without Debian option

Almost 90% linux users in my college are Debian Fans .. and the fact that our college has one of the Debian Mirrors installed in LAN makes updating lightening fast.
Real cool !!

( I have FC4. Didnt feel like uninstalling it for another installation )

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alibi

SuSe Linux Rulezzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's the Yast That Seperates it from other flavours.
Of course yes radhat and mandrake have good Admin tools too but SuSe 9.3 all the way.
This is my first post almost after a month. Thanks to BSNL broadband, I configured my nvidia card , my creative webcam , my winprinter (canon i255), and even TV card and got it working. And believe or NOT i didn't know a bash command a month back. But one month with SuSe has changed me... Their User and Admin Guides really helped me learn a lot about linux.
I have tried almost 7 flavours of linux from
Redhat 9
Fc3 and Fc4
Mandrake
Xandros
Ubuntu
to Ark Linux
But I feel that for a linux newbie who wants to get started quickly with linux and learn to use the power and flexibility that command line offers... SuSe Linux is an Awesome Option.

pradeep_chauhan said:
GENTOO RULEZZZZZZZZZ

I have an gentoo universal livecd.How do I install from that ?

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have heard that the gentoo forums are the most informative ones around. of course you are plunging into linux with gentoo, rather than getting your feet wet like with other distros

i like debian too. easy software install/update/removal. no dependancy hell

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How can anyone like Fedora!! The most sickening distro imho.

In rpm world, suse is THE BEST
In debian world, I prefer Kubuntu over all others.

I would love to have loved Debian but guys its SOOOOOO OUTDATED!! I like latest, newest stuff so.........

Once more: Fedora is AWFUL!! Those who use it plz give me good reasons why u use it when such excellent choice like Suse is available! If u want eclipse, download it from its site....its 99 MB download...once u download it, u won't have to install it...just click on the executable and u go!!

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I'm surprised: NO ONE USES KUBUNTU!! ITS AWESOME!!

And I HATE Gnome...KDE is so much better....so no Ubuntu for me..but of course Ubuntu is a good distro

Mandrake is cool too

Fedora is a hardcore operationg system.I don`t think its awful.What problems did you have with it ?I am sure it will less than the plus points..

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Well, I've voted for Fedora here cos of all the distros listed here that's the only one i've used. I've used Suse 9.1 PE but its more like a demo version. But, now i'm using slackware. It seems to be even better than Fedora Core. Fedora is a very friendly distro and hastle free but slackware, though more difficult is fun. Its teaching me something new everyday( I'm no linux guru i'm just a newbie as far as linux is concerned learning things everyday). I've just moved to Slackware a few days ago and have become its fan.

Difficult is fun.Me too I am learning something new daily.

Difficult is fun

8) Clueless @ Prompt 8)

Guys is Mandrake a good one?

Yes Mandrake is a good one. I've used it b4. It actually supported my gfx card , whereas the others didn't it also detected my conexant winmodem. It's a good distro.

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Agreed I liked it though i used it only for a day. It seemed quite easy and a good one.

Its Mandravia now..

Hmm So nobody likes Linspire????

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I think cos its paid no one wants to try it out. Anyway I had tried linspire live and it wasn't really upto the mark. Can't say if linspire is the same but still it can't be much different though can it :?:

. Though I'd like to hear an opinion from someone who has used it.

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did anyone use TOPOLOGI LINUX???
it runs on windows(just like VM). Opens in a separate window,
Noe aint that cool??

Never tried that.How is it ?

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i didnt try it,i've got a copy of it though

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i liked mandrake 10.1 OE but konqureror and filemanager arent working in it

why
plz help

Do you get any error messages while opening Konqueror and Nautilus. Do post them here. Guys will be able to analyse the problem better.

Breezy Breezes. Very stable Rock Solid. Try it guys. Its much better than Hoary.

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Quite happy with Red Hat / fedora but I like Ubunut also.

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no no messages. it shows opening in taskbar and closes on its own

im having a tough time opeing my hdds

Seems like you are having problems reading data in your hdd and konqueror is crashing. Don't worry, Open konsole [alt + F2] type konsole press Ok. In Session MenU choose New Midnight Commander. MNC is very easy to use. you can also use root MNC to browse your data. When you move selection to /.. and press enter you go one directory up. In linux hidden files and folders start with a . Press [tab] key to switch between different parts of the commander and browse through the listings. Hope this Helps.

