Good Linux Distributions

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    palingenesis

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    i have been looking over some of Linux builds and i'm trying to decide which ones seems the best. so far i have come across Unbuntu, Red Hat, and Fedora Core. Are there any better ones?
     
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    Redhat was discontinued awhile ago, so whatever Redhat distro you get will be old. However, Fedora, which is current and in development, is based off RedHat's code. It's also very easy to install.

    I've never tried Ubuntu, but I've heard it's good.

    Gentoo is an absolute bitch to install, if this is your first time using Linux, don't even attempt it. You have to know Linux and it's commands to install Gentoo, but once it's installed, supposidley it's a good distro. I've never succeeded in installing it (I've tried many times) so I don't know for sure.

    Mandrake is said to be the best for beginners, but it's like the Windows of the Linux world: Bloated, too user-friendly and slow. Even if you're new to Linux, if you have half a brain, you'll be fine using Fedora without the extreme user-friendlyness crap.

    Then, there are a shit ton of other distros, but I think I covered the most popular ones (Except Slackware and Debian which fall under the same category as Gentoo; not for newbies)
     
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    I've got about 75 cd's with Ubuntu in my room.
    Gotta love how they send them to you for free. :lol:
     
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    Can someone explain to me in normal terms (or at least somewhat easy terms) what the hell is so great about Linux?
     
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    If you're into packet sniffing, cracking wep encryption and the like, then use Auditor
     
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    Window and DOS.




    And much more stable...





    Right?
     
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    Window and DOS.




    And much more stable...





    Right? [/b][/quote]
    Linux has absolutley nothing to do with Windows and DOS :rolleyes:
     
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    Window and DOS.




    And much more stable...





    Right? [/b][/quote]
    What!? :blink:
     
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    What!? :blink: [/b][/quote]
    ...With alot more stuff?






    Ok, nvm, I totally dont know this anymore... :lol: why do my cuzin lie to me?! :mellow:
     
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    ...With alot more stuff?






    Ok, nvm, I totally dont know this anymore... :lol: why do my cuzin lie to me?! :mellow: [/b][/quote]
    Stop offering people "help" in this forum until you know what you're talking about.
     
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    Stop offering people "help" in this forum until you know what you're talking about. [/b][/quote]
    Agreed. >_<
     
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    Is that some sort of exotic animal I've never heard of before, or are you just impossible to get to type coherently?

    Start immediately!
     
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    Is that some sort of exotic animal I've never heard of before, or are you just impossible to get to type coherently?

    Start immediately! [/b][/quote]
    That's what I've been trying to get him to do for months.
     
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    That's what I've been trying to get him to do for months. [/b][/quote]
    Yet... I have no real contact of you other then a PM.


    :)



    And....Yea..Oops... ok, sorry! I won't help unless i know for sure!
     
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    Yet... I have no real contact of you other then a PM.


    :) [/b][/quote]
    ...
















    STALKER!
     
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    Linux is an open source, very versatile operating system. So versatile, I have it on my iPod, and you can pretty much run it on anything that processes.
     
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    cheers to that, i just put it on my ipod photo.
     
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    cheers to that, i just put it on my ipod photo. [/b][/quote]
    word.
    40 or 60 gig? - I've got a 60 gig :D
     
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    palingenesis

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    i have a rare breed...a 30 gig photo
     

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