Desktop Distribution of the Year

code933k · 02-01-2008, 09:05 AM

Well... Desktop as in "my notebook over the desktop" or as in "desktop environment"... Such an usual term to refer a lot of weird uses.

In my very personal opinion there's a strange curve where "complexity" joins "usability". There's where I can't think of something equaling Gentoo. I've got this thing so tight in my machine that neither the pre-installed Windows MC (which warranty I broke 30 minutes since the first boot) can beat. Gentoo is the soul of my beloved computer.

Mhh.... my precious.

harmattan · 02-01-2008, 10:59 AM

Although it is not showed here, I vote for BLAG, a great derivative of Fedora.

http://www.blagblagblag.org/

http://www.gnu.org/links/links.html#...xDistributions

If I had to stick to only one of the list...I am in love with Debian. I haven't had enough time yet to use Slack 12 in a day to day basis, so maybe it is not a firm decision :-)

Chris.C · 02-01-2008, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tozefs

There are other distributions besides Slackware?

Umm... Yes. There are also Slackware based distributions.

AceofSpades19 · 02-01-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris.C

Umm... Yes. There are also Slackware based distributions.

WHAT, WHERE?, I don't see them

falcon314 · 02-01-2008, 06:24 PM

Slackware is still my favorite. I have tried Ubuntu, SuSe, and Gentoo. I can get Slackware to work on more machines with fewer problems than these.

pbhj · 02-04-2008, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Kanishka

No Linux Mint?????

Mint is Ubuntu with different art, non-free codecs/apps and some fancy admin apps? Is it distinct enough to be listed, they follow the Ubuntu release cycle I think?

pbhj · 02-04-2008, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by deadeyes

why is sabayon not in the list?

These are not the distros you're looking for.

[Seriously I just moved from Slack 12, since v.8 I think, to [K]Ubuntu]

SCerovec · 02-04-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by falcon314

Slackware is still my favorite. I have tried Ubuntu, SuSe, and Gentoo. I can get Slackware to work on more machines with fewer problems than these.

This is true,
Slackware parovides tools and stands out of Your way.
Other distro's 'try' to 'help' and most of time fail miserably.
Where the other distros, however succeed to help, Slackware comes preconfigured for.

I was in a rush for Bluetooth, so I 1st looked at google.
Once all done, I saw I could red it all in the /etc/rc.d/*.conf file

Same for compiz (dot a single download needed just a simple command line)

Same for everi thing.

And on slackware all packages include devel by default

Now top this!

Lifty · 02-04-2008, 12:28 PM

ArchLinux of course, what else?

linuxluver567 · 02-04-2008, 07:33 PM

i've got these on my machine,
Linux Mint (Ubuntu based), Ubuntu Studio, and Edubuntu.
so what did i vote for? Ubuntu!

brivy · 02-04-2008, 08:44 PM

Slick interface, fast, and no bugs! Fedora is my second choice if I couldn't have OpenSuSE.

AceofSpades19 · 02-04-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by brivy

Slick interface, fast, and no bugs! Fedora is my second choice if I couldn't have OpenSuSE.

I highly doubt opensuse is slick, fast or without bugs

brivy · 02-05-2008, 09:53 PM

You're just torqued about the Micro$oft thing.

Takla · 02-06-2008, 01:11 AM

It's slick for sure but fast? not enough space for all the lol signs....

BittaBrotha · 02-06-2008, 01:46 AM

I would have to go with Fedora 8...this is the first time I've used a Redhat distro since RH 6 version and I must say, it has come a long way.

I'm really enjoying it. And it's sticking with the opensource motto.