Lunix distro's - what are you using? - GoFuckYourself.com

chris01282 · 10-20-2007, 11:50 AM

Finally fed up with Windows and now its time to move onto a proper OS

Been supporting windows professionally for 10 years, but now I am bored of the crashes and the freezing and IE falling over for no apparent reason

I am new to Linux/Unix, but as a fall time IT Engineer I think I should be able to pick it up failry quickly

What are you using and what would you recommend?

CyberHustler · 10-20-2007, 11:51 AM

Ubuntu...

candyflip · 10-20-2007, 11:53 AM

Ubuntu 7.10 just came out this week and I love it. If you're going to give linux a try, that's the one I'd check out.

webcrawler · 10-20-2007, 02:50 PM

Fedora 7.

GrouchyAdmin · 10-20-2007, 02:52 PM

Ubuntu and Debian, CentOS and Fedora, Slackware, Gentoo are fine. FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, BSD/OS - but that one's lost to time.

Oh, forget it, I'm hungry.. Bye all.

micker · 10-20-2007, 02:57 PM

Debian on the servers, Ubuntu on the laptop

xxxfuzion · 10-20-2007, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin

Oh, forget it, I'm hungry.. Bye all.

Then eat something ... ;P

u-Bob · 10-20-2007, 03:03 PM

real linux distro's (no ubuntu/kubuntu crap): slackware, vectorlinux or zenwalk.

xroach · 10-20-2007, 03:26 PM

you'll be happiest with ubuntu.. if your feeling feisty gentoo is pretty sweet too

GrouchyAdmin · 10-20-2007, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u-Bob

real linux distro's (no ubuntu/kubuntu crap): slackware, vectorlinux or zenwalk.

It really sucks to have things 'just work', doesn't it?

Babaganoosh · 10-20-2007, 04:16 PM

Go with Ubuntu. I've been a *nix user for well over 10 years now and I can tell you that it's the best desktop distro to date. Personally I would stick with 7.04. 7.10 has caused me all sorts of headaches.

Juicy D. Links · 10-20-2007, 04:22 PM

i cant install ubuntooooo with a ATI graphic carrd i cry niwwww

GrouchyAdmin · 10-20-2007, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links

i cant install ubuntooooo with a ATI graphic carrd i cry niwwww

Juicy sucks at the internets!

Do a normal install, and when it shits at the pre-install screen:
sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
sudo aticonfig --initial
sudo aticonfig --overlay-type=Xv
/etc/init.d/gdm stop && /etc/init.d/gdm start

Let it install, then rerun the above again after the machine is installed, reboots, and refuses to run.

Then, call up Ice to fix the rest.

Matt 26z · 10-20-2007, 06:59 PM

Does anyone know how to make fonts look exactly the same as in Windows? Webpages and everything on the system.

GrouchyAdmin · 10-20-2007, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

Does anyone know how to make fonts look exactly the same as in Windows? Webpages and everything on the system.

Install the Microsoft Core Fonts package. Every distro has this. Then, if you want, copy the fonts over from your Windows installation for all of the new fonts. I abuse Tahoma in my desktop because I'm really tired of X11's Sans Serif.

u-Bob · 10-21-2007, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrouchyAdmin

It really sucks to have things 'just work', doesn't it?

yeah, it's terrible

Gerco · 10-21-2007, 06:48 AM

Taking the plunge today, on my Averatec laptop... Wish me luck... I'm using the unetbooting and installing directly fromthe web since my CD drive is messing up (This laptop has been though hell...)

chris01282 · 10-21-2007, 10:14 AM

what about drivers for your hardware?

Getting drivers for windows systems is very easy, but how do you get on with ubuntu and the hardware on your machines?

tony286 · 10-21-2007, 10:17 AM

ubuntu and I love it

Zuss · 10-21-2007, 11:11 AM

ubuntu yo

Gerco · 10-21-2007, 11:47 AM

Ok, so far no go with Ubuntu... but Im still trying.