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Vector Linux is mine...
Its cool and believe me, extremely fast. I love it more than my windows!

Fedora here

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hey i tried knoppix with write options
but on clicking on the hdd icons on desktop, it opens a "open with" window

and no use acessing my hdds in gui

can anyone send me kubuntu5.10?? breazer

I think you are using GameKnoppix.It does not have Konquerer..Try midnight commander a terminal based filemanager.

I have used linspire for live despite its slow speed

Used Fedora Core 4 and am satisfied

trying to go for SUSE 10 eval version

Why go for suse 10 eval when you can get opensuse? but it's your personal choice..

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whats less in suse eval? is it like eval software for windows??

or just shareware support?

if it juts support that missing i wanna have it, how can ya send it to me?

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hey satishsh

is suse 9.3 better than 10? how is open suse10 and whats diff between opensuse 10 and novell suse10?

The latest is always the better because it will tend to have better harware support and newer versions of apps.

Open Suse 10 is certainly better, but i guess from now on Novell SuSe will carry proprietary softwares such as Nvidia Drivers.

Debian GNU/Linux is the hidden Winner.U can get a glimpse of Debians
Success in Ubuntu's ever increasing Popularity 8)

@prakash : I have to get debian DVDś first to install it. What about itś programming tools, dev tools etc., does it have eclipse 3.0 ??

@Satissh S everything......its got all program/dev tools in its 16 CDs :shock:

or 2 DVDs(morethan 16000 pakages).eclipse is also there..firefox all sort of plugins....b/w u can even use ubuntu packages in etch or unstable distros or viceversa.Enjoy Debian..
Debian Vaazhga :wink:

SUSE rocks.......

But one thing prakash debian is good only thing is it is not upto date and the new packages in the repository are unstable ones..

Debian Unstable means actually packages are tested according to Debian Policy: *www.debian.org/social_contract
the packages are indeed stable are in the way to the stable distro via etch,testing distro.really unstable packages can be found in
*packages.debian.org/experimental/

yes they may be a little late in few packages to get into the distro.for eg earlier they didnot included Xorg as default X fast as Ubuntu did coz they waited Xorg to release modularised DRI.
nyways Ubuntu is also a great distro.

But Debian Community is purely FLOSS peoples work into making that Distro better.

YA Ubuntu is good choice if you want to try Debian.Its more up to date...

din4204u said:
SUSE rocks.......

Got hold of Open SuSE DVD from other....wll try ansay rock or skks :wink:

Installed Open SuSE gr8 Distro..

hav used fedora,suse 10
SUSE is the best as far as i m concerned.

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Mandrake is the best distro i used. It is very easy to install and very easy to use than Fedora.U won't get as much softwares with Mandrake as with Suse, but all the necessary softwares are provided. I learnt Linux by using Mandrake Linux alone after trying all 9 linux favours including Suse. I like Suse but still think Mandrake has some edge over Suse in terms of user friendinesss

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REDHAT RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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i am no linux enthusiast so the one most soothing to the eye is my choice

therefore i vote for linspire

easiest use and similar to windows !!!

i am an redhat fan from when i started using it years back.....

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For my servers, I use RHEL4 and for desktop, I use Suse10...

Fedora Core!! anyday!

Which Linux distro?

Though I'm not master, but

(1) SuSe &
(2) Mandrake

thanks to Digit DVD for various Linux distros(except SuSe10)

ubuntu rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I am with you mate........

Apart from Suse i also like Xandros.
Its great for first timer!

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Natural Ubuntu

cool....
By the way....
Why won't we start a thread to showcase our linux desktops.. I have an enlightenment modded desky which i'd like to share.

Satissh S said:
cool....
By the way....
Why won't we start a thread to showcase our linux desktops.. I have an enlightenment modded desky which i'd like to share.

Done!!!

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Gentoo ...

Nothing more faster than a stage one gentoo install . Now thats speed you've earned. The ultimate tweak.

LOoks ike Elx is on 0 votes..I tried it once..I didn`t like it..It did not even configure my soundc ard properly.

Re: Gentoo ...

razorjack said:
Nothing more faster than a stage one gentoo install . Now thats speed you've earned. The ultimate tweak.

I have tried a stage 3 and for sometime now they have stopped supporting stage 1. The use variable seems to be extremely flexible.