Linux!! Which is your favorite flavour?

.:Shadow:. · 15-10-2005, 10:33 AM

I hope there has not been a similiar poll before. Anyways which is ur favorite distro??

sujithtom · 15-10-2005, 10:59 AM

Knoppix RULEZZZZ

arc_of_descent · 15-10-2005, 01:43 PM

Definitely Fedora, although I do use Knoppix quite often for system inspection and/or recovery.

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Vishal Gupta · 15-10-2005, 02:03 PM

I hv used only Red Hat, Fedora And Suse linux.

And found Suse the BEST distribution.

ujjwal · 15-10-2005, 02:43 PM

Oh there have been polls like this before, anyway, I think the list misses four other popular distro's - Slackware, Debian, Arch Linux and Gentoo.

I would vote for Arch Linux.

.:Shadow:. · 15-10-2005, 03:56 PM

I have heard og Gentoo,Debain and slackware but i have not heard of Arch Linux. Is it good??

vignesh · 15-10-2005, 06:00 PM

I lile Ubuntu ,Suse and fedora all for different reasons.
Its not arch linux its ark linux.

pradeep_chauhan · 15-10-2005, 07:19 PM

GENTOO RULEZZZZZZZZZ

ujjwal · 15-10-2005, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Its not arch linux its ark linux.

Not at all! They both exist, but I meant Arch Linux for sure.

It sort of takes the best features from the other three I mentioned ... it follows slackware style simplicity in its init scripts and other working, has an excellent binary package manager like Debian, and allows a good way to recompile software with custom options and compiler flags, a little like gentoo. Its main branch is i686 optimised, which means that it is optimised for Pentium II/Athlon and above. Its harder to use than slackware or debian (because configuration of hardware and some basic settings have to be done manually), but discounting that I find it the best distribution to grace this earth.

praka123 · 16-10-2005, 12:09 AM

should have included Debian

alib_i · 16-10-2005, 12:29 AM

Yeah .. seriously ... this poll is useless without Debian option

Almost 90% linux users in my college are Debian Fans .. and the fact that our college has one of the Debian Mirrors installed in LAN makes updating lightening fast.
Real cool !!

( I have FC4. Didnt feel like uninstalling it for another installation )

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Satissh S · 16-10-2005, 02:02 PM

SuSe Linux Rulezzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's the Yast That Seperates it from other flavours.
Of course yes radhat and mandrake have good Admin tools too but SuSe 9.3 all the way.
This is my first post almost after a month. Thanks to BSNL broadband, I configured my nvidia card , my creative webcam , my winprinter (canon i255), and even TV card and got it working. And believe or NOT i didn't know a bash command a month back. But one month with SuSe has changed me... Their User and Admin Guides really helped me learn a lot about linux.
I have tried almost 7 flavours of linux from
Redhat 9
Fc3 and Fc4
Mandrake
Xandros
Ubuntu
to Ark Linux
But I feel that for a linux newbie who wants to get started quickly with linux and learn to use the power and flexibility that command line offers... SuSe Linux is an Awesome Option.

vignesh · 16-10-2005, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pradeep_chauhan

GENTOO RULEZZZZZZZZZ

I have an gentoo universal livecd.How do I install from that ?

srijit · 16-10-2005, 09:13 PM

have heard that the gentoo forums are the most informative ones around. of course you are plunging into linux with gentoo, rather than getting your feet wet like with other distros

i like debian too. easy software install/update/removal. no dependancy hell

coolblue · 17-10-2005, 10:56 PM

How can anyone like Fedora!! The most sickening distro imho.

In rpm world, suse is THE BEST
In debian world, I prefer Kubuntu over all others.

I would love to have loved Debian but guys its SOOOOOO OUTDATED!! I like latest, newest stuff so.........

Once more: Fedora is AWFUL!! Those who use it plz give me good reasons why u use it when such excellent choice like Suse is available! If u want eclipse, download it from its site....its 99 MB download...once u download it, u won't have to install it...just click on the executable and u go!!

coolblue · 17-10-2005, 10:59 PM

I'm surprised: NO ONE USES KUBUNTU!! ITS AWESOME!!

