Which is your favourite distro

[Manshahia]

Hey how is CentOS??
I tried installing it today but all in WAIN.
It struck while creating partitions.
Is it completely updated?
I hav installed Suse 10. Sud i give it a try or not?

[Ankur Gupta]

Suse 10.2 for me!

[JGuru]

I voted for Ubuntu. It's a nice distro & the current Linux distro champion.

[aryayush]

Originally Posted by GNUrag

Why are you are comparing apples to oranges

I wasn't trying to compare the two, I was just trying to show that higher standards have been set in the industry and while the open source community has achieved a lot steadily over the years, they still have to improve a bit more to reach the pro level.
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BTW, isn't there a DVD version of Ubuntu 6.10 which is fully loaded with additional software?
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I also want to see screenshots and know all the features and technical specifications of 'Mandriva Linux Free 2007'. Where can I get them?
Mandriva's official site sucks! They are just pushing their paid operating system and provide very basic information about the free version and download links.

[neerajvohra]

Originally Posted by Manshahia

Hey how is CentOS??
I tried installing it today but all in WAIN.
It struck while creating partitions.
Is it completely updated?
I hav installed Suse 10. Sud i give it a try or not?

i tried Cent os...and its just the rhel 4 modification package...,but its very easy to configure a wonderful os too..

@manshahia ..follow here

if ur going to install CentOS

[GNUrag]

Originally Posted by aryayush

I wasn't trying to compare the two, I was just trying to show that higher standards have been set in the industry and while the open source community has achieved a lot steadily over the years, they still have to improve a bit more to reach the pro level.

Dont get me started on Apple please. What higher standards in industry were you talking about?

Originally Posted by aryayush

BTW, isn't there a DVD version of Ubuntu 6.10 which is fully loaded with additional software?

No it doesnt. Ubuntu DVD only contains main section of [K/X/Ed]ubuntu.

[aryayush]

Duh, leave it please! I do not wish to start a flame war here. If you are even going to argue with me on the fact the Apple has the BEST UI among all operating systems out there, well, I can't help you, mate.
But please don't make an issue out of it. Apple is crap and Linux and Open Source rocks - is that more to your liking!
(You don't really need to answer that.)

[GNUrag]

Originally Posted by aryayush

But please don't make an issue out of it. Apple is crap and Linux and Open Source rocks - is that more to your liking!
(You don't really need to answer that.)

Dont try to put words in my mouth. I did not say anything of that sort.

[praka123]

Apple is crap when it comes to the OSS and Linux.those who buy apple is like who buys a New Bike and argue for what is best?-say Bajaj Pulsar Vs TVS Apache.so dont put apple crap here in OSS section.apple is a betrayer who misused BSD License.also that apple crap does not even donate code back to the parent community.
Another crap is on the making-guess who-Our Novell Suse,with partnership with the devil himself(M$),sure Novell is going to die really bad.

[aryayush]

Yeah, Apple is bleeding crap. They will burn in hell and all Apple users are stupid suckers! That's the spirit.

Now, can we return to the topic at hand please? Which is your favourite distro?

[Yamaraj]

Debian, Fedora and SUSE - all depending on the mood or requirements. With
each new release, however, Fedora is losing my respect. My dream Linux distro
would be a perfect blend of SUSE and Debian. SUSE is great, but lacks a solid
package management system and extensive repositories. The updater was a
pure mess in 10.1, and users are forced into adding a dozen repos for multimedia
support and other things.

The moment SUSE switches to apt/deb package system, it'll become "the best"
GNU/Linux distribution. There's no doubt about it.

[GNUrag]

Originally Posted by Yamaraj

The moment SUSE switches to apt/deb package system, it'll become "the best" GNU/Linux distribution. There's no doubt about it.

I wonder if with Novell's recent M$ embrace, it will have same respect in the community.

[praka123]

is there any move from novell suse reg switching to dpkg and apt wajig etc..

