Favourite Linux

[Nothinman]

Ubu ... once they fix their installation routines and make it compatible with USB drives (or include an alternative to that buggy Grub bootloader).

It should already be doable with a little extra work so long as your system supports booting from USB. LILO is available in Ubuntu, but I doubt it'll change anything for the better for you. The main problem with booting from USB is getting the system to wait for the drives to appear while you're in the initramfs, I don't know if Ubuntu has any workarounds for that problem yet or not.

I thought Linux users were more "open" than that

We're also usually very set in our ways and reinstalling new distributions every few weeks gets old after a while =)

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: silverpig
I like gentoo. It's just what I'm used to and know how to do everything in.

Ditto. I've had the same install for the past ~four years and it has served me well.

 

[Mindflux]

If I had to pick a fav Linux dist it would either be Slackware or Debian. I use Debian on a Sparc TI right now, and I've had a long history with Slackware in the past.

My favorite "free" distribution of all time is certainly FreeBSD. However. I'd gladly run it over Debian or Slackware given the choice.

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
We're also usually very set in our ways and reinstalling new distributions every few weeks gets old after a while =)

Pfft...! It's good fun for me. (Well, it's not like I have much else to do anyway.) I probably install two Linuxes per week in my VMware, lol.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Pabster
I thought Linux users were more "open" than that

I'm really lazy.

I don't really completely agree with Debian's politics, but they do put out a good product.

 

[XBoxLPU]

Slackware

 

[bersl2]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
Slackware

:heart:

My one and only distro.

 

[cleverhandle]

Are you Slackware lovers using it as a desktop? And if so, are you tracking -current or something? I used Slackware as my desktop back in the 3.x-4.x days and have checked it out occasionally since then, and I just can't see using it as a desktop anymore with all the other alternatives these days. So little software available, and the packaging system just doesn't stand up to a modern-day machine with lots of packages and dependencies flying around. And so slow to release, not that I blame Pat, whose probably doing most everything himself and had serious health problems in the recent past.

I can still see Slack as a great server OS, especially for people that really want to learn the mechanics of a Linux system, but for a desktop it seems insane to me, as much as it still has sentimental value to me.

 

[Cerb]

PCLOS, with Zenwalk (Slackware-based) as close.

PCLOS has a pretty good selection of packages, isn't too slow to boot up, is pretty snappy on a midrange PIII laptop, and even has a very good looking default theme.

Zenwalk is much more minimal, with a full XFCE and KDE desktop (KDE must be installed later), not too many packages--but most any real useful one--and when you have to dig into a text file, maintains the Slackware feel, not having extra crap to look through to find stuff.

My personal Linux desktop is SMGL, using E17 and mostly KDE apps (I'd like some more minimal E17 themes, but I love the snappiness and overall behavior). I enjoy it, but would not consider it a great distro if you want to sit down and use stuff.

cleverhandle: there are multiple package managers for use w/ Slackware. The nice thing about Slackware, and that I like in Source Mage, too, is there's minimal settings in your way; but at the same time a fair learning curve. I think Gentoo goes a little overboard (but their Wiki is awesome for use in any distro!), and Debian just doesn't break or require too much...er, Slack (hail, Bob(tm)!) .

 

[Apathetic]

I've used SUSE in the past and I've been thinking about checking out Ubuntu sometime soon.

Dave

 

[Zepper]

I generally like a Debian-based distro such as Xandros. For a few days you can get it for 50% of your purchase price (by rebate). That makes the home standard cost pocket change and the home premium under $30. See my Xandros thread in the Hot Deals section for details and links.

.bh.

 

[amunimanghi]

I would have to say Ubuntu. I have tried Gentoo, but really didn't favor it as it was the first linux OS I had ever used. Then I switched to Ubuntu. From my experiance, it has been the easiest to adapt. Many programs have gui's so Windows users don't feel "different" when they use a Terminal.

 

[Megatomic]

Ubuntu is my favorite distro. Very easy to install and use.

 

[R3MF]

SUSE

it just works
it is a 'standard' so everyone makes SUSE binaries of their apps
it comes with everthing pre-packaged including the kitchen sink
it provides good KDE support
SUSE/Novell sponsor lots of FLOSS development

 

[doog519]

I prefer Suse with KDE just because it is very stable and comes with everything I need.

I tried Redhat and that was very stable. But it just didn't do it for me.

I have also runned Ubuntu and it was very easy to install and I thought pretty fast compared to Suse on a couple of my older boxes.
But I don't like gnome as much as I like KDE.

There are so many good distro's out there it is just hard to make a choice.
With Linux I have never had the BSOD

 

[Dravic]

my lasted x64 workstation/server build went from gentoo -> unbuntu -> suse

The set up just seems to fit me better. unbuntu was just a little too hands off, and I didnt really have enough time to give gentoo its due.