Alessandro17 Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 i prefer opensuse (no im not sucking up hahahah thatd be funny, but i dont like ubuntu.... and suse was my first linux distro =D ) although i do like the free ubuntu disks, theyre good.... if they work hahah As to the free disks, they are too little to buy me. I'm glad to see all of this opensuse support as it is also my favorite 'mainstream' distro and no matter whatever people believe about the Novell/MS deal. I do, however, wish they would switch to smart as the package manager... http://susewiki.org/index.php?title=SMART_Package_Manager I agree with you about the Novell/MS deal. I don't really care. As to the package manager, I was a well known apt4rpm proponent. Smart is also OK, but the GUI is lacking when compared to Synaptic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 i hate all that 'new fancy' distro`s like ubuntu,kubuntu,pc linux ....maybe they are good for new amateur users,but don`t have the spirit of linux. it`s like mutation of windows.... R I would fully disagree with that. Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and probably pc linux do embrace teh spirit of linux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 my favorite distro is Arch Linux . tried ubuntu before but its getting bloated with every release especially the latest version ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrizz Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 My first distro was SUSE and it was great, i've also tried ubuntu it's ok for basic things, but too buggy for n e thing extra. I've been thinking bout using open suse.... DSL anyone LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Ubuntu and Kubuntu, kubuntu isn't as easy to configure as ubuntu with gnome is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobNyc Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 The NEW king is here.. the famous U/Kubuntu killer "PCLINUXOS" or PCLOS www.distrowatch.com for more info I like PCLOS, Arch Linux, Debian + Automatix (Wont need Ubuntu), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 The NEW king is here.. the famous U/Kubuntu killer "PCLINUXOS" or PCLOSwww.distrowatch.com for more info I like PCLOS, Arch Linux, Debian + Automatix (Wont need Ubuntu), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 The NEW king is here.. the famous U/Kubuntu killer "PCLINUXOS" or PCLOSwww.distrowatch.com for more info PCLinuxOS gets my support too. Also because it proves that there is life after Ubuntu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac-mini Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 debian now is my favorite distro i just keep going back to it i like apt, and compiling kernels installing unstable now xD added unstable and experimental repos and did apt-get dist-upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 debian now is my favorite distro i just keep going back to it For several years now both SUSE and Debian have been my favourites. I keep swapping between the two. i like apt, and compiling kernels I have always liked apt, including apt4rpm. As to kernels I normally use a Debian linux-image. They are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnniecarcinogen Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I like apt too, but it is antiquated. It can break if your connection or power goes off it screw up your entire package management system. I agree smart's gui front end might not be pretty and has issues, but we are talking about compiling kernels and {censored} so why use synaptic or any gui anyway? Smart uses the same repositories as apt and if you know how to use apt in the terminal, smart is easier. su smart update smart search <keyword> smart install <package> smart upgrade Works like a charm and is faster. Checkout the creator's website. Everyone has opinions and it is good to have open discussions, all I'm saying is smart is worth checking out if you're an APT fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I like apt too, but it is antiquated. It can break if your connection or power goes off it screw up your entire package management system. dpkg --configure -a I agree smart's gui front end might not be pretty and has issues, but we are talking about compiling kernels and {censored} so why use synaptic or any gui anyway? I said that I use Debian linux-images (precompiled ones). They are very good. As to synaptic it is a lot more practical than apt-cache search if you are installing a lot of stuff. Everyone has opinions and it is good to have open discussions, all I'm saying is smart is worth checking out if you're an APT fan. Of course. But I don't believe that smart is going to replace apt in Debian based distros any time soon, if ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbic Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 OpenSUSE has surpassed Ubuntu as my distro of choice. It's the only distro I've been able to get Beryl working in on my Macbook pro, and YAsT (capitalization?) is a very good package manager/sysconfig tool. Of course, I've got a sound issue... but I made a thread about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 YAsT (capitalization?) is a very good package manager/sysconfig tool. YaST is indeed one of the best control centers of any OS. Thanks to YaST SUSE has also a unique repair feature which will rescue your OS in most cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbic Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Alessandro, do you know how to switch OpenSUSE's KDE from single-clicking icons to double-clicking them? I can't find it under Desktop Behavior, and it's not in the KDE Control Center... or I'm not looking in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Core2UK Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I'm using Fedora 7 at the moment amd I love it, albeit at the moment there's no sound but I plan to hack the RHEL drivers Dell have supplied to work on my Optiplex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 Alessandro, do you know how to switch OpenSUSE's KDE from single-clicking icons to double-clicking them? I can't find it under Desktop Behavior, and it's not in the KDE Control Center... or I'm not looking in the right place. I am logged in OS X now. Later I'll have a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linuxfan66 Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 The KDE customization wizard gives an ability to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhsh8r Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 PCLinuxOS gets my support too. Also because it proves that there is life after Ubuntu! ' i like mandriva powerpack too, i forgot about that one i<3 proprietary drivers POWERPACK people POWERPACK. hahah i also love getting it free from a torrent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 i like mandriva powerpack too, i forgot about that one I agree. That is also a very good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbic Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I am logged in OS X now. Later I'll have a look I figured it out, never mind. It's under Peripherals --> Mouse in kconfig. You can tell I'm a Linux noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro17 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I figured it out, never mind. It's under Peripherals --> Mouse in kconfig. You can tell I'm a Linux noob. I just came here to write exactly the same thing and you found it out on your own. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madoon Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 i havent been using ubuntu for a long time, its been about 2 months now... yes Ubuntu is easy to use.. but its still a long way off from windows in some things. and yes... i admit if it wasnt for ubuntu, and i had to try one of those hard linux versions im sure that within a week i would returned to windows with shame all over me... in the soon "hopefully" i will try another step up. and try to see what other linux distros are like...im thinking, gento, giving fedora another chance. maybe try Debian.. but at the moment.. its too soon for me, wouldnt be able to survive,,, so for all you people who think ubuntu is too soft... at the moment its the only way to go up.. without the blood preasure going up as well... think of it as the transition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basil fawlty Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Ubuntu, do we have a parrot on the forum I tried it because at the time my favourite distro (Mepis) didnt work with my apple pro keyboard. I was not impressed. Ubuntu didnt mount my other hard drives , I had to fiddle around with fstab, something i remember doing five years ago with redhat9. Is this progress ? Ubuntu was NO improvement over Mepis the only difference I noticed was sudo instead of su or in other words you only need one password. Mepis > Ubuntu One also has to wonder about the 'great Ubuntu community' when most appear noobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CogitoErgoSum Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I'm a big fan of Ubuntu (as more and more are these days) and VectorLinux, the latter moreso then the former. VectorLinux is based off of slackware, is extremely fast, easy to install and use, and saved my ass when all of the hardware I had died and I needed a working computer. Imagine going from a AMD Athlon 64 3200+ to a 350 Mhz AMD K6-2 in one single power surge. I used the K6-2 for 6 months running vector as my primary box doing everything from internet tasks, wordprocessing, and some basic programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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