[lotuseclat79]

How to choose the best Linux distro for you.

Choice is the best thing about Linux. Without choice, we may as well use an operating system where the developers make those choices for us. As we've covered in the past, anyone can create a Linux distribution. If it is different enough, it will survive, but most disappear without a trace.

There is a flip side to all this choice however, and that's finding the time to find the perfect distribution for you. You really need to try several before setting on the one you prefer, and downloading, installing and testing a Linux distribution takes a lot of time.

-- Tom

[saikee]

There is a flip side to all this choice however, and that's finding the time to find the perfect distribution for you. You really need to try several before setting on the one you prefer, and downloading, installing and testing a Linux distribution takes a lot of time.

Yep people like me never use Linux. I just keep on installing them!

Mind you Linux is a lot faster and easier to install than MS systems. Been spending days trying to install Dos, Win9x, Win2k, Xp, Vista and Win7 on the same disk.

[RootbeaR]

Originally Posted by saikee

Yep people like me never use Linux. I just keep on installing them!

Mind you Linux is a lot faster and easier to install than MS systems. Been spending days trying to install Dos, Win9x, Win2k, Xp, Vista and Win7 on the same disk.

Be thankful you don't have an OEM version.

Last time I installed XP it took me two days.
Uninstall all the crapware. Re-install all wanted programs.
Updating(@ 10Mbs).

I can download a distro in about 15 minutes. Install in ten. Update and install wanted programs, another 20 minutes.

It is a wonder I haven't been booted from torrent sites. Abusing P2P programs by not stealing/sharing copyrighted works.

[Rich-M]

Wow I can install Windows with all programs and tweaks in about 5 hours or less. Just did it on Monday with Vista Ultimate for my main system.

Personally I like Ubuntu for it's Windows like appearance and ease of use. For a Live-cd Puppy Linux is light weight and once booted it runs from memory so you can use cd burner if needed. probably the most Windows like is the new Pc Linux 2009 but I have only used it in Live-cd so far and like what I see!

[saikee]

Wow I can install Windows with all programs and tweaks in about 5 hours or less. Just did it on Monday with Vista Ultimate for my main system

Try Win7. It should be about an hour's job.

Mind you Win7 is just like a Linux, free at the moment, easily installed, boots up quickly and every hardware fired up, except it ltakes lomger and has not much software to run MP3, watch video but you can install Open Office into it.

I would say the new generation of M$ Windows is getting more Linux like.

Yes Vista still needs drivers but WIn7-32 and Win7-64 seem to manage without it for the majority of the hardware.

RootbeaR,

I have nothing but OEM versions of the M$ systems. To install one on one PC I have to nuke the existing installation on the other PC. I am just trying to understand M$ boot loaders. Personally I think to study M$ boot loaders is a waste of time but I intend to publish my findings so that others waste less time.

Just as an example when I change the timeout to 300 (the time a default system boots up automatically) the whole of the NTLDR broke down and the system hung. Changing the timeout back to a small number like 9 get everything back.

[lotuseclat79]

Originally Posted by Rich-M

Wow I can install Windows with all programs and tweaks in about 5 hours or less. Just did it on Monday with Vista Ultimate for my main system.

Personally I like Ubuntu for it's Windows like appearance and ease of use. For a Live-cd Puppy Linux is light weight and once booted it runs from memory so you can use cd burner if needed. probably the most Windows like is the new Pc Linux 2009 but I have only used it in Live-cd so far and like what I see!

Hi Rich-M,

Kubuntu is more like Windows than Ubuntu as it uses KDE (Ot) rather than Gnome (Gtk+).

-- Tom

[Rich-M]

Originally Posted by lotuseclat79

Hi Rich-M,

Kubuntu is more like Windows than Ubuntu as it uses KDE (Ot) rather than Gnome (Gtk+).

-- Tom

Yes but it has a nauseating browser and email program I could not even figure out how to use...so no I don't find it at all like Windows either.