Tried it on my Averatec laptop, the CD burner is flacky, so had to use the unetbooting... of course my laptop overheated and locked up half way though and now is unbootable... SOOO I tore the fucking thing completely about.. Scavanged out the HD and tore and old Sony PCG-Fxa32 laptop I had laying around... It was pulled of my desk some years ago by my mastiff, and laanded on it side jamming the Pcmcia wireless card I had in it into the machine and destrying the Pcmcia cage and a few other things in the process... I stripped out all the broken pieces, Swapped the Old 6 gig HD with the Averitecs 80 Gig. Tore about a Linksys Wireless USA adaper and stuffed it components into the resulting hole where the PCmcia cage was. Soldered some broken connections back together, including he power connection... and wa la.. IThe maching is currently formatting the drive. I'm going to have to install xp on it, as the Ubuntu boot disk will not read, but boots, to the main screen then gives a disk IO error if I try to do the install. Once XP is up, I'll try again using unetbooting and see if I can get it to work.

Fun fun fun...

Marialovesporn · 11-14-2007, 02:59 AM

OpenSuse works better for me. Especially on a dual boot system with sata drives and ide drives the grub install from Suse is the only one which boots without problems after a linux install. But besides that, I think Ubuntu or Kubuntu are good options to start with. When you want to do some learning and take a more pure distro, I suggest Debian or Slackware. Those are the most stable and pure Linux distros I know.

sumphatpimp · 11-14-2007, 03:31 AM

go here
http://distrowatch.com/
this is a listing of just about all linux didtro's available.
tells you what distro is stable and what is beta. you want the stable. also they list what packages come with each disro.
packages = software.
if you decide to install linux, might be a good idea to make it dual boot until you are comfortable with linux and everything works.
me, I use mepis linux
http://www.mepis.org/
install it and everything just works.

Dido · 11-14-2007, 03:40 AM

Using Slackware myself, but here at the office one of the guys uses Ubuntu and another uses Fedora.

I'm not entirely sure about Slack anymore, but hey, it works and I don't have the time to reinstall a new OS anyway

Emil · 11-14-2007, 04:48 AM

Ubuntu 7.10.
It's too bad that the ATI drivers are so crappy. I tried to run World Of Warcraft under Wine in Ubuntu and I got like ~10 FPS everywhere.
But I'm sure they'll get better soon since they release parts of the code as open source or something like that.

But if you don't play games, it's great.

blunt3d · 11-14-2007, 04:56 AM

I've heard there's a really good *Nix based operating system called ....

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yahoo-xxx-girls.com · 11-14-2007, 05:13 AM

Ubuntu 7.10 is a nice distro, they have fixed many issues that I did not like. I would recommend Ubuntu for both Pros and Noobs !

Later,

yahoo-xxx-girls.com · 11-14-2007, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u-Bob

real linux distro's (no ubuntu/kubuntu crap): slackware, vectorlinux or zenwalk.

So this means you are running a real nix system like BSD or Solaris right ???

You know Linux was being developed around the same time as Unix right ?

.

StuartD · 11-14-2007, 05:25 AM

Never had any luke with the Ubuntu's... and I wasn't overly impressed with them anyway.

Fedora 8 with compiz-fusion... now this is a system. I haven't used Windows in a long time now.

Diligent · 11-14-2007, 05:33 AM

I'm gonna go with Xubuntu soon + some kind of virtualization (Xen or VMware probably)...
I don't care much that I'll get less than native performance in Windows that way, it's the fully replicated/compatible OS environment I'm after...

If You didn't know, this means I can run a virtual "Windows computer" inside Linux

Then of course there's Wine as an option as well, but I need this *full* emulation.

And Xubuntu... it's Ubuntu but with Xfce for the desktop rather than Gnome or KDE (as in Kubuntu).
It's a lot leaner, and although my main machine can handle heavier desktops than that... I'm a bit of a performance freak

Diligent · 11-14-2007, 05:39 AM

Oh btw... (didn't make the edit timelimit)

If You go with (K)/(X)Ubuntu... it might be safest to go with the "Feisty" release (v7.04), because there seems to be compability issues with common
new hardware (graphics) in "Gutsy" (v7.10)..(!)

