My top 10 favorite/best Linux/Unix distro after trying them.

konakona · 01-27-2016, 01:24 PM

So this is the result of my top Linux/Unix distro after trying them.

That doesn't mean they are better than other distro or other OS it's just my top 10.

1. Arch Linux
2. FreeBSD
3. Gentoo
4. OpenSUSE
5. Debian
6. Linux Mint
7. Ubuntu
8. Slackware
9. Peppermint
10.Scientific Linux

They were all really good distro these are just my personal favorites.

mrclisdue · 01-27-2016, 01:45 PM

For me it's slackware 1-9, and debian just edges out slackware for the number 10 spot.

cheers,

Myk267 · 01-28-2016, 11:49 PM

That's quite a diverse list.

Any reasons in particular for how you ranked them? Did you install a full desktop or keep things minimal? Did you manage to break anything?

konakona · 01-30-2016, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Myk267

That's quite a diverse list.

Any reasons in particular for how you ranked them? Did you install a full desktop or keep things minimal? Did you manage to break anything?

When I tried them I did what I would do normally on a computer and what I like to do like playing games, writing, watch videos, customizing my desktop, programming, listening to music, typing in other language, etc. I also like OS that are a bit complicated and more difficult to understand because I learn from them. I took all the thing I like and do everyday and did a top 10 from that. I also installed Xorg and a full desktop with everything.

ReaperX7 · 01-30-2016, 07:04 PM

Slackware... 1~10. Tried the rest, went back to the best.

Timothy Miller · 01-30-2016, 10:15 PM

I can't honestly say I'd even HAVE 10. I'd go with

1. Debian
2. Fedora
3. Mageia

After that, I'm not actually fond of any other distro's, and I've never been a giant fan of the various BSD's, although it HAS been quite some time since I used them.

Once upon a time was a big fan of Arch, but the last 5 or 6 times I've installed it, it just seems SOOOOOOOOOOOOO unstable. Just constantly crashing far more than Debian with (as close as possible to) the same packages. I know KDE5 is still fairly beta-esque, but it would crash 4-5x for every time Debian would crash, so I've given up on it.

konakona · 01-31-2016, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Timothy Miller

Once upon a time was a big fan of Arch, but the last 5 or 6 times I've installed it, it just seems SOOOOOOOOOOOOO unstable. Just constantly crashing far more than Debian with (as close as possible to) the same packages. I know KDE5 is still fairly beta-esque, but it would crash 4-5x for every time Debian would crash, so I've given up on it.

For me Arch Linux never crashed yet but we will see if it does later. So far I didn't have any problem that I wasn't able to fix. I also use KDE5 and it's working good for now.

Myk267 · 02-01-2016, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by konakona

When I tried them I did what I would do normally on a computer and what I like to do like playing games, writing, watch videos, customizing my desktop, programming, listening to music, typing in other language, etc. I also like OS that are a bit complicated and more difficult to understand because I learn from them. I took all the thing I like and do everyday and did a top 10 from that. I also installed Xorg and a full desktop with everything.

Thanks for the answer!

It looks like things you've ranked high on your list offer more leverage over their environment than the lower ones. I haven't used anything north of Debian, but it's positions in the list makes sense to me; I often want just a little bit more leverage than I imagine Arch or Gentoo might have to offer.