linuxrich

I did a bit of a search and can't see that this has been discussed before. So, as there seems to be a few Linux users here...

What distro(s) do you use and why, briefly.

Me, mainly Mepis. I saw a mention of it a few years ago (Around the time of Mepis 3.3.1.) and thought I'd give it a go dual booting with Win 98. It's remained a firm favourite and is now our family default operating system pretty much.

I have a secondary PC that has openSUSE on it. I wanted to play around with a non Debian distro and chose openSUSE because the first Linux I ever tried was SuSE 7.1. I can't see changing to another distro on my backp machine in the near future at all! openSUSE is pretty solid.

I have dabbled with the likes of Ubuntu and PC Linux OS but for some reason they don't do it for me...

andruoid

I'm in a state of flux atm.

Mint was my goto linux for versions 9, 10 and 11. Mint 12 is out due to wireless issues and intermediate lockups. Ubuntu 11.* seems to work better on my current laptop. I'm also a huge fan of Trisquel which is one of the very few distros which follow GNU licencing to a T, ie; no proprietary software or drivers.

In another post I mentioned I'm using ChromeOS which is nice and fast however, limiting. I'm not a cloud fan for my personal data and keep all my data locally. I'm going to try Trisquel this afternoon to see if it loads on this netbook, HP 210-2170.

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rpmTECH

I hop around. Currently I'm running Bodhi 1.3.0. Setting up all my Android stuff in there and moving it away from my Windows 7 partition, which is going to be for work only.

NightHawk877

I have been rolling with Ubuntu for almost 4 years. I have Windows on one hard drive and Ubuntu on another in case one of them goes out. Most of the time I am in Ubuntu. Windows is used at least twice a month.

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YrrchSebor0000

i'm kinda the same as NightHawk-i'm in Ubuntu 95% of the time. i tried the newer versions but always went back to 10.04 LTS because it works so flawlessly on my Acer Aspire 5336. i have Windows for Netflix, and that's about it... Ubuntu seems so much faster, and i really like the UI. and 10.04 seems to be a great choice for compiling Android.

lunatic59

I've got the biggies in one form or fashion on a couple of machines. Ubuntu is the one I go to more often, but only because I am more familiar with it, but I also have Mint, Fedora SuSE and (for servers) CentOS.

Just like to your average user, Android is more about the launcher than the kernel, so Linux is more about the look and feel of the distro. They all work so you just have to find the one that works best with your hardware and your workflow.

FWIW, I hate Unity.

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Me too.
I use Android.
In matters of desktop, I've recently taken a liking to Mint. I also use Ubuntu.
My old web host used CentOS, and I liked it.

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TeachMe

Ubuntu 11.10

NightHawk877

I hate it too. I prefer the standard GNOME 3 shell.

SUroot

I love unity. Very much. I use gnome on ubuntu I run on my phone and just can't get past the fact its not unity. Yup, this from the guy who replaced his windows shell

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9to5cynic

I jump around. Now I'm on ubuntu 11.10 and arch linux, though I'm sticking mostly with ubuntu right now. Still trying to work out all the kinks with arch.

I enjoy fedora and linux mint as well. Plan to try out debian and cent os pretty soon.

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andruoid

I like Unity as well, just takes a short time to get use to then it becomes very intuitive. I still might install Fluxbox ;-)

ajdroidx

I am playing around with a live Ubuntu 11.10 cd right now

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Fedora I have had Fedora since 9 I do believe it was. Very stable and I can do just about anything I could do in Windows. I am also Wineless I mostly try to run multi-platform programs.

Libre Office, VLC Media Player, FireFox, Thunderbird, Audacity, qbittorrent, Gimp

I do go on windows on occasion but for the most start I live in Linux.

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I've used quite a bit of different distros and then started using Debian Testing & Sourcemage, which was my workhorses for along time, along with distro hopping.