10-20-2007, 11:50 AM	#1
chris01282 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 370	Lunix distro's - what are you using? Finally fed up with Windows and now its time to move onto a proper OS Been supporting windows professionally for 10 years, but now I am bored of the crashes and the freezing and IE falling over for no apparent reason I am new to Linux/Unix, but as a fall time IT Engineer I think I should be able to pick it up failry quickly What are you using and what would you recommend? __________________ [img]http://****************/sig/fhv3_b_468x60.gif[/img]

10-20-2007, 11:53 AM	#3
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,064	Ubuntu 7.10 just came out this week and I love it. If you're going to give linux a try, that's the one I'd check out. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

10-20-2007, 02:52 PM	#5
GrouchyAdmin Now choke yourself! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 12,085	Ubuntu and Debian, CentOS and Fedora, Slackware, Gentoo are fine. FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, BSD/OS - but that one's lost to time. Oh, forget it, I'm hungry.. Bye all. __________________ AIM: GrouchyGfy

10-20-2007, 04:16 PM	#11
Babaganoosh ♥♥♥ Likes Hugs ♥♥♥ Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: /home Posts: 15,841	Go with Ubuntu. I've been a *nix user for well over 10 years now and I can tell you that it's the best desktop distro to date. Personally I would stick with 7.04. 7.10 has caused me all sorts of headaches. __________________ I like pie.

10-21-2007, 06:48 AM	#17
Gerco Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,052	Taking the plunge today, on my Averatec laptop... Wish me luck... I'm using the unetbooting and installing directly fromthe web since my CD drive is messing up (This laptop has been though hell...) __________________ Http://www.extremehole.com ** CLOSED ** 400 HOURS of exclusive custom extreme content, already on external HD in Raw DV ready to encode. over 150,000 exclusive images and more.

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CyberHustler Masterbaiter Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 26,556	Ubuntu...

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10-20-2007, 02:57 PM	#6
micker Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 748	Debian on the servers, Ubuntu on the laptop

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u-Bob there's no $$$ in porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs) Posts: 33,063	real linux distro's (no ubuntu/kubuntu crap): slackware, vectorlinux or zenwalk.

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xroach Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 963	you'll be happiest with ubuntu.. if your feeling feisty gentoo is pretty sweet too

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Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	i cant install ubuntooooo with a ATI graphic carrd i cry niwwww

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Matt 26z So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ¤ª"˜¨๑۩۞۩๑¨˜"ª¤ Posts: 18,481	Does anyone know how to make fonts look exactly the same as in Windows? Webpages and everything on the system.

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chris01282 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 370	what about drivers for your hardware? Getting drivers for windows systems is very easy, but how do you get on with ubuntu and the hardware on your machines? __________________ [img]http://****************/sig/fhv3_b_468x60.gif[/img]

10-21-2007, 10:17 AM	#19
tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	ubuntu and I love it

10-21-2007, 11:11 AM	#20
Zuss Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,187	ubuntu yo __________________ I like cookies.

10-21-2007, 11:47 AM	#21
Gerco Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,052	Ok, so far no go with Ubuntu... but Im still trying. Tried it on my Averatec laptop, the CD burner is flacky, so had to use the unetbooting... of course my laptop overheated and locked up half way though and now is unbootable... SOOO I tore the fucking thing completely about.. Scavanged out the HD and tore and old Sony PCG-Fxa32 laptop I had laying around... It was pulled of my desk some years ago by my mastiff, and laanded on it side jamming the Pcmcia wireless card I had in it into the machine and destrying the Pcmcia cage and a few other things in the process... I stripped out all the broken pieces, Swapped the Old 6 gig HD with the Averitecs 80 Gig. Tore about a Linksys Wireless USA adaper and stuffed it components into the resulting hole where the PCmcia cage was. Soldered some broken connections back together, including he power connection... and wa la.. IThe maching is currently formatting the drive. I'm going to have to install xp on it, as the Ubuntu boot disk will not read, but boots, to the main screen then gives a disk IO error if I try to do the install. Once XP is up, I'll try again using unetbooting and see if I can get it to work. Fun fun fun... __________________ Http://www.extremehole.com ** CLOSED ** 400 HOURS of exclusive custom extreme content, already on external HD in Raw DV ready to encode. over 150,000 exclusive images and more.

