Linux - Distributions This 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.
Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto |
Site FAQ |
Sitemap |
Register Now
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.
|
 |
09-21-2012, 12:29 AM
|
#1
|
|
Member
Registered: Sep 2012
Posts: 45
Rep: 
|
Linux mint vs openSUSE vs ubuntu vs fedora vs Archbang
I have an old MacBook running mepis. I want to shift . I have shortlisted the following distros
Fedora
Ubuntu
OpenSUSE
Linux Mint
Archbang
Could you guys recommend the best out of these. Thanks!
|
|
|
|
|
09-21-2012, 12:52 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,387
Rep: 
|
Depends if you are looking for dirvers for GFX and Wlan or not (if you are, than look for archbang, crunchbang and mint)
If you want fast sistem than choose archbang and avoid Ubuntu and Mint.
If you want plenty of features look for Ubuntu and Mint.
somethink like that, first, check what is working on your computer.
|
|
|
|
|
09-21-2012, 01:46 AM
|
#3
|
|
Member
Registered: Jan 2009
Posts: 31
Rep:
|
Opensuse is very good choice. It is flexible, you can choose what desktop you want, it has great gui "control panel" called yast. And it has good and large software repositories.
I think OpenSuse 12.1 + KDE is best distro i have used.
|
|
|
|
|
09-21-2012, 07:12 AM
|
#4
|
|
Member
Registered: Sep 2012
Posts: 45
Original Poster
Rep:
|
I really like openSUSE
|
|
|
|
|
09-21-2012, 11:54 AM
|
#5
|
|
LQ Veteran
Registered: Jul 2006
Location: London
Distribution: PCLinuxOS, Salix
Posts: 6,252
|
It depends on why you want to shift. If you want to stay with KDE, you might like OpenSUSE or Fedora. If you want something lighter, Archbang is good but not beginner-friendly. For what it's worth, in my reviews I rated them out of 10: Fedora 7, Ubuntu 4, OpenSUSE 6, Linux Mint 9, Archbang 6.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/reviews/index.php/cat/2 |
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:31 PM.
|
|
|
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
|
|
 Latest Threads
LQ News
|
|
