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View Poll Results: Desktop Distribution of the Year
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Ubuntu
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277 |
28.56% |
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Fedora
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82 |
8.45% |
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Debian
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98 |
10.10% |
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openSuse
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48 |
4.95% |
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Slackware
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177 |
18.25% |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
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2 |
0.21% |
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Mandriva
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18 |
1.86% |
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Linux Mint
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98 |
10.10% |
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Gentoo
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19 |
1.96% |
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MEPIS
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13 |
1.34% |
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Arch
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60 |
6.19% |
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PClinuxOS
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23 |
2.37% |
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Zenwalk
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1 |
0.10% |
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VectorLinux
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2 |
0.21% |
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Sabayon
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6 |
0.62% |
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Puppy
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14 |
1.44% |
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Salix
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30 |
3.09% |
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CrunchBang
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2 |
0.21% |
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01-16-2011, 01:12 PM
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Switzerland
Distribution: Linux Mint 11, Knoppix 6.7
Posts: 141
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Fedora got my vote.
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01-16-2011, 01:26 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2006
Location: England
Distribution: Debian Testing/Unstable Amd64
Posts: 1,467
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break what ? You can just look into the package and if it puts something in the wrong place, don't install it.
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@ almatic
Some reading for you:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=51536
And if that doesn't convince you,try reading Mark Shuttleworth's post here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarkShuttleworth
Last edited by the trooper; 01-16-2011 at 01:37 PM.
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01-16-2011, 01:54 PM
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#48
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LQ Newbie
Registered: May 2010
Posts: 6
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Salix
Slackware with a human face
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01-16-2011, 04:16 PM
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Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Toronto, ON
Distribution: Xubuntu 12.10 on the desktop, Android 4.2.1 on the tablet
Posts: 52
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Ubuntu for ease of use. I came to it from Xandros after work on the Xandros desktop ceased.
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01-16-2011, 06:23 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2010
Distribution: Zenwalk
Posts: 19
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I've voted Salix OS (since I'm using it) and also Zenwalk  |
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01-16-2011, 08:18 PM
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#51
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Lacey, WA
Distribution: Mepis, Suse, Ubuntu
Posts: 22
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Ubuntu is what I use--it's best for me, a moderately experienced user/network administrator. But deserving of mention also is an old favorite which is even better these days, Puppy Linux...latest version based on Ubuntu Lucid. I really admire Puppy's ability to get connected to the Internet easily!
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01-16-2011, 08:58 PM
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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: Brasil
Distribution: Slackware_Cur-64_mult
Posts: 413
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Slackware is obvious ... :-)
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01-17-2011, 12:27 AM
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#53
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2006
Location: China
Distribution: Fedora 14
Posts: 3
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Fedora
most comfortable system
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01-17-2011, 04:55 AM
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#54
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2011
Posts: 6
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Salix !!
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01-17-2011, 05:44 AM
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#55
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Kentucky
Distribution: Slackware64-current
Posts: 1,334
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Slackware - its what I am now.  |
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01-17-2011, 08:38 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jan 2010
Location: United Kingdom
Distribution: LMDE64,Mint9,Crunchbang Statler
Posts: 3
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Linux Mint Debian Edition
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01-17-2011, 08:47 AM
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Member
Registered: May 2005
Location: Greece
Distribution: antiX using fluxbox, icewm, i3 and wmii
Posts: 275
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As I have an old desktop (PIII) and a fairly new one (AMD dual core 4200), I use antiX on both. (can't vote for it as it is not listed)
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01-17-2011, 09:01 AM
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#58
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Registered: Nov 2008
Location: Belgrade
Distribution: Mandriva (latest)
Posts: 34
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Faithful MDV user. I tried almost all flavors, but my main system always stays Mandriva.
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01-17-2011, 09:29 AM
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Samhain Slackbuild Maintainer
Registered: Sep 2004
Location: Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 377
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I hate that Ubuntu always wins on this. It's such a steaming pile. Just once, I'd like to see Ubuntu get pasted on these polls. They deserve it. I usually check out Ubuntu to see how they are doing and it's always the same, buggy, buggy, buggy.
The easiest way to repair it is to wipe your disk and put in Slackware. Seriously, Ubuntu gives Linux a bad name. Ubuntu = Linux in some people's mind. Almost any other distribution deserves to win over Ubuntu.
Don't people get tired of a corrupted systems after a famous Ubuntu update? Or when fundamental programs don't work because they pushed a bad update out? In my experience I've seen less problems with Windows XP than Ubuntu.
Since it's so popular, I wish they'd get their act together and start pushing out reliable releases and updates. It would be better for all of us. But even if they did, it still wouldn't fix the fundamental issues of customization I always run into. I guess I hate all desktops that are not server oriented as well. I'd be pleased to see Debian make a come back on these polls just to prove a point.
I would urge everyone to try something else besides Ubuntu. You owe it to your personal happiness.
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01-17-2011, 09:31 AM
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Registered: Oct 2007
Posts: 100
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the trooper
Isn't it normally Ubuntu that wins this catergory?.
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Yes, you are correct. |
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