[vinutux]

i am experiensed linux use in more than 4-5 years:

my conclutions are

1 Redhat ---------good stable but paid

2.fedora ----not stable as redhat.but free as usable but i rant it was NO:2:

3.Debian ------outdated packages but more stable '''''''also geecky :

4 Slackware ------- not for nnewbies very hard to use but know more about linux...

5 .Gentoo ------ also geeky unusabe in my experience

6 .Mandriva ------ the biggest looser very buggy one but good support for multimedia

7 .meppis ---------- good multimedia support free and non free packages with latest KUBUNTU NO:3

8 .freespire -------good mm support but unusable for advanced users only basic linux usablity

9 .Xandros --------another mimic 2 windows like linspire Support mm but unusabel for advanced users I DONT LIKE IT

10 . SUSE --------more packages but not stable buggy very slow in my experience I Dont like this distro tooo Only usfull for fools and business

11.UBUNTU --------- it was th king NO:1 distro in desktops and servers Best distro man eve made ...

Better support more stable very speedy ....cool live or install

Commercial support free shipit........

Thre is more than 10000 reason for UBUNTU is in NO;1

.................................................. ....................

USE it share it and close the Windows worl

or

KILL the BILL ----- start now UBUNTU.com
.................................................. .....\\Tanx

[Yamaraj]

Originally Posted by GNUrag

I wonder if with Novell's recent M$ embrace, it will have same respect in the community.

The community is very diverse in nature. There are those who use Linux because
it's better and they like it, and those who like Linux only because they hate
Microsoft. I don't care for the latter.

I see no "evil" in Microsoft-Novell relationship. I'll even go as further as saying
that Microsoft is looking forward to a new base for its range of operating systems.
Last time it happened, when Microsoft left the DOS/Win base for NT, which was
based on VMS. Then, David Cutler of DEC was hired to lead the development
of Windows NT in 1988.

Those who have used Windows SFU (Services for UNIX) for XP and SUA for
2003 and Vista, know that Microsoft has provided POSIX compatibility for quite
some time now. Who knows, maybe they'll build their next 'killer' operating system
on a hybrid UNIX-Singularity base?

Interesting times ahead, indeed!

[praka123]

Y forget debian yaar? debian's experimental tree contains almost all new packages and the total packages i can fetch in my debian testing with experimental,unstable apt-pinned is around 20235+
ubuntu uses debian's testing branch.infact most of the distros in yor post are based on debian-dpkg,apt.me also a user 4m 1999

[vinutux]

UBUNTU .................


IT was rockig ................. IT rules
I said beforehand only, NO DISTRO TROLLING ALLOWED.

[Sparsh007]

i like slackware 11.0

[neerajvohra]

Originally Posted by prakash kerala

Apple is crap when it comes to the OSS and Linux.those who buy apple is like who buys a New Bike and argue for what is best?-say Bajaj Pulsar Vs TVS Apache.so dont put apple crap here in OSS section.apple is a betrayer who misused BSD License.also that apple crap does not even donate code back to the parent community.
Another crap is on the making-guess who-Our Novell Suse,with partnership with the devil himself(M$),sure Novell is going to die really bad.

wow...u comment exactly wht i was thinking when reading the posts...lol gr8 man !!

[eddie]

Originally Posted by GNUrag

Does Slackware distribute factory made pressed CDs officially with their logos?

Yes they do
http://store.slackware.com/cgi-bin/store

AFAIK (and read) MP3 patent holders have left "open source decoders" out of the scope of the licensing fees. They have left them alone so that the MP3 format could be made more popular but that is just voluntary on their part.

[GNUrag]

Originally Posted by eddie

Yes they do
http://store.slackware.com/cgi-bin/store

Oh, i take my words back. Seems like i'm unsure on what parameters these rights are granted.

AFAIK (and read) MP3 patent holders have left "open source decoders" out of the scope of the licensing fees. They have left them alone so that the MP3 format could be made more popular but that is just voluntary on their part.

Not sure about that. AFAIK, there was a huge cry over mplayer project and rumours that its being forced to close down.

[kumarmohit]

Damn Small Linux

[Manshahia]

Guys can u tell me which COdec to download for running Mp3's in SUSE 10.0

[JGuru]

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It contains all the information you need!!!