Which Linux Operating Systems Have You Used?

[ZhengHe]

Every operating system includes all it's variants, for example Ubuntu would include: Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio.

The poll only allows for one option, so if you have used more then one operating system pick the one you've used the most and mark the others in your post. I think I've covered all the major ones, but if not you can mark that in your post as well.

[Xero (1)ne]

I've used Ubuntu, Suse, Gentoo, DSL, Sabayon, and Coyote but I voted for Fedora/Red Hat since I use it the most and it's my favorite.

[slugbug]

I've only dabbled with Ubuntu a little.

[Miker]

Unix is the only thing close to Linux I ever used. My old SGI O2 had Unix.

[jellyrole]

I've only used Fedora Core. I didn't really get to mess around with it much besides server options and settings.

[Dritz---]

Ubuntu is the only one I have used. It was fun to mess with.

[the_dope_chaud]

Ubuntu rocks !!!

[ZhengHe]

Seems as though there are a lot of Ubuntu fans here. Not surprising, since I use Ubuntu too, 64 bit to be exact. Probably going to switch to xubuntu sometime soon, since it apparently a much better folding OS. I have tried a few other distributions recently, though the install has been a bit difficult. Something about the way my hard drive partitions doesn't match up well with many Linux ISO's. That's fine, but it is a bit annoying when you're really interested in a multiboot.

As far as the other operating systems I have tries out, they are listed here in order of usage:

Ubuntu (almost all variants), Suse, Redhat, Knoppix, Debian, Slax, FreeBSD, Gentoo. I'm trying out CentOS and Yoper soon, since apparently they might not have the same installation issues that Fedora and Suse has been having recently.

[jellyrole]

I'm downloading a program to burn Ubuntu right now, and I'll tell you how I like it compared to Fedore Red Hat. I'm going to be dual booting into it and Windows Vista 64-Bit.

[Nocutius]

I tried out ubuntu and mandriva before that, but i never really got into Linux.

[MtDew]

This is difficult to answer for me. I have used so many varients. I remember the very first load I had was in 95 of Red Hat. I used Mandrake (Debian based) for a year or so. Lately I have used Ubuntu. I have also used Solaris for Intel and HP-Unix on an HP Pizza Box Mini Computer. I checked the Fedora/Red Hat as I have used for the longest amount of time.

[slugbug]

Installed Ubuntu 8.04 x64 yesterday and it runs great. One problem I had with Ubuntu 7.10 was trying to configure samba shares, but its as easy as pie with 8.04 :smile:

[khelben1979]

From the list of distributions I can see in the list I've used these:

Suse
Fedora/Red Hat
Debian
Knoppix
Mandriva

and perhaps something else too, but I can't remember it at the time of writing.

Debian has been my favourite since 1999. I used Debian Slink on an Amiga4000. Linux user for almost 10 years with other words.

Debian Etch is installed on my PC which I built 2003 and my Powerbook Lombard(model from 1999). Runs excellent on the old mac!

[Arctic88]

Ubuntu, Damn Small Linux. Never found much use for it though, but kind of liked the idea of having a portable OS that runs in Ram that you could quickly load on any computer. For just the web and e mail it was pretty good.

[Reyawn]

I'm a heavy Linux user, and run OpenSuSE 10.3 x64 as my primary OS on my desktop, and the x86 edition on my laptop. I also have it running on my server, as well.

OpenSuSE has very actively updating repositories and is on the front of KDE4 development, and has in my opinion the best and most thorough control panel software along with a solid online knowledge base.

However, if you have a slower system or like Ubuntu, I would have to recommend Linux Mint. It has probably the sleekest Gnome UI and artwork of any I have seen, and the default install isn't quite as loaded as with OpenSuSE. It will be great to see the 8.04 edition when it comes out!

Also, DSL (Damn Small Linux) works great...but if you want another awesome micro distribution, give Puppy Linux a shot. It has the best hardware detection and support that I have seen just about anywhere, and runs completely in memory. If you have 256mb or more RAM, you will have one faaaast and slick OS with a huge load of programs.

Mandriva (previously Mandrake) is really shaping up to be a solid distribution, and I enjoy using it. It has a great control panel as well, which is friendly to new users. I like how it offers wizards for things like Bluetooth Dial-up Networking and makes many features accessible.

[khelben1979]

Mandriva is excellent for beginners! But... it's a bit buggy, especially if one wants to go back and forth in the installer(according to my previous experience by using Mandriva). :sleep:

Debian is the only choice, according to my taste, of course. :thumleft:

[ZhengHe]

Mandriva is excellent for beginners! But... it's a bit buggy, especially if one wants to go back and forth in the installer(according to my previous experience by using Mandriva). :sleep:

Debian is the only choice, according to my taste, of course. :thumleft:

Would that be Debian and Debian based OS's or just Debian straight up?

[khelben1979]

Would that be Debian and Debian based OS's or just Debian straight up?

Just the original Debian, yes!

