Whay Linux distro do you run for your desktop puter?

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  • Wilbo
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2001
    • 2082

    #1

    Whay Linux distro do you run for your desktop puter?

    I'm thinking about trying a new distro for my desktop. I run Fedora, but I'm thinking about changing. Not interested in server OS , just desktop.
  • fris
    I have to go potty
    • Aug 2002
    • 55880

    #2
    for desktop i have only ran solaris or freebsd
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    • StuartD
      Sofa King Band
      • Jul 2002
      • 29903

      #3
      I tried (K)Ubuntu and it still doesn't have the support needed to run on my system correctly.
      So I put Fedora Core 6 on instead. It runs rather nicely with Beryl, XGL and other fun little perks.
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      • tgpmakers
        Confirmed User
        • Feb 2004
        • 575

        #4
        Fedora Core 6 Works like a charm but when I get time i'll have to try some others it's a matter of taste I think.
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        • tASSy
          Spread The Pink!
          • Nov 2004
          • 8229

          #5
          FreeBSD all the way! (yes. i know it's not a linux flavour.)

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          • psili
            Confirmed User
            • Apr 2003
            • 5526

            #6
            I've had CentOS ( free version of redhat enterprise ) on my laptop since December. I've only booted into windows twice since then ( couple of times in January ).

            Only issue I had was getting my wireless card to work; the solution was a bitch to find and implement, but other than that, I'm pretty happy with it. Even designing my new site using the GIMP.
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            • Karupted Charles
              Confirmed User
              • Jul 2001
              • 1662

              #7
              Originally posted by StuartD
              I tried (K)Ubuntu and it still doesn't have the support needed to run on my system correctly.
              So I put Fedora Core 6 on instead. It runs rather nicely with Beryl, XGL and other fun little perks.
              Same here. Plus Ubuntu makes to many packages where redhat lets you choose programs not entire suites of software.
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              • schneemann
                Confirmed User
                • Oct 2006
                • 749

                #8
                I liked SuSe
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                • eviltang
                  Registered User
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 96

                  #9
                  Depends on how well you know linux. I have tried many, but stuck with ubuntu.
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                  • fuzebox
                    making it rain
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 22372

                    #10
                    I'm running Ubuntu right now, pretty happy with it... Always liked Debian based distros over Redhat based ones. I ran FreeBSD as a desktop for 2 years but that was a big pain in the ass.

                    Originally posted by tASSy
                    FreeBSD all the way! (yes. i know it's not a linux flavour.)
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                    • drjones
                      Confirmed User
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 908

                      #11
                      Foresight linux is a good distro to use, but its still a fairly small distro, so you wont have as much help from user communities readily available. Its like a bleeding edge Redhat system, with RPM ripped out and the new conary package management system in its place. Conary is amazing. They include a lot of the newer gnome apps and tools that arent a part of the official release yet.

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                      • fbrtopic
                        Confirmed User
                        • Apr 2006
                        • 283

                        #12
                        I used Ubuntu for a while, it's pretty good and has some great hardware recognition.

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                        • High Plains Drifter
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jun 2005
                          • 2341

                          #13
                          I've been a fan of redhat/fedora for a loooong time and once you get used to the filesystem layout and development packages its just easier to stick with what you know. The last four major products I've developed have been released on redhat/fedora.

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                          • QTbucks_Mark
                            Confirmed User
                            • Mar 2006
                            • 254

                            #14
                            I've been using Debian for years but switched to Ubuntu a while ago. Works like a charm for me.


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                            • Wilbo
                              Confirmed User
                              • Feb 2001
                              • 2082

                              #15
                              I just installed Ubuntu.........works great!!

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                              • BradM
                                Confirmed User
                                • Dec 2003
                                • 3397

                                #16
                                I've run both Ubuntu and Fedora. Personally I like Fedora a little more just because it feels like linux. Ubuntu feels like linux forcing a Windows feel.

                                Oh also I hate sudoing all the time to do something.

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