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which linux do you use?
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by toushiro-10
on 2008-01-26 18:15:58
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Anyone use Linux? which one? is that good? which Linux is the best? why? Couple months ago I ever try Ubuntu, it's quite good, I just wanna know from other linux user. one more question, anyone ever use Wine? (Windows emulator) is it good? I hope I'm not double thread, I already search with "Linux" tag in it but none come out. |
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which one? do you mean there are some editions of linux? and ubuntu is linux edition? i never know~ i thought ubuntu was a different OS |
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by VitalityForever
on 2008-02-25 20:12:10 (edited 2008-02-25 21:39:01)
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You're looking for some different "distributions" of Linux. Each distribution is essentially Linux, since each one uses the "Linux kernel" as a core.(Just like how Windows uses its kernel (kernel32.dll/kernel64.dll, etc) and Mac OS X uses its kernel (Darwin kernel). It all depends on a few things (plus more, but I'm not into searching high and low for a survey to find the "perfect match" for you) - Are you adept ("good", "capable") at commandline? - Are you a fast learner? slow learner? don't learn at all? - Do you freak out at every problem, or do you look at it and "google" for answers? For Linux beginners, I'd go for Ubuntu. Easy, fast start up, and really good community. For advanced, OpenSUSE, Debian, or some others are good for working with. For those who love customization above ALL ELSE, Gentoo is great for that. The only thing with Gentoo is that it IS compiling from ground up. BTW, when installing a Linux distribution, you can install as a Dual-boot, but you must be careful. It is not a perfect science, so if you're just trying it out, it's best to have a computer that you don't mind being 100% Linux. If you don't have one around, you can still try and have a LiveCD installer make your computer partition for Windows/Mac OS X smaller, and then install in the free space that is transferred outside the partition. (info: LiveCD's are iso's (cd images) that can be booted from and do nothing to the computer except load linux into RAM so you can see what a distribution is like. Ubuntu/OpenSUSE/Knoppix, etc have LiveCD's that allow you to experience what a default installed version would ACT LIKE, without even having to install it. They are the best way of seeing how it might be like.) If everything I said hasn't made any sense AT ALL... you may not be ready to 'install' a Linux distribution. You can still try and see what it would be like without installing by downloading a LiveCD from a distribution site that matches your computer's processor (x86, i386, PPC, SPARC, etc) and try it out. Remember, new things can be hilarious, fun, exciting, etc. Just be sure not to disregard it because it IS different. --------------- Now regarding first post: I'd say that I enjoy Ubuntu most. I've found that it is indeed one of the easiest to run and use. Newer versions even include Compiz-Fusion, which gives it the Aero/Aqua-Enhanced look to either KDE or Gnome Windowing manager. In the past I tried Mandriva (v10 at that time) and really found it distasteful. Just mainly the way of the updating system and its KDE use. I have tried Kubuntu in the past (uses KDE instead of Gnome) and it was very similar to Gnome Ubuntu. Just recently I tried Gentoo, and as hellish as it was to get X11 up and running (~_~)... it was quite neat to see complete customization, unlike anything I have ever seen :S. You could recompile the kernel using 'make menuconfig' with Linux kernel source to allow almost anything. I swear you could probably even configure it to cook coffee for you in the morning :S.... kidding. I have tried Wine a bit, and I'm impressed with its usability. It still is buggy, so if you want to use it more for stuff like games, I'd suggest looking into Cedega, which does cost money, but is updated constantly (google "Cedega"). Wine is really good for once-in-a-while Windows programs that you don't want to switch over to Windows for a quick second. It is acting as a "translation layer", not an emulator.(It takes the Windows Binary, and dynamically translates the instructions from Windows.h calls to processor calls that the Linux kernel can understand.) Of course, it's not perfect (think trying to live in Germany using Babelfish only), but it's better than having to [1. Buy Windows, 2. Install using VirtualBox/Qemu/etc, 3.Startup Windows within the Emulator, 4. Run much slower ~50% normal speed]. The translation-layer, while error prone, can get speeds much more closer to 80-90% of normal execution speed. (tl;dr) I enjoy Ubuntu. Tried Mandriva, disliked it. Gentoo was very interesting and eye-opening. Linux is a cool change from Windows and Mac OS X. Try a LiveCD if you're not into installing Linux onto Harddrive. Wine (acronym for: W.I.N.E. is not an emulator) [<= I'm serious] is fun and useful for small programs. I hope you find this information useful. |
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I Use openSuse and its a great OS About your question of wine, some application don't runs with wine, but there is another good applications in GNU/Linux I tried ubuntu, xubuntu, mandriva, but openSuse works OK for me....
