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| Thread ID: 78460 | 2007-04-16 10:18:00 | Linux Distro Timeline | zqwerty (97) | PC World Chat |
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| 541540 | 2007-04-17 09:03:00 | but mainly I've used Debian type distros (apt-get is good). I second that... though Ubuntu is lacking in most areas... Full out debian is my only choice (when i have no time) Otherwise its gentoo. but i have a bad track record with gentoo.... :badpc: |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 541541 | 2007-04-17 19:36:00 | Gentoo (for a fair while yet) is my distro of choice. Didn't realise it was so young. Debian is a not too far away second, the rest are a way behind third |
Myth (110) | ||
| 541542 | 2007-04-17 23:49:00 | I know, Gentoo, so young yet so stunning! :D | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 541543 | 2007-04-18 08:20:00 | I know, Gentoo, so young yet so stunning! :D :thumbs: |
Myth (110) | ||
| 541544 | 2007-04-18 10:49:00 | I second that... though Ubuntu is lacking in most areas... Full out debian is my only choice (when i have no time) Otherwise its gentoo. but i have a bad track record with gentoo.... :badpc: I suppose Ubuntu is good, but it doesn't do a heck of a lot for me. Like you Dannz I really prefer pure Debian. A few years ago after playing around with Mandrake, then Red Hat, I tried to install Debian (on a recommendation from CopyLeft), but I made a total botch of it. Then I tried Progeny, which installed OK, but because of a huge gap in my knowledge I couldn't get a decent resolution. So, I bought a Libranet cd and that worked well, I've actually still got a soft spot for Libranet as their support was good. Then I went onto Gentoo, whew, what a learning curve, but an excellent OS. I'll probably go there again one day. Nowadays, as I've already said, I'm back onto Debian- with a bit more knowledge gathered on the way. |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 541545 | 2007-04-18 12:33:00 | Im actually going to try the latest Ubuntu when it comes out, 7.04 is apparently pretty kick-ass. Ive had a mate who's not a linux fan in any way, shape or form see a Beta on another mates PC and used it for a bit. He said it'd be the only linux he's ever considered using to date. www.ubuntu.com |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 541546 | 2007-04-18 12:46:00 | Otherwise its gentoo. but i have a bad track record with gentoo.... :badpc: Was it 3 reinstall in 2 days or something like that :p :p :D |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 541547 | 2007-04-18 12:57:00 | 3 reinstalls in 2 days? I've done about 5 in one day :badpc: I kept screwing something up, can't remember what. | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 541548 | 2007-04-18 13:09:00 | That's really interesting, I hadn't realised how old Yoper and Puppy were. I knew Yoper was old, but not that old. Puppy I thought was in the last few years actually, maybe it was the name? The age of the distro is taken from the dot marking its name, not inferred from the branching off from 1992. Yoper is no more than 4 years old (?). It was too unstable and had too small a user community for my liking. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 541549 | 2007-04-19 05:59:00 | Thanks for clearing that up for me vinref. | Faded_Mantis (79) | ||
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