Which Linux is this?

coldnwindy · 11-26-2005, 05:35 PM

Which Linux is in this screenshot, SuSE, RedHat or something else? And is it KDE or Gnome? Is it maybe a special theme?
http://www.openclipart.org/screensho...enshot_122.png

I am going to install a Linux instead of Winxp, and don't know which to choose.

tangle · 11-26-2005, 05:40 PM

Ubuntu

If it is your first time and you are a gui person go with Suse. I tried Ubuntu and was impressed, but Suse had a lot more gui tools. If you want to learn Linux and are not afraid to do the command line, try my personal favorite, Slackware.

LiquidFire · 11-26-2005, 05:42 PM

Seems like KDE running on Ubuntu. (Kubuntu?)
(and it's obviously a special theme)

But the way it looks is mostly irrelevant for your choice of distro, since any of them can be made to look like any of the others (pretty much). What really matters for your choice is what you want out of the distro (how easy it is to install/maintain/use, to install packages, etc.) and what you're planning to use it for, as well as other things.

vectordrake · 11-26-2005, 08:09 PM

Yeah, that's KDE with some special tweaks, perhaps smoothbar and the icons are familiar (something for firefox looks like that). Who knows what distro that is, since they can all look the same. Can't help ya there. BTW, happy B'day, Tangle.

tangle · 11-26-2005, 08:33 PM

TY for the b-day thing, look at the update manager. It says Ubuntu Update Manager.

vectordrake · 11-27-2005, 07:32 AM

Ah yes. Was a bit blurry after my liquid lunch. coldnwindy, Ubuntu (or Kubuntu) is an excellent choice. The project has some nice things goingfor it. And, there's a backports mirror, for some of the latest stuff that is ported for the most recent release (currently Breezy Badger).

reddazz · 11-27-2005, 08:18 AM

That is KDE running but not on Ubuntu/Kubuntu, those shots are from an old distro because of the the default keramik theme (default on older versions of KDE) as well as the poor antialiasing in fonts.

As for distros, I recommend Suse, then Kubuntu/Ubuntu and Mandriva.

coldnwindy · 11-27-2005, 01:11 PM

Is it easy to switch between KDE and Gnome?

reddazz. That info thing on the desktop in the KDE screenshot, is it built-in or downloaded extra?

tomdkat · 11-27-2005, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by reddazz
That is KDE running but not on Ubuntu/Kubuntu, those shots are from an old distro because of the the default keramik theme (default on older versions of KDE) as well as the poor antialiasing in fonts.

What about the "Update manager" utility menu having "Ubuntu" in the menu text?

Peace...

reddazz · 11-27-2005, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tomdkat
What about the "Update manager" utility menu having "Ubuntu" in the menu text?

Peace...

I stand corrected.

vectordrake · 11-27-2005, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by coldnwindy
Is it easy to switch between KDE and Gnome?

reddazz. That info thing on the desktop in the KDE screenshot, is it built-in or downloaded extra?

It is easy to switch between Gnome and KDE as long as you use a desktop manager (either GDM, which comes with Gnome or KDM which comes with KDE). The only caveat is that some of the functions like shutting down from the desktop instead of the login screen, will be disabled for the "other" desktop environment. No biggie.

funkymunky · 11-27-2005, 07:05 PM

Which would be the best distro (i.e, easiest to use, good hardware support) for an x86_64? im using FC4 x86_64 right now, and theres GOT to be something better!

reddazz · 11-27-2005, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by coldnwindy
Is it easy to switch between KDE and Gnome?

reddazz. That info thing on the desktop in the KDE screenshot, is it built-in or downloaded extra?

Its a superkaramba theme (like gdesklets for gnome). Its not built in for KDE versions 3.4 and below but is built in for version 3.5. All you will need to do is download the themes you like from kde-look.org.