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on 2008-04-21 12:31:04 |
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I Use Linux Fedora Core 10, On my desktop And Linux Backtrack 2 ( I don't recomend it, unless you find it funny that your OS is tapping to other people's networks by default) |
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on 2008-04-21 15:59:07 |
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i just started using ubuntu 7.10 it's really simple to use for beginners looking forward to 8.04, ubuntu been great so far
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First post and I already made a mistake and lost it (and it was long), so now I'm making it short: I'm using Vista/Ubuntu 8.04 (Unstable)/Debian Etch. *If you are into gaming, and gaming only. Stay Windows. *If you are confident in your computer skills and you wish to try something new, tough not that hard on the completely new on the linux grounds. Go Ubuntu. It has enough features to open your mind to the differences between OSs while retaining some "windows"ish look&feel. It's great for the average user who is willing to learn something a little bit beyond double-clicking on executables. *If you got yourself more hooked into the Linux world but you are still not willing to go all hardcorde. Go Debian. It's pretty much a clean OS (not a GUI, if so desired. Then you can download one of your own choice) with full capability and a great community/support. *If you are completely hardcore and love to build your car from scratch, go FreeBSD or Gentoo (Though I might not really recommend Gentoo. Customization over basic compatibility is not right, from my perspective). Anything that makes you compile your own Kernel should be thrilling enough, even for the most hardcores. It's not much information, but I hope it's useful in some way. btw, first post. (or second, if you consider I had to re-write everything D=<) Hi all! |
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I use Ubuntu Linux, but always have a dual boot, Linux is great and all, but Windows has it perks too, like everything is made for it lol. If you want to try out Ubuntu Linux google the program Wubu, a 1 megabyte auto installer/partitioner for Kbuntu, Ubuntu and some other Linux Kernels. Just start the small 1 meg program up, pick a drive to partition, pick the amount of space to partition (at least 4gig - as much as you can go), and then pick the type of Linux you want, a username for your login, and a password. Let it do it's thing and restart, boom you got a dual boot menu with Linux installed. If you have the Linux CD (freely distributed from the sites) it'll auto detect it in your CD drive or it'll start dling the kernel of your choice and install after download. Ubuntu is by far the best though, the forums are AWESOME for help and chat. |
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on 2008-05-08 00:02:27 (edited 2008-05-08 00:03:00)
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| I also use Ubuntu as my main Linux OS. It is doing great while I'm surfing the internet, chatting, playing Windows games using WINE, and other stuffs. I don't think Ubuntu is good enough, but someone said to me that there is a Linux OS that is much easier to use than Ubuntu. I don't know the name of that Linux OS, but I will find it out. |
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by gundamgeneral
on 2008-06-16 23:07:33
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Now, let's see the teeth of the penguin. Ubuntu GNU/Linux is simplified to users who don't care about what's inside. Good for newbies. Good for lazy people. But if you want to solve a problem, you find something worse than the dependency hell... (sudo,sudo,sudo,sudo,sudo...) It is also good for cool dudes, sending screenshots: 'look dude i can play counter-stirke in Linux and have a cool desktop on a cube!' Based on Debian, it is stable and you can reach many packages. Best for home use. And respect for the developers. openSUSE GNU/Linux, Fedora GNU/Linux: High usability, endless, organized documentation, enterprise solutions, a big IT company with commercial support, also, a large community in the background, stability, etc, perfect for power users and general programmers. Debian GNU/Linux, FreeBSD: Rock stability. 200 health 200 armour 200 magic res. 300 endurance in mmorpg language. You can't break the system. However, it may break you... They both have an own, very effective, fast, safe package management (apt; ports) They both have many distributions based on them. They are conservative, and nearly perfect. Likely good for sysadmins, servers. A few years old survey states that 'bout 60% of sysadmins choose Debian. FreeBSD is at least as stable as Debian, but uses a different kernel, and userland than Linux systems. However, it's faster. It has a brute force beating any other operating systems, because it's specialized to run on servers. slackware GNU/Linux, Gentoo GNU/Linux, Linux from Scratch: The real hardcore Linux distros. Only for experienced users, or people willing to know the ins and outs of GNU/Linux. They say, 'if you learn slackware, you know Linux'. However, slackware is far more easier, because it HAS some kind of package management, config tools and an installer. LFS does NOT. You do everything, you are the installer, the configuration tool, the package manager, the control centre,... luckily, there is a useful compiler from GNU, so that job is not yours :). Installing an LFS system can take a week. Gentoo takes only two days (1 gentoo unit) or less, if you use pre-compiled stuff. However, Gentoo is fully automated, you don't need to spend much time in front of the PC to install or maintain it. Sorry if I left out your favorite, but I'm downloading Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai OST from Nipponsei, and music is... it is... it has SUID :-) I think that's all. Note that - I like GNU, so I use the official form GNU/Linux - I tried them out and read at least a part of the documentation of the distributions above. - I'm still a naive, immature 16 year old teenager :) |