Who has the best FREE Linux? - GoFuckYourself.com

VirtuMike · 12-12-2003, 08:18 AM

Now that Red Hat is charging a LOT for their OS, who is the best Linux to go with and why?

Choices include but are not limited to:

Suse
Fedora
Mandrake
Debian
Yggdrasil
Slackware
Caldera
Alt Linux

swedguy · 12-12-2003, 08:20 AM

Debian

Nathan · 12-12-2003, 08:39 AM

FreeBSD <g>

johnny_ricebone · 12-12-2003, 08:41 AM

You are going to get about 1,000 different answers to that question. It is based on personal preference.

Slackware!!

margarita · 12-12-2003, 09:15 AM

It's more than year since I stopped using linux, but my friends professional admins are using debian on the servers.
I have installed mandrake, but I didn't boot it after my four day unsuccessful trying to make WINE+IE6 running

skillfull · 12-12-2003, 09:17 AM

Debian or slackware

AcidMax · 12-12-2003, 09:57 AM

Don't use linux, use FreeBSD.

fuzebox · 12-12-2003, 10:32 AM

If you're learning and this is your first Linux install, Fedora is awesome...

Otherwise, Debian or screw Linux entirely and go with FreeBSD (although FreeBSD can be a pain in the ass for an average user).

VirtuMike · 12-12-2003, 06:53 PM

So far nobody has posted a WHY.

I'm getting the feeling that everyone loves Debian, but nobody has addressed the fact that Debian hasn't been updated in 362 days. It's missing things, like drivers for newer hardware.

Seeing as how Redhat has a tradition of repeatedly coming out with updates quickly, wouldn't Fedora be a better choice? Or what's better about Debian than Fedora?

Why do you FreeBSD people think that FreeBSD is linux?

com · 12-12-2003, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nathan
FreeBSD <g>

reynold · 12-12-2003, 07:19 PM

Fedora

TDJ · 12-12-2003, 07:28 PM

Gentoo linux is all I run for servers and workstations.

Uses a system called portage based off of the freeBSD model (but it's not BSD).

You want to install qmail? you type:

emerge qmail

and it downloads, compiles, and installs it customized to your computer, including all dependencies.

It's installation is not for a total linux newbie though, you have to do some stuff yourself (not dummy-proof).

http://www.gentoo.org

TheJimmy · 12-12-2003, 07:29 PM

Debian for desktop

FreeBSD for server...

that was easy

xroach · 12-12-2003, 07:30 PM

gentoo is the bomb

xroach · 12-12-2003, 07:31 PM

http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/performance.xml

VirtuMike · 12-13-2003, 12:21 PM

Strangely enough I had never heard of Gentoo. It does look kick ass. How does it hold up as a server?

fsfaz · 12-13-2003, 01:13 PM

Well, if you don't go with FreeBSD which is Unix, I'd go with ...

Debian
Gentoo

Howerver, I wouldn't go with Linux. I'd pay for Solaris before using Linux.

fuzebox · 12-13-2003, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by VirtuMike
So far nobody has posted a WHY.

You can't blame them, it's not like you posted what your needs are.

Desktop? Server? Doing what?

VirtuMike · 12-13-2003, 05:01 PM

Server, raid, sybase.

server, raid, php, mysql, apache

cezam · 12-13-2003, 05:04 PM

if you want linux, go with Debian - thousands of binary packages, easy to maintain and install new packages (dselect & apt-get...), good online community support

i'd use freebsd though.

goBigtime · 12-13-2003, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nathan
FreeBSD <g>

VirtuMike · 12-14-2003, 12:56 AM

Gotta love GFY. Ask a technical question about linux and half the people tell you to move to BSD. And I get a total of like 10 people posting.

I post a pic of a hot chick and there are like 4 million "I'd hit it"'s.

Learned a lesson. Post pics of hot chicks with servers holding up 2 cd's and ask "right or left?"

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VirtuMike Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Seat 1A Posts: 2,483	So far nobody has posted a WHY. I'm getting the feeling that everyone loves Debian, but nobody has addressed the fact that Debian hasn't been updated in 362 days. It's missing things, like drivers for newer hardware. Seeing as how Redhat has a tradition of repeatedly coming out with updates quickly, wouldn't Fedora be a better choice? Or what's better about Debian than Fedora? Why do you FreeBSD people think that FreeBSD is linux? __________________ Host it in AMSTERDAM at EUROTIVITY! - We also offer BACKUP SERVICES! XYZZY4L

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johnny_ricebone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MN Posts: 83	You are going to get about 1,000 different answers to that question. It is based on personal preference. Slackware!!

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fuzebox making it rain Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: seattle Posts: 22,114	If you're learning and this is your first Linux install, Fedora is awesome... Otherwise, Debian or screw Linux entirely and go with FreeBSD (although FreeBSD can be a pain in the ass for an average user).

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TDJ Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 146	Gentoo linux is all I run for servers and workstations. Uses a system called portage based off of the freeBSD model (but it's not BSD). You want to install qmail? you type: emerge qmail and it downloads, compiles, and installs it customized to your computer, including all dependencies. It's installation is not for a total linux newbie though, you have to do some stuff yourself (not dummy-proof). http://www.gentoo.org

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xroach Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 963	gentoo is the bomb

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xroach Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 963	http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/performance.xml

12-13-2003, 12:21 PM	#16
VirtuMike Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Seat 1A Posts: 2,483	Strangely enough I had never heard of Gentoo. It does look kick ass. How does it hold up as a server? __________________ Host it in AMSTERDAM at EUROTIVITY! - We also offer BACKUP SERVICES! XYZZY4L

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fsfaz Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hollyweird, CA Posts: 747	Well, if you don't go with FreeBSD which is Unix, I'd go with ... Debian Gentoo Howerver, I wouldn't go with Linux. I'd pay for Solaris before using Linux.

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cezam Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CZ, EU Posts: 1,363	if you want linux, go with Debian - thousands of binary packages, easy to maintain and install new packages (dselect & apt-get...), good online community support i'd use freebsd though. __________________

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VirtuMike Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Seat 1A Posts: 2,483	Gotta love GFY. Ask a technical question about linux and half the people tell you to move to BSD. And I get a total of like 10 people posting. I post a pic of a hot chick and there are like 4 million "I'd hit it"'s. Learned a lesson. Post pics of hot chicks with servers holding up 2 cd's and ask "right or left?" __________________ Host it in AMSTERDAM at EUROTIVITY! - We also offer BACKUP SERVICES! XYZZY4L