easonadam Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I've an unused laptop around the house which I've decided to use as a machine for photo slide shows, music playing and torrent downloading. With the uses in mind and the fact that I've never used linux before what distro should i play around with first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denismage Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ubuntu or Fedora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto_the_Phoenix Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Ubuntu - it's a bit easier for you to understand things with it; Fedora is a wild, wild beast. Linux User/Enthusiast | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Stack Overflow Member | GIMP User...Alright, the Elf City update lured me back to RS over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost4sale1 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Use Ubuntu 9.10 (karmic koala). My signature got deleted :( And I lost all the links. Thanks Gandorf61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareJonsson Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Definitely Ubuntu :) [Assist-X] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Debian? I think that the lack of proprietary stuff (Automatic detection of which proprietary graphics driver to use for example) could be very annoying. And Ubuntu is an easy way to get into Linux, you don't need to use the root account at all thanks to sudo. For me, I use Ubuntu because it smooths over the rough edges of Debian so well. If I was looking to build a server, I might use Debian but for the desktop Ubuntu is great. I haven't had good experiences with Debian either (I managed to completely screw over IceWeasel just like 2 days after installing Debian). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareJonsson Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ubuntu seems to appeal to users who are not very familiar with computers in general,m or those who have been told that it is an easy way to get into Linux. As long as you know a little about computers and aren't afraid to ask for help when you're stuck.I'm not sure I agree there as it's got nothing to do with your computer experience. I have had over 27 years of computer experience and am a very good coder, my experiences are quite varied, from masses of legacy systems to our modern technology. I have even configured my own LAMP server with DNS which I purposely selected no GUI just for the experience, I ran that for a quite a few years with multiple domains, websites, databases etc, plus there's no point in having a GUI for a server. I still think that Ubuntu is a great introduction for new Linux users and when you are confident enough you can move on to something more taxing. But as is always, every Linux user has their own favourite and will defend that distro to the death. Try what you want, it's free after all :) [Assist-X] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ubuntu works great for advanced users too (I would consider myself as intermediate to advanced) as it gets a lot of unnecessary stuff out of the way and puts a nice GUI on top of a very powerful system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denismage Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ubuntu works great for advanced users too (I would consider myself as intermediate to advanced) as it gets a lot of unnecessary stuff out of the way and puts a nice GUI on top of a very powerful system. Lol, there are many people in the world who will rip your head off for saying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareJonsson Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ubuntu works great for advanced users too (I would consider myself as intermediate to advanced) as it gets a lot of unnecessary stuff out of the way and puts a nice GUI on top of a very powerful system. Lol, there are many people in the world who will rip your head off for saying that. Imagine what would have happened someone had said "Stuff Linux, go with windows 7 instead" LMAO :D Obviously, I know that would never happen...... [Assist-X] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDaStudd Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Give them all a go.Get yourself a flash drive or 2 download unetbootin and install them on your flash drive. I've tried various distros and they all have there advantages and disadvantages. As long as your willing to give it a go and have some spare time I'm sure you'll find a distro which is right for you. PS clares back :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ubuntu works great for advanced users too (I would consider myself as intermediate to advanced) as it gets a lot of unnecessary stuff out of the way and puts a nice GUI on top of a very powerful system. Lol, there are many people in the world who will rip your head off for saying that. Imagine what would have happened someone had said "Stuff Linux, go with windows 7 instead" LMAO :D Obviously, I know that would never happen...... Actually I think that would happen with windows fanboys, or mac with mac fanboys :P. By the way, welcome back :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareJonsson Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Thanks guys, I thought it was about time I reared my mugshot again GIGGLES. [Assist-X] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Ubuntu works great for advanced users too (I would consider myself as intermediate to advanced) as it gets a lot of unnecessary stuff out of the way and puts a nice GUI on top of a very powerful system.Lol, there are many people in the world who will rip your head off for saying that.Yeah. They're the people that don't recommend Ubuntu to new users because it doesn't follow the Unix philosophy. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 What happened with Iceweasel was a looong story but I switched back to Ubuntu since then. And keep in mind that there are no free nVidia drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Yes there is and for Windows they're on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Yeah, I guess I thought on the side of "free beer" lol, didn't think about it this way :S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmath Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I'm looking into a linux OS for http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetailPrint.aspx?WishListNumber=11056925 I've used Ubuntu for a bit, and I can now start to move away from it. It can be annoying at times, and I want a bit of customization. I don't want it to be too hard to get to work though. I've heard Mandriva/Fedora/Debian I'll be dual booting with win 7. Also what graphical environment... I've used xfce I got told: xfce4 might be a good choice, lxde perhaps, kde, gnome, or awesome if you want to learn a new very efficient one... something like that Thoroughly retired, may still write now and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloter Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 openSUSE is a decent distro to for beginners. I'm looking into a linux OS for http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetailPrint.aspx?WishListNumber=11056925 I've used Ubuntu for a bit, and I can now start to move away from it. It can be annoying at times, and I want a bit of customization. I don't want it to be too hard to get to work though. I've heard Mandriva/Fedora/Debian I'll be dual booting with win 7. Also what graphical environment... I've used xfce I got told: xfce4 might be a good choice, lxde perhaps, kde, gnome, or awesome if you want to learn a new very efficient one... something like thatXfCE or LXDE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsavi Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I personally like Icewm-lite or Awesome for some serious low-footprint usage, but that's definitely not made for new users. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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