11-14-2007, 02:59 AM	#22
Marialovesporn Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 579	OpenSuse works better for me. Especially on a dual boot system with sata drives and ide drives the grub install from Suse is the only one which boots without problems after a linux install. But besides that, I think Ubuntu or Kubuntu are good options to start with. When you want to do some learning and take a more pure distro, I suggest Debian or Slackware. Those are the most stable and pure Linux distros I know.

11-14-2007, 03:31 AM	#23
sumphatpimp Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,235	go here http://distrowatch.com/ this is a listing of just about all linux didtro's available. tells you what distro is stable and what is beta. you want the stable. also they list what packages come with each disro. packages = software. if you decide to install linux, might be a good idea to make it dual boot until you are comfortable with linux and everything works. me, I use mepis linux http://www.mepis.org/ install it and everything just works.

11-14-2007, 03:40 AM	#24
Dido Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 217	Using Slackware myself, but here at the office one of the guys uses Ubuntu and another uses Fedora. I'm not entirely sure about Slack anymore, but hey, it works and I don't have the time to reinstall a new OS anyway __________________ Dido ADAMO Advertising - Your ULTIMATE traffic partner! If you need traffic or have traffic, we'd love to help you make the best out of it! ICQ:24209500 - Skype:diederikvanschaik

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Emil Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 5,650	Ubuntu 7.10. It's too bad that the ATI drivers are so crappy. I tried to run World Of Warcraft under Wine in Ubuntu and I got like ~10 FPS everywhere. But I'm sure they'll get better soon since they release parts of the code as open source or something like that. But if you don't play games, it's great. __________________ Free 🅑🅘🅣🅒🅞🅘🅝🅢 Every Hour (Yes, really. Free ₿itCoins.) (Signup with ONLY your Email and Password. You can also refer people and get even more.)

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11-14-2007, 05:13 AM	#27
yahoo-xxx-girls.com Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 3,143	Ubuntu 7.10 is a nice distro, they have fixed many issues that I did not like. I would recommend Ubuntu for both Pros and Noobs ! Later, __________________ sig too big

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StuartD Sofa King Band Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outside the box Posts: 29,903	Never had any luke with the Ubuntu's... and I wasn't overly impressed with them anyway. Fedora 8 with compiz-fusion... now this is a system. I haven't used Windows in a long time now. __________________ This is me on facebook This is me on twitter

11-14-2007, 05:33 AM	#30
Diligent Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hoy Suecia, mañana Nirvana Posts: 1,594	I'm gonna go with Xubuntu soon + some kind of virtualization (Xen or VMware probably)... I don't care much that I'll get less than native performance in Windows that way, it's the fully replicated/compatible OS environment I'm after... If You didn't know, this means I can run a virtual "Windows computer" inside Linux Then of course there's Wine as an option as well, but I need this full emulation. And Xubuntu... it's Ubuntu but with Xfce for the desktop rather than Gnome or KDE (as in Kubuntu). It's a lot leaner, and although my main machine can handle heavier desktops than that... I'm a bit of a performance freak __________________ ~¤~ MORE MONEY ~¤~ VOD? XoD! ~¤~ ~¤~ ICQ# 9828 2461 ~¤~

11-14-2007, 05:39 AM	#31
Diligent Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hoy Suecia, mañana Nirvana Posts: 1,594	Oh btw... (didn't make the edit timelimit) If You go with (K)/(X)Ubuntu... it might be safest to go with the "Feisty" release (v7.04), because there seems to be compability issues with common new hardware (graphics) in "Gutsy" (v7.10)..(!) __________________ ~¤~ MORE MONEY ~¤~ VOD? XoD! ~¤~ ~¤~ ICQ# 9828 2461 ~¤~