And I HATE Gnome...KDE is so much better....so no Ubuntu for me..but of course Ubuntu is a good distro

__Virus__ · 18-10-2005, 12:57 AM

Mandrake is cool too

vignesh · 18-10-2005, 07:40 AM

Fedora is a hardcore operationg system.I don`t think its awful.What problems did you have with it ?I am sure it will less than the plus points..

mehulved · 19-10-2005, 01:06 AM

Well, I've voted for Fedora here cos of all the distros listed here that's the only one i've used. I've used Suse 9.1 PE but its more like a demo version. But, now i'm using slackware. It seems to be even better than Fedora Core. Fedora is a very friendly distro and hastle free but slackware, though more difficult is fun. Its teaching me something new everyday( I'm no linux guru i'm just a newbie as far as linux is concerned learning things everyday). I've just moved to Slackware a few days ago and have become its fan.

vignesh · 19-10-2005, 05:33 PM

Difficult is fun.Me too I am learning something new daily.

Satissh S · 19-10-2005, 06:12 PM

Difficult is fun

8) Clueless @ Prompt 8)

sujithtom · 20-10-2005, 01:01 PM

Guys is Mandrake a good one?

Satissh S · 20-10-2005, 04:37 PM

Yes Mandrake is a good one. I've used it b4. It actually supported my gfx card , whereas the others didn't it also detected my conexant winmodem. It's a good distro.

mehulved · 21-10-2005, 12:34 AM

Agreed I liked it though i used it only for a day. It seemed quite easy and a good one.

vignesh · 21-10-2005, 03:20 PM

Its Mandravia now..

sujithtom · 23-10-2005, 06:51 AM

Hmm So nobody likes Linspire????

mehulved · 23-10-2005, 11:41 AM

I think cos its paid no one wants to try it out. Anyway I had tried linspire live and it wasn't really upto the mark. Can't say if linspire is the same but still it can't be much different though can it

. Though I'd like to hear an opinion from someone who has used it.

Maverick · 23-10-2005, 03:29 PM

did anyone use TOPOLOGI LINUX???
it runs on windows(just like VM). Opens in a separate window,
Noe aint that cool??

vignesh · 23-10-2005, 07:22 PM

Never tried that.How is it ?

Maverick · 25-10-2005, 10:31 PM

i didnt try it,i've got a copy of it though

View Poll Results: Which Linux distro do u like most?
Red Hat/Fedora	29	46.77%
Ubuntu	8	12.90%
Suse	17	27.42%
Knoppix	2	3.23%
Mandrake	3	4.84%
Linspire	3	4.84%
ELX	0	0%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll

15-10-2005, 10:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
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15-10-2005, 01:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
arc_of_descent Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2	Definitely Fedora, although I do use Knoppix quite often for system inspection and/or recovery. -- Rohan http://rohan.almeida.in

15-10-2005, 03:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
.:Shadow:. Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: X8 418, Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 4	I have heard og Gentoo,Debain and slackware but i have not heard of Arch Linux. Is it good??

15-10-2005, 06:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	I lile Ubuntu ,Suse and fedora all for different reasons. Its not arch linux its ark linux.

15-10-2005, 07:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
pradeep_chauhan Wise Old Owl Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,150	GENTOO RULEZZZZZZZZZ __________________ **** happens

16-10-2005, 12:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
praka123 left this forum longback Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: - Posts: 7,513	should have included Debian

16-10-2005, 12:29 AM	#11 (permalink)
alib_i Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: omnipresent Posts: 1,191	Yeah .. seriously ... this poll is useless without Debian option Almost 90% linux users in my college are Debian Fans .. and the fact that our college has one of the Debian Mirrors installed in LAN makes updating lightening fast. Real cool !! ( I have FC4. Didnt feel like uninstalling it for another installation ) ----- alibi

16-10-2005, 02:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
Satissh S Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai , India Posts: 693	SuSe Linux Rulezzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's the Yast That Seperates it from other flavours. Of course yes radhat and mandrake have good Admin tools too but SuSe 9.3 all the way. This is my first post almost after a month. Thanks to BSNL broadband, I configured my nvidia card , my creative webcam , my winprinter (canon i255), and even TV card and got it working. And believe or NOT i didn't know a bash command a month back. But one month with SuSe has changed me... Their User and Admin Guides really helped me learn a lot about linux. I have tried almost 7 flavours of linux from Redhat 9 Fc3 and Fc4 Mandrake Xandros Ubuntu to Ark Linux But I feel that for a linux newbie who wants to get started quickly with linux and learn to use the power and flexibility that command line offers... SuSe Linux is an Awesome Option. __________________ Call it Emacs, Love it or Leave it.

