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Old 01-10-2006, 04:22 PM   #1
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Top 10 or favorite 10 Linux Operating Systems?


Since there are 100s/1000s of Linux Operating Systems, is there a Top 10, a Favorite Top 10 or the Top 10 most used Linux Operating Systems?

I've been to DistroWatch.com as recommended, should I use their list as a good guide for Linux favorites?

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Old 01-10-2006, 04:24 PM   #2
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why did you post the same thing again???? YES DISTROWATCH IS A GOOD MEASUREMENT OF FAVORITES!!!!!!!
 
Old 01-10-2006, 05:14 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Retriever

I've been to DistroWatch.com as recommended, should I use their list as a good guide for Linux favorites?

Thanks again!
Since you've already been admonished about posting the same question twice, I'll just add that we probably won't tell you what you SHOULD do. Do you need some info that Distrowatch does not provide? What is your end goal?
 
Old 01-10-2006, 05:36 PM   #4
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Since there are 100s/1000s of Linux Operating Systems, is there a Top 10, a Favorite Top 10 or the Top 10 most used Linux Operating Systems?
Honestly... there are over 200000 registered members at LinuxQuestions.org. Even if a couple dozen of them replied to this with their own Top 10 Favorites list, you'd see the same 6 or 7 distros in nearly EVERY list, along with a few lesser-known ones here and there.

How could this possibly be useful? If some network admin/Linux expert posts his Top 10 list, it will be of virtually no use to you (I'm assuming you're a beginner with this).

My advice: Go to distrowatch.com, as the other two posters already mentioned, and take an hour or two to read through this site, as well. See what people say about their distros. Find one that you think might suit you (probably something along the lines of SuSE, Mandrake, or Ubuntu). Install it on a second hard drive or partition that you're not using. If you don't like it, try a new one. I had to do this with probably 7 or 8 distros before really falling for one.

Hopefully this will close the thread,

Baltika
 
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Please do not post the same thread in more than one forum. Picking the most relevant forum and posting it once there makes it easier for other members to help you and keeps the discussion all in one place.

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