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I know this is almost the stupidest question that anyone can ask.

 

But for my planned out hackintosh what linux distro would you recommend...

 

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishli...tNumber=5169445

 

I'm planning on making it triple booting... i love osx, i need windows, and i want to play with linux :(

 

so what would be best? i'm currently running ubuntu on an old ppc imac, but it isn't supported by the ubuntu people so its buggy. I've been thinking about opensuse but don't know anything about it....

 

So pretty much i want something that isn't hard to use. And doesn't relie heavily on cli stuff :P

 

I'm a mac boy from birth so take it easy, (i've had it easy :))

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But for my planned out hackintosh what linux distro would you recommend...

 

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishli...tNumber=5169445

 

It is pretty standard hardware, thus most distros will do. Try a few and choose the one you like (honestly, that is the best way, people will always suggest their favourite distro, not what is best for you).

 

So pretty much i want something that isn't hard to use. And doesn't relie heavily on cli stuff :wacko:

 

I'm a mac boy from birth so take it easy, (i've had it easy :D)

 

And I was going to suggest Gentoo or Slackware -_-

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I think the workings of Linux and Linux distributions are severely misunderstood by the general computing public.

 

Now that I have that off my chest, if you are looking for ease of use in a desktop environment, I would have to recommend Ubuntu.

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Wow... Everyone seems to think ubuntu...

 

I'm posting from it right now...

 

To be honest i believe linux could take over windows, it is so much nicer to look at and runs better...

 

btw my 7 year old imac 500 mhz boots up faster into ubuntu then my 6 month old laptop my school sent me lol :(

 

thanks for the input... i can't wait to learn all this *nix stuff... it seems like you can do anything you want with it if you put your mind to it :hysterical:

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I know this is almost the stupidest question that anyone can ask.

 

But for my planned out hackintosh what linux distro would you recommend...

 

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishli...tNumber=5169445

 

I'm planning on making it triple booting... i love osx, i need windows, and i want to play with linux ;)

 

so what would be best? i'm currently running ubuntu on an old ppc imac, but it isn't supported by the ubuntu people so its buggy. I've been thinking about opensuse but don't know anything about it....

 

So pretty much i want something that isn't hard to use. And doesn't relie heavily on cli stuff ;)

 

I'm a mac boy from birth so take it easy, (i've had it easy :))

 

Try the latest openSUSE. And install Beryl over that... :blink:

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OK, I wanted to do something new for once, but the others couldn't resist.

So my recommendation:

OpenSUSE 10.3

 

http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?sho...c=93855&hl= post #7

 

Also try if you can:

1)Mandriva (wait possibly for 2008.1)

2)PCLinuxOS

3)MEPIS

4)Parsix

 

The above distros should be enough to give you a good idea of the very best available.

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The one that works for you is the best...

 

Noone can really say which distribution is best for you, because that's really personal... It depends on your preconditions, requirements, preferences and priorities.

 

Just download a bunch and try which suits you best...

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The one that works for you is the best...

 

Noone can really say which distribution is best for you, because that's really personal... It depends on your preconditions, requirements, preferences and priorities.

 

Just download a bunch and try which suits you best...

 

Absolutely.

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well after i scrounge up the money for thie computer i'll start downloading ;) thanks guys...

 

 

o quick story...

the other day, i was so disappointed in my friend.... He was telling me about how much better windows was then osx. So i asked him what he thought of linux... and he said whats linux?

 

i started laughing at the fact that he didn't even know what linux was. After i explained what linux was i asked him other questions that i thought were simple computer knowledge and i found that the only reason he likes windows better is because he doesn't know how to use osx rofl

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Noone can really say which distribution is best for you, because that's really personal... It depends on your preconditions, requirements, preferences and priorities.

That is exactly my problem with all "What is the best..." threads. This forum seems to have more than average. What gives?

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Ubuntu.

 

Honestly, I've played around with a ton of distributions. It is a lot about personal preferences. However Ubuntu (linux for humans) has really put a lot of effort and focus on the end-user. I run Ubuntu on servers at work, server at home, and on my laptop. One great thing about Ubuntu being fairly popular is the increased community support. So if you're new to Linux, I'd say go with Ubuntu. If you're more hardcore, then try some others. :cowboy:

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Ubuntu (linux for humans)

 

I suggest that you try some Linux for animals as well, like openSUSE. After all Tux is a Penguin :wacko:

(I resisted the temptation of writing "openSUSE" even bigger than "Ubuntu", if you have to shout very loud it means that you don't really believe in your own ideas).

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It depends what you want to do. In a corporate workstation environment using Active Directory, SuSE is the only viable solution right now. Red Hat/SuSE are the best enterprise level solutions simply because of the tech support. For personal use, if you want stability, Slackware or Debian Etch are the way to go. If you want the most up to date software with a lot of tinkering control, Gentoo or Arch are tops. For a home machine to tinker around on, just use whatever you want. Linux is Linux, it just depends on how you want it presented to you. I am partial to Slackware lately, but am working to implement SuSE at work.

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I suggest that you try some Linux for animals as well, like openSUSE. After all Tux is a Penguin ;)

 

Lol, that made me laugh. :D

 

Though wow, it's quite true now that I think about it. Ubuntu has very little or no links to the Tux thing...

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Every single distro is top if it doesn't install gnome as default gui.

 

He speaks the truth. The GNOME team has completely lost their way. Xfce has the functionality of GNOME without the ridiculous bloat, and KDE just can't be beaten.

 

Until openSUSE 11 comes out, I'd also avoid KDE4. There aren't any real KDE4 distros out there at the moment. Fedora and Ubuntus are just standard upstream KDE with all its problems.

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Until openSUSE 11 comes out, I'd also avoid KDE4.

 

Probably I'll stay with 3.5 even after that. I can be quite conservative some times. It is going to take a lot of time before KDE4 has the same functionality as 3.5, even with the undeniable improvements by the SUSE team.

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