Forum Home
Press F1
Thread ID: 56004	2005-03-24 23:50:00	Which Linux to use ?	Jams (1051)	Press F1

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
337717	2005-03-24 23:50:00	Hi Guys. getting fed up with windows, again! i have used and installed Mandrake 10.1 before, and was quite happy with that. i wanted to try something else... im going to do a dual boot between Linux and Windows, i still like my games in windows. :P whats the prettiest (graphic wise) and easiest to use, and that i can download? (got broadband, so im sweet) Cheers.	Jams (1051)
337718	2005-03-25 00:08:00	Yoper is pretty good looking upon first boot. The developer Andreas has gone out of his way to make sure everything looks nice including the fonts. He has also included a nVidia driver to load automatically if you have a nVidia card. Yoper uses synaptic to update and install packages with. You cannot customise your packages installed during the installation process as it basically copies a stock image to your hard drive (only takes less than 20 mins to install). [rpm based] - it is also a New Zealand distro. SuSE (free edition) is also another good looking distro that you might want to consider. Also has good packagae management and an easy to use Control Panel for looking after the system. [rpm based] Xandros (free edition) is very much like Windows, easy to use and manage. [debian based] Mepis is supposed to be good to use as well, but I'm not sure how it scores on eye candy. [debian based] Fedora Core 3 doesn't look pretty upon first boot, but it doesn't take long to customise it and add some eye candy to it. It is not as easy to use as the others, but there are heaps of how-to guides and other resources available. You can fully customise your packages during install. It is easy to update and add new packages. Bearing in mind, that Core 3 has been out for a while now so there will be heaps of updates (security and package updates) available to download. [rpm based] All Linux distro's appearances can be modified, with new icons, fonts, colour schemes and theme so don't let one distro which is not a pretty first up put you off considering it. If you have already used Mandrake, you may be up for more of a challenge so do consider distro's that don't quite come under the easy for everyone (ex Window users) to use. The good thing about Linux, is the huge variety of choice you have. If you don't like one, then just go and try out another distro until you find one that suits you. :) I'm sure others will also have some good recommendations for you. :)	Jen (38)
337719	2005-03-25 00:13:00	Well, I installed Gentoo and I reckon if I could do that then anyone with a basic knowledge of computers could. I have tried a few distros and really like Gentoo the best, I really got a feeling of satisfaction "doing it myself" and it's not a huge install like other Linuxes as you only install what you need, mind you in saying that it was a stage 3 install I did, so I guess there was a lot done for me. The documentation is really good. With broadband it should be a doddle. If it's pretty you want then KDE is infinitely configurable. The only thing I can't get to work (yet) is the scanner.	jcr1 (893)
337720	2005-03-25 02:54:00	Currently I am running Vectorlinux soho 5. Quite pretty and reasonably fast.	rmcb (164)
337721	2005-03-25 03:08:00	"Any linux is good linux . . " Myself I've used a few distros, Mandrake, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, Redhat . . The list goes on . Gentoo - If you want to lern linux as you're instaling it :confused: Mandrake / Xandros - If you want something thats not much different than windows :badpc: Debian - If you like spirals and have ever heard of APT . Slackware - If you're old-school . Redhat - If you want something pretty simple, pretty secure, RPM packages make things easy too . And if you want, you could even try FreeBSD . I havn't been there yet, but they have some pretty luring advertising images . Note: I mentioned Redhat as being secure, however most all linux distros are secure . . And the fact that most installs are pretty much different, they aren't as likely to get impregnated with 'little nasties' like Windows :badpc: is . If you're really sick of windows :badpc: , and linux seems tough . . There's always the Apple .	l0gic (6781)
337722	2005-03-25 03:37:00	I have for a long time been a linux fan and have tried several of the distros like Red hat and Mandrake but since intalling Xandros will never look at anything else. BUT you must persevere. It is a wee bit weird to start but when you master it there are so many advantages. Help is always handy on PressF1 and I think most of the PC world people are Linux fans	kjaada (253)
337723	2005-03-25 04:16:00	wow, thanks for the response guys . as for Apple's, i work on Dual CPU G4's all day, and love the OS X Panther system, but i dont have the money to go out and buy a MAC . i'll check out what has been mentioned . Cheers . . .	Jams (1051)
337724	2005-03-25 09:03:00	And if you want, you could even try FreeBSD. I havn't been there yet, but they have some pretty luring advertising images. I have a friend that enlisted my help to drop the Windows habit. His plan was to move straight to FreeBSD. We tried (and he will get there eventually) - but in the mean time Linux is whole order of magnitude easier to work with. We installed Linux while he takes several months to get on top of FreeBSD.	johnd (85)
1