As time went on, I started getting tired of tinkering with them, so around '08 I think I installed Mandriva 2008 and stuck with it up until recently. It seems they may be going bankrupt. Now the two I have installed on my home desktop is Mageia 1 and Salix, which is Slackware done easy.

baillou2

I got three partitions on my harddrive. Ubuntu on one, Archbang on another, and pinguyOS on the last.

I mostly use Ubuntu. I adored pinguyOS, but now that they've switched to gnome3 I just can't use it. Archbang is recently installed, and I decided on installing KDE. I must say I like it, but I'm such a gnome guy it's taking a lot of adjustment.
At the moment Unity is what works best for me. I'm not 100% happy with it, but it beats gnome3 in my view.

argedion

use xfce instead of kde imo its a nicer desktop and its built on gnome. I am getting more accustomed to gnome3 but prefer 2 have been thinking about using xfce myself.

9to5cynic

I've been trying out LXDE, which seems pretty nice. I'll have to try out xfce at some point...

linuxrich

Unsurprisingly, as I use Mepis and openSUSE (With a background going back to SuSE.) I'm a KDE guy. With a bit of LXDE thrown in.

argedion

both are built on gnome. xfce was designed to be a lighter desktop than gnome and I believe lxde was designed originally for servers and minimalistic desktop but I'm not sure how much truth is in that. I never really researched the lxde thing.

argedion

I started out with KDE but really thought it was way to heavy and almost MS'ish so I started using Gnome but now with 3 i'm really wishing they would go back to the look and feel of 2

9to5cynic

I'd really like to try out KDE on a real screen, last time I used it, it was on a 10 in screen, and that interface is far too large and 'in your face' for a netbook. Unity isn't too bad, but I really prefer the classic gnome 2. And I'm enjoying LXDE so far, from what I've used of it.

andruoid

I agree, netbooks, most anyway have 1024x600 which is quite dated to display the width of many web pages, etc. I shopped around and picked up the HP 210-2170, same 10" screen size but, 1366x768 and a stock 7200RPM drive as well. I doubled the RAM to 2GB and all is good. I had another HP with the new AMD E-450 in a similar notebook and find the Atom N550 to be just as good in every respect despite of the benchmarks out there.

Regardless, Ubuntu 11.10 running Fluxbox uses 168MB at boot, damn efficient and fast

9to5cynic

That's a very impressive resolution for that display, I was looking at 14in lenovos that have that resolution, now, nearly all the reviews complain about that aspect of those computers though...

Anyway, I'm really, *really* digging debian. Thinking I'll completely remove ubuntu for it.... maybe. We'll see how it goes, but right now I'm loving it.

mrspeedmaster

ubuntu for home use and
centOS for work.

andruoid

I'm considering Debian as well, I used it in the past without issues. Trisquel is up next for me as I like the way they follow the GNU guidelines the closest of any distro I know.

Xourii

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10, after I had one of those "fresh start" days and wiped Win7 completely.

I can't stand Unity or GNOME 3. I like GNOME 2, it's just easier IMO.

saptech

I've always used Gnome 2 with all distros, even though I've tried other environments. Now that G2 may be going away, I've installed KDE4 (for the family) along with Openbox window manager. I also may have Fluxbox installed if I get bored of Openbox.

LXDE is a very nice environment also but needs some of the kinks ironed out before it's ready for mainstream, imo. I assume its heading that way once more development is put into it.

I currently have SalixOS with XFCE4 and Mageia with G2 & KDE, along with Openbox. On my AAO 7" netbook, I have Mandriva 2010.2 installed with G2 and it runs perfectly.

andruoid

I could be wrong but I'd think most Linux servers would have no GUI at all. Windows copied this idea in the form of Server Core as they realized the many benefits with this solution.

LXDE is very close to a windows look so its great for those new to Linux or those who want a lightweight window manager.

argedion

I believe your correct. Most servers run SSH so you can manage the server from another box such as a laptop. those are also headless servers. The cost efficiency of these servers far out weighs competitors. You can manage the system fairly easily as long as you know the commands you need to run.

