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[tfunk]

[Jandar]

I tried Ubuntu, I couldn't get my Wireless card to work so I tried Fedora and everything worked.
It even supported my video card.
That and open office what else do I need.

I did have to search for some other apps like VLC and a good DVD burner.

So far my Fedora functionality parallels my windows experience quite well except my computer starts and shutdowns much faster when using Fedora.

I imagine those that get Ubuntu working or their computers are as satisfied as I am.

I installed as Dual boot, I also used LinuxLive USB creator to try out each system on a Bootable USB drive.

I run both Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox for browsing in Fedora.

[cj1976]

I really like the idea of Ubuntu and the free software for it, but it turned out to be a massive pain in the ass. I couldn't get my printer, midi keyboard or webcam to work even after hours of web trawling. It was much easier just to boot up W7 and have everything work straight away. Plus, I need IE for certain tasks as well, and I play games sometimes.
W7 might not be the best, but it is the most versatile OS at the moment.

[Jandar]

[tfunk]

Anybody looking to experiment with Linux should check out:

http://wubi-installer.org/

Uber easy.

[blade]

Ubuntu post install guide:

http://blog.thesilentnumber.me/2010/04/ubuntu-1004-post-install-guide-what-to.html

[blade]

[lost at sea]

I want to say a few things about all of this--

One:

Ubuntu is like Linux easy mode. I dislike a lot of the popular distributions of Linux because they tend to be bloated and lack real-- shine to em' Ubuntu is one of the most popular distributions. I have used Ubuntu and I didn't like it much-- it has a lot of bloat, and the Gnome DE is heavy, and not good for slow machines. If you're looking for a lightweight version of Ubuntu (built for low end machines) or if you're looking for a lightweight, very fast version of Ubuntu, you should lookup Lubuntu, it's Ubuntu with an LXDE desktop environment, instead of Gnome. Lubuntu is more neergy efficient as well-- may even give your laptop an extra hour or so.

http://lubuntu.net/

Screen shots of Lubuntu in action: http://linux.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Lubuntu-Screenshot-50492.html

I think Lubuntu is much better than Ubuntu, but still not up to my standards. If you're looking for something off the beaten path-- try Vector Linux, it also uses LXDE, but it's not based on Ubuntu or Debian Linux code:

http://vectorlinux.com/screenshots

Vector Linux wasn't up to my standards either-- it was faster than Lubuntu and leagues faster than Ubuntu. I kept trying more distributions. I found some more as well:

Fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/
Gentoo: http://www.gentoo.org/
OpenSuse: http://en.opensuse.org/Download
Linux Mint: http://www.linuxmint.com/

Puppy Linux: http://puppylinux.org/main/index.php?file=Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm

Dream Linux: http://www.dreamlinux.com.br/

Kubuntu: http://www.kubuntu.org/
Xubuntu: http://www.xubuntu.org/
Edubuntu: http://edubuntu.org/

Note: Kubuntu is just Ubuntu with the KDE desktop environment, and Xubuntu is Ubuntu with the Xfce DE. Edubuntu is Ubuntu, but built for teachers and students.


Phew-- I tried em' all. What did I think? Too bloated, some better than others, but still too bloated. My top 3 mainstream Linux distributions:

1: Gentoo
2: Vector Linux
3: Lubuntu or Linux Mint

But there is something greater, better than all of them mentioned. It's my personal favorite-- the holy grail of Linux distributions (one of them!). It's Archlinux. Hailed among Linux users as one of the most advanced (next to Slackware) Linux versions out there. Archlinux has a philosophy known as the Arch Way. It's a design philosophy that is, in short, to keep the OS completely transparent and hide nothing from its owner and maintainer. In fact, when you install Arch's base, it's nothing more than the Linux Kernel and a command line. You must build it from the ground up yourself. It's not a distribution for newbies or even light "Linux users." It's advanced, and if you're afraid to get down and dirty-- read a lot, learn how the OS works, and build it from the ground up, then it's not for you. I happened to build my own OS, and it's something like a combination of every Linux I posted I above. I took each and every aspect I liked from those distributions and placed it in my OWN. I didn't put in anything I don't like, or don't want. That's how an OS should be, the Arch Way

Here is a screen shot of my current Arch machine-- I love it. It boots up in 14 seconds flat, has every application I need and want, and is simple, the way I like it.

I used: LXDE as my DE, I used OpenBox as my WM, I don't use a DM, I installed only light weight applications.

Lost at Sea's OS: http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5096/screenshot201006060314.png

Archlinux: http://www.archlinux.org/

I am working on building a distribution based on Arch's base, and building it for educators and students. I wrote a little about it here:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=184741

[lost at sea]

[buildbyflying]

lost at sea,
you're familiar with linux. that's great.
However if any linux distribution is going to gain ground it's going to have to be user-friendly i.e. attractive, practical, automatic.
I'll second Mint. It's always been attractive and reasonably compatible. Puppy was cool when flash space was more limited... and Lubuntu looks like a great resource for older xp-era pc's/netbooks.
But I've been using Intrepid for a couple of months regularly and I love it. It's a bit awkward, but pretty intuitive. Canonical is on the right path.
Of course, here's my spiel to you: if you're coding, debugging, then getting behind ubuntu helps the open-source community as a whole. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and (most especially) Edubuntu needs less detractors and more tinkerers.
Edubuntu could use programmers for EFL software... it's pretty slim pickings. And being proactive says a lot more than turning up your nose.

[lost at sea]