Which is your favourite distro

[Manshahia]

Hi friends,
What do u think which is the best Linux Distro??
May U hav tried every version and u want to tell all of us.

[Vishal Gupta]

Which is the BEST LINUX DISTRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mediator]

@VG : Bro thats an outdated thread n needs to be destroyed ! Exactly 2 yrs old!

[Manshahia]

I was also trying to do that. But as i m new to this FORUM i dont knw how to destroy it. Even i searched the FAQ's for that. But all in Wain. Can anyone tell me?
One More thing @mediator ,things 2 years back were different and today r different .
Tell me how to destroy the thread?

[eddie]

Where is the option that says "Others"?

[mehulved]

I guess you're happier now eddie. You needn't use Others option now.

[Manshahia]

hey TECH_FOR_FUTURE how u did that?
Tell me plz.

[mehulved]

I will let this run for now. But, if anyone starts distro trolling, I am deleting those replies. Just vote for what you feel is the best.
You can put forth the points that you feel makes it a worthy choice. But, do not compare it with any other distro. That just creates unnecessary fighting.
And you'll cannot delete/destroy any threads, that power is reserved for us moderators and admins. Anyways no need to delete that thread now. Maybe it will get cleaned up in time.
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Originally Posted by Manshahia

hey TECH_FOR_FUTURE how u did that?
Tell me plz.

That is reserved for mods/admins. We have the power to modify/delete other members post, if there is any need.

[Manshahia]

how u became a moderator over here?
i m new here. plz tell me

[mehulved]

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38454

[eddie]

Originally Posted by tech_your_future

I guess you're happier now eddie.

You bet I am

So I would like vote for Gentoo Linux. It is one of those rare distributions that listens to you and acts according to your choices instead of wanting you to follow some pre-defined settings...which some developer thought would be good for you.

[Manshahia]

Hey TECH_UR_FUTURE hav u tried CentOS i having its DVD and people say that its very close to RED HAT.
Is it right?

[GNUrag]

right.. there are two types of people in this world.
those who use Gentoo, and those who dont

[Desi-Tek.com]

there is no fun in being an moderator. it just add to much load.

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by GNUrag

right.. there are two types of people in this world.
those who use Gentoo, and those who dont

And we fall in dont's

[Desi-Tek.com]

@Manshahia it is a redhat without redhat logo

[GNUrag]

Manshahia, CentOS is a community maintained enterprise distribution which is actually developed from RHEL's source packages and provides support independently.

[Manshahia]

So sud i go for it. But i m also having DVD of Knoppix , DVD of SUse 10.0 and CD of Ubuntu, DVD of CENTOS.
Which is the Best?
I hav to install within a day or two. Plz tell me.

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by Manshahia

Hey TECH_UR_FUTURE hav u tried CentOS i having its DVD and people say that its very close to RED HAT.
Is it right?

I haven't cos I am not that fond of Red Hat/ Fedora core. And anyways I'd rather prefer Fedora Core over CentOS cos I believe former has a lot more user and contributer base than the latter. And that makes a difference in lot of ways.

[Manshahia]

I wanted to install Knoppix but people started saying if wont work gud when installed on a hard disk .
Is it True?

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by Manshahia

So sud i go for it. But i m also having DVD of Knoppix , DVD of SUse 10.0 and CD of Ubuntu, DVD of CENTOS.
Which is the Best?
I hav to install within a day or two. Plz tell me.

Well I'd suggest Ubuntu cos I am a fan of that. Even Suse is really great. I don't really know of CentOS so won't speak anything about it. Well, IMO knoppix is rather better as a live CD/DVD. It has nothing special to offer once installed on hard disk. Well this is just my personal opinion and it may vary with different users here.
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Originally Posted by Manshahia

I wanted to install Knoppix but people started saying if wont work gud when installed on a hard disk .
Is it True?

Nope. Just search the forum. You will get a thread on it on the first or the second page of this section. I have installed knoppix too. But, I like ubuntu more and went back to it.

[Desi-Tek.com]

@Manshahia CentOS is specially made to run dedicated server. why u want to use it on pc?
i think u should go for ubuntu but in case u r a I.T student or developer than u should go for suse as it comes with all dev tools and libraries. but with ubuntu u need to download all such stuff from net.

[Manshahia]

I ran Knoppix LIVE and found it very interesting , being on DVD it has all the softwares that r required. I m thinking of Knoppix.
I had also tried SUSE 10.0 but didnt found much attractive.

[GNUrag]

Manshahia, nah that's not true at all. I have several Knoppix installations working peacefully as desktops since years.

[Manshahia]

@ TECH_FOR_FUTURE Can u tell me the procedure how to Install Knoppix?
I didnt found any option of install there.

[GNUrag]

Manshahia, in earlier version there was this script to install.

$ su -
# knoppix-installer

that opens up a GUI installer which guides you through partitioning and installation.

[Manshahia]

where do i hav to write this script?
In that command prompt like thing??(I hav forgotten his name)

[mehulved]

Just read the reply given here How to install knoppix?.
It is quite well explained at both the places, IMO.

[Manshahia]

But yaar there they r saying that installing Knoppix wud nt run perfectly

[mediator]

^^ Thats rubbish, who told u that? I've been using Knoppix since 1 yr past without any problems! Its awesome n has got awesome GUI too! Its one of the coolest distro I have eva seen!