I want to eventually have my home server run headless but I already have the head so might as well us it.

For those that don't know a headless server is a server with out a monitor keyboard or mouse attached.

andruoid

I suggest you try Mint's Debian version here; http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1818

dots

Arch Linux user here.

Using xfce4 as my DE, Would use Awesome WM if i had a bigger resolution.

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saptech

Linux Mint Debian Edition
Debian Sid
ArchLinux
Funtoo
Gentoo
Sourcemage

Just to name some. Keep in mind rolling releases may have alot of breakage also.

Isthmus

Mint 11 for me. Mint has been my primary distro since Mint8, though I've flirted with others (Ubuntu, PCLOS, Mandriva & OpenSuse). As with most I've test driven more distros than I can remember, but I always find myself coming back to Mint for my day to day. I stopped updating after LM11 and will probably hold off until LM13 and a stable version of Cinnamon are released.

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BackTrack 5 rc1 !

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baillou2

I would highly recommend archbang. It basically IS arch but will a GUI preinstalled so you don't have to go through the hassle of that part. Of course you can uninstall the default and install whatever you want.
The important thing is that it's a rolling release since it's Arch, and Arch has huge community, not to mention the best documentation on wiki's of any distro.

But you gotta be careful if you're looking for stable. Arch gives you ALL the updates whether or not they've been sufficiently tested.

At the moment I'm having problems with X11 after a recent update. Now it won't start. I'll fix it eventually. Meanwhile Ubuntu is stable as ever.

rahulwadhwani

I have two computers at home. Both have Ubuntu right now.

I am thinking of installing Fedora 16 on one of my PC

johnlgalt

I need to get back into it, but I'm stuck with Windows primarily b/c I am a gamer. Some games port well, others, well, don't port at all lol.

When I get back into it I'm definitely going Gentoo, plus perhaps trying this Trisquel.

I've been a fan of XFCE since FC 3, I think, and really prefer it over the big duo. I need to look at LXDE, though, never have played with it.

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Arch(Bang) with Ubuntu 10.04 for compiling...

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DudicalDuuude

I use Ubuntu 11.10. I like it, but I don't appreciate that the ATI drivers don't play too well with it... I'm thinking of trying mint or perhaps kubuntu. I'm a recent MS convert so I haven't made up my mind yet.

linuxrich

From what I've seen of recent Ubuntu and Mint, I'd personally say Mint would be the one I'd go for. Don't know what the deal is with ATI support. As Mint is an Ubuntu derivative, you might want to consider trying a distro which is not Ubuntu based.

alphaweirdo

I have been on and off with Linux but lately I have been using Ubuntu 11 (dual boot on desktop) and Backtrack (usb boot). I decided to learn the Command line just for fun and for administration purposes.

HannibalX

I use RHEL, Fedora and a few proprietary flavors (ESX) daily for work. Out of the box I like Fedora for a desktop OS, I don't have to tinker with it much to do what I want.

zuben el genub

Ubuntu 11.04. I like it for daily use, but trying to install something from another ppa is the pits. Often the answers from the vendor aren't right. I don't know enough about the commands to get it right without a fight. It's funny, once I see the command, the whole thing makes sense - but try to remember it - forget it.

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Haha, I know how you feel, zuben. I'm a CLI guy but I have a hard time remember commands, especially because many are different across platforms and versions. Manpages are your friend!

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Gentoo compiled from scratch for my exact hardware (just to say I did it, why else? lol) Kubuntu/Win7 on the main desktop. I used Slackwhere back in the day with Shrike on the family's computer.

wolfen69

Been running Ubuntu for almost 7 years. I've tried most distros out there, but always use Ubuntu as my main OS. The only reason I still have windows on another partition, is for my phone so I can flash it back to stock if I need to. Other than that, I never use windows.

iowabowtech

I roll with Mint although I've been running Windows more and more lately. Interested to see what Win8 brings to the table. It'll either drive me back to Linux or make me forget it, one of the two.