[ZhengHe]

Just the original Debian, yes!

Well Debian is really something, but it's a bit of a plunge if you're brand new to Linux. You're very likely to mess something up in it you're likely to regret. Then again it does make some of the more user friendly versions that much easier to work with. Plus there are a whole lot of spinoff OS's that use the Debian core source code. It's a very solid foundation along with having a huge repository of software packages. That being said it's not exactly the most personalized OS out of the box, which can be a strength and a weakness if you're looking for something specific in your OS.

Hey khelben, any chance you might be able to write up a Debian install guide for a forum. I know it's asking a bit much, but that would probably enable a lot of people who wouldn't normally think about Linux to give it a try. Under normal circumstances I would do it myself, but truth be told my knowledge of Linux is spotty. If I wrote a guide it would more likely confuse then help people. It's just an option, no pressure.

By the way, I've been hearing some good things about Sabayon and Linux Mint. Has anyone tried either of them out yet?

[khelben1979]

Hey khelben, any chance you might be able to write up a Debian install guide for a forum. I know it's asking a bit much, but that would probably enable a lot of people who wouldn't normally think about Linux to give it a try. Under normal circumstances I would do it myself, but truth be told my knowledge of Linux is spotty. If I wrote a guide it would more likely confuse then help people. It's just an option, no pressure.

Why? There is already a lot of information out there.

Debian install guide for x86 (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install.pdf.en) (Would affect most Debian users)

And for other platforms (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual).

Or did you mean something else?

YouTube also have clips about Debian (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=debian&search_type=)

[ZhengHe]

Why? There is already a lot of information out there.

Debian install guide for x86 (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install.pdf.en) (Would affect most Debian users)

And for other platforms (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual).

Or did you mean something else?

YouTube also have clips about Debian (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=debian&search_type=)

Well, my idea was to make a guide that forum members to sound off on if they had issues, though you are right. There are plenty of excellent Debian installation guides along with a Debian forum, which should be more then enough to cover anyone interested in installing it.

[alfhenrik]

I've used Ubuntu, Suse, Fedora, Debian, Knoppix, Mandriva and Slackware but I always seem to come back to Ubuntu as it (to me) is the easiest to use.

[ZhengHe]

I've used Ubuntu, Suse, Fedora, Debian, Knoppix, Mandriva and Slackware but I always seem to come back to Ubuntu as it (to me) is the easiest to use.

Have you installed Knoppix on your hard drive or just used the live CD? I know that you can and people have, just never came across someone who actually did have it installed as a primary, or secondary system on their HDD.

[toadman]

Currently running Ubuntu and PCLinuxOS.Also have run debian,sabayon,open suse,fedora core,mandriva,elive.I'm still very new to linux and generally run whats easy and works best with my hardware.

[JMRK]

So far only Knoppix and Unbunto.

[trueg50]

Lets see:

OpenSuse 10.3 (my favorite so far)
Ubuntu
ArchLinux
SlackWare
Solaris


Plus the x32 and x64 versions of all but Arch and Slackware.

I love VMware + quads, so nice and so much fun.

[cablehiccups]

I've tried ubuntu numerous times and not once was I happy until the latest release. It works better on my asus laptop than xp does. All of the leds work right out of the box, where in xp, I couldn't get the wireless lights to work, etc.

It is very stable and faster than xp and vista.

I'm a 50/50 user now and will probably lean more towards the linux side if vista looks like it will be around for a while.

[dsherman]

I have installed Linux0S and have liked it very much. It seems that there are lots of codecs for the "web" that are not figured out as of yet. It seems that much is set up for the Windows world. I know that once all of this is figured out I will us Linux.

I also am wanting to play my windows games through Linux what can one do?

dsherman

[PP Mguire]

I use Backtrack 3.

[khelben1979]

I have installed Linux0S and have liked it very much. It seems that there are lots of codecs for the "web" that are not figured out as of yet. It seems that much is set up for the Windows world. I know that once all of this is figured out I will us Linux.

I also am wanting to play my windows games through Linux what can one do?

dsherman

You can use Wine to play Windows games through your Linux system. Have a look at Wine Wiki (http://www.wine-wiki.org/). After Wine is installed you just insert your game cd:s and install it just as it would be a Windows system.

You also have Cedega (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedega) which probably is a better solution if you're a Linux newbie, but that requires you to pay a monthly fee to Transgaming.

Regarding working codecs: What things aren't working currently?

[Bio-Hazard]

I've tried just about all the different Linux distros at one time or another, but I now use Ubuntu on my non-gaming/review rig..................:)

[khelben1979]

I've tried just about all the different Linux distros at one time or another, but I now use Ubuntu on my non-gaming/review rig..................:)

What did you think about Debian?

I'm looking forward on using Lenny, personally.

[Bio-Hazard]

I haven't used any of the newer releases here lately, mainly because the wife likes Ubuntu, so that's what I've been sticking with over the past 3 releases.