16-10-2005, 09:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
srijit Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 73	have heard that the gentoo forums are the most informative ones around. of course you are plunging into linux with gentoo, rather than getting your feet wet like with other distros i like debian too. easy software install/update/removal. no dependancy hell __________________ http://celebwallpapers.info/4images/sig/sig.png

17-10-2005, 10:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
coolblue Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 63	How can anyone like Fedora!! The most sickening distro imho. In rpm world, suse is THE BEST In debian world, I prefer Kubuntu over all others. I would love to have loved Debian but guys its SOOOOOO OUTDATED!! I like latest, newest stuff so......... Once more: Fedora is AWFUL!! Those who use it plz give me good reasons why u use it when such excellent choice like Suse is available! If u want eclipse, download it from its site....its 99 MB download...once u download it, u won't have to install it...just click on the executable and u go!!

17-10-2005, 10:59 PM	#16 (permalink)
coolblue Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 63	I'm surprised: NO ONE USES KUBUNTU!! ITS AWESOME!! And I HATE Gnome...KDE is so much better....so no Ubuntu for me..but of course Ubuntu is a good distro

18-10-2005, 12:57 AM	#17 (permalink)
__Virus__ Alpha Geek Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 560	Mandrake is cool too

18-10-2005, 07:40 AM	#18 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Fedora is a hardcore operationg system.I don`t think its awful.What problems did you have with it ?I am sure it will less than the plus points..

19-10-2005, 01:06 AM	#19 (permalink)
mehulved 18 Till I Die............ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India, Mumbai, Marine Lines Posts: 5,792	Well, I've voted for Fedora here cos of all the distros listed here that's the only one i've used. I've used Suse 9.1 PE but its more like a demo version. But, now i'm using slackware. It seems to be even better than Fedora Core. Fedora is a very friendly distro and hastle free but slackware, though more difficult is fun. Its teaching me something new everyday( I'm no linux guru i'm just a newbie as far as linux is concerned learning things everyday). I've just moved to Slackware a few days ago and have become its fan. __________________ http://www.bash.org/?258908

19-10-2005, 05:33 PM	#20 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Difficult is fun.Me too I am learning something new daily.

19-10-2005, 06:12 PM	#21 (permalink)
Satissh S Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai , India Posts: 693	Difficult is fun 8) Clueless @ Prompt 8) __________________ Call it Emacs, Love it or Leave it.

20-10-2005, 01:01 PM	#22 (permalink)
sujithtom Alpha Geek Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Not anywhere near you Posts: 512	Guys is Mandrake a good one? __________________ http://geeksbay.monzilla.info - My Tech Blog

20-10-2005, 04:37 PM	#23 (permalink)
Satissh S Alpha Geek Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chennai , India Posts: 693	Yes Mandrake is a good one. I've used it b4. It actually supported my gfx card , whereas the others didn't it also detected my conexant winmodem. It's a good distro. __________________ Call it Emacs, Love it or Leave it.

21-10-2005, 12:34 AM	#24 (permalink)
mehulved 18 Till I Die............ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India, Mumbai, Marine Lines Posts: 5,792	Agreed I liked it though i used it only for a day. It seemed quite easy and a good one. __________________ http://www.bash.org/?258908

21-10-2005, 03:20 PM	#25 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Its Mandravia now..

23-10-2005, 06:51 AM	#26 (permalink)
sujithtom Alpha Geek Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Not anywhere near you Posts: 512	Hmm So nobody likes Linspire???? __________________ http://geeksbay.monzilla.info - My Tech Blog

23-10-2005, 11:41 AM	#27 (permalink)
mehulved 18 Till I Die............ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India, Mumbai, Marine Lines Posts: 5,792	I think cos its paid no one wants to try it out. Anyway I had tried linspire live and it wasn't really upto the mark. Can't say if linspire is the same but still it can't be much different though can it . Though I'd like to hear an opinion from someone who has used it. __________________ http://www.bash.org/?258908

23-10-2005, 03:29 PM	#28 (permalink)
Maverick Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5	did anyone use TOPOLOGI LINUX??? it runs on windows(just like VM). Opens in a separate window, Noe aint that cool??

23-10-2005, 07:22 PM	#29 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Never tried that.How is it ?

25-10-2005, 10:31 PM	#30 (permalink)
Maverick Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5	i didnt try it,i've got a copy of it though

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