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03-06-2015, 08:07 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 5
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GNU/Linux distro recommendation?
Hi!  I would like your opinion on which GNU/Linux distro I should choose that meets these requirements:
*binary and/or source based(but I prefer binary)
*Good documentation
*supports new hardware(specifically integrated graphics and recent Realteck wifi chipset)
*allows closed source software to be used(closed source software doesn't have to be included out of the box, just available)
*allows me to learn more about GNU/Linux (I consider myself to be intermediate experienced and I am not a completely new GNU/Linux user that has trouble using a distro other than Ubuntu Linux)Also, I am not afraid of the CLI(command line interface).
Thank You all, and have a NICE DAY!
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03-06-2015, 10:13 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Apr 2010
Location: Continental USA
Distribution: Debian, Ubuntu, RedHat, DSL, Puppy, CentOS, Knoppix, Mint-DE, Sparky, VSIDO, tinycore, Q4OS, Manjaro
Posts: 6,159
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Wow
Distrowatch lists 263 active distributions today, at least 200 meet your criteria.
Can you provide any cause uses, interests, preferences, or restrictions that might help us refine that down a little?
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03-06-2015, 10:28 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Earth bound to Helios
Distribution: Custom
Posts: 2,524
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There is Fedora that fits.
It's kernel is updated frequently so would support new hardware.
Many closed source software provide packages for Fedora. Though these days I think Ubuntu support is more.
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03-06-2015, 10:41 PM
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LQ Muse
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: A2 area Mi.
Posts: 17,684
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let's see
the top major distros
OpenSUSE 13.2
Fedora 21
Debian 8
Mint 17
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03-07-2015, 02:03 AM
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Member
Registered: Apr 2009
Location: Nokia (town), Finland
Distribution: Mint, Debian
Posts: 601
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At least Fedora and CentOS are well documented.
Mint is not, but Ubuntu documentation usually applies.
Also *buntus don't support all HW features too well, like laptop-mode-tools.
(Not updated by Canonical, and replacement seems to be hard to find.
Commercially less significant features are often left to low priority.)
In general
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*allows closed source software to be used
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*allows me to learn more about GNU/Linux
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tend to be mutually exclusive The latter often indicates some kind of
philosophical purity that is against the former, and the former tends to indicate philosophy of user orientation, and thus tendency to hide technical stuff from the user.
Last edited by turboscrew; 03-07-2015 at 02:09 AM.
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03-07-2015, 03:31 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2011
Location: Upper Hale, Surrey/Hants Border, UK
Distribution: One main distro, & some smaller ones casually.
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AntiX, Debian based, lightweight distro, live/installable/frugal.
http://antix.mepis.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
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03-07-2015, 10:25 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2014
Location: USA
Posts: 5
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Thank You all!! I have decided to go with Fedora.
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03-07-2015, 10:32 AM
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Member
Registered: Jun 2014
Distribution: quad BOOT!
Posts: 549
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tylers
Hi!  I would like your opinion on which GNU/Linux distro I should choose that meets these requirements:
*binary and/or source based(but I prefer binary)
*Good documentation
*supports new hardware(specifically integrated graphics and recent Realteck wifi chipset)
*allows closed source software to be used(closed source software doesn't have to be included out of the box, just available)
*allows me to learn more about GNU/Linux (I consider myself to be intermediate experienced and I am not a completely new GNU/Linux user that has trouble using a distro other than Ubuntu Linux)Also, I am not afraid of the CLI(command line interface).
Thank You all, and have a NICE DAY!
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