Linux - DistributionsThis forum is for Distribution specific questions.
Red Hat, Slackware, Debian, Novell, LFS, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Fedora - the list goes on and on...
Note: An (*) indicates there is no official participation from that distribution here at LQ.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
A lot of hype about mepis lately. I guess I will have to try it. It is Debian based, unlike Arch, but I agree with shadowhunter, Arch is great.
I was going to try it earlier but I was stung by the faulty beta on the mepis mirrors. To get a working copy of beta 04 you need to get it directly from the mepis site.
I like Knoppix. It was very easy to play with before installing, and it found all of my hardware easily. I like KDE better than Gnome, so I don't really know what it has for Gnome. But I do like it's ease of use and configuation.
Make sure that beta 4 is 709,754,880 in size because they had a problem with the ftp sync being 1,500 to short. If it is not 709,754,880 then download beta 3 which works great! From what I hear beta 4 works without a hitch too.
I'm trying to get mepis beta4. It downloaded fine, and is the right size, but when I try to burn it with Nero, Nero tells me there is something wrong with it. Is there something wrong with it? Nero says I can ignore and burn anyway. I got it from a mepis mirror, the gatech one.
Actually I found my answer.. it is a bad file. All of the beta 4 files at ibibilio and gatech are bad. And since they have been distributing, these files are probably popping up elsewhere. So i'm going to try beta 3... But thanks!
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
