the most user friendly distro

**ssk_the_gr8** · 01-06-2007, 04:51 PM

ok guyz..i installed mandrake 8 on one of my old pcs & hated it..

so which linux distro is most user friendly....like windows

it should be easy to configure peripherals like modems..etc & easy installation of softwares( without the use of command lines)

im new to linux...so plz help me out..i've used ubuntu live cd..it was good..& ive heard abt linuxmint being very noob friendly...

ps-i think windows has spoilt me

their is one more requirement it should automount the hard discs....or it should be easy to mount my sata hard discs

mayanks_098 · 01-06-2007, 05:34 PM

try ubuntu 7.04 (fiesty fawn).
u can dpwnload/order free of cost from der site.

aryayush · 01-06-2007, 05:47 PM

Mandriva.

Ubuntu.

mehulved · 01-06-2007, 06:27 PM

You downloaded a very old version of Mandriva. Back then things were ofcourse lagging a lot behind. Linux has developed rapidly since then. Try out any recent distro with a larger community support, as most of them are geared towards making things easier for new users.
There are lots of distros falling in this category- Ubuntu, Mandriva, FC, PCLinuxOS, etc.

infra_red_dude · 01-06-2007, 06:45 PM

noob friendly? try pclinuxos or mint 3.0.

zyberboy · 01-06-2007, 07:08 PM

Which among these sabayon,PCLinuxOs,DreamLinux or LinuxMint are better for compu having 256/512mb ram??

infra_red_dude · 01-06-2007, 08:12 PM

dreamlinux.... and believe me even if it uses xfce, it is as beautiful as ever and the lightest! it plays ur almost all the common audio formats/vcd/dvd etc. out of the box and its based on debian. try it... its really a beautiful distro!

saurabh.sauron · 01-06-2007, 08:16 PM

Sabayon, Ubuntu are the most user-friendly distro's i have used. if u are usig for relatively lighter ones, ubuntu is better, coz Sabayon has high graphics.

aditya.shevade · 01-06-2007, 08:17 PM

hm... Out of the ones that I have tried, Ubuntu is the most user friendly... But I will go with OpenSuSE 10.2....

NucleusKore · 01-06-2007, 10:40 PM

Open SuSE for me

zyberboy · 01-06-2007, 10:45 PM

@infra_red_dude
ok thx i will try dream Linux since i hav only 256mb ,and some of my friends are asking for a linux distro they hav comu having 512ram ,will sabayon and pclinux run fine .or shud i stick with dream linux...which one is easiest.

~Phenom~ · 01-06-2007, 10:47 PM

Ubuntu Rules....

Third Eye · 01-06-2007, 10:57 PM

Ubuntu is the best

zyberboy · 01-06-2007, 11:02 PM

But ubuntu is not for newbie

infra_red_dude · 02-06-2007, 12:53 AM

well i'd say try out dreamlinux in a virtual machine first. its very light and my vote goes for it.

also wid 512mb ram, ubuntu, sabayon will run fine, no probs. installing apps is slightly a different procudure in sabayon as its based on gentoo. u'll hafta install using the emerge command which compiles the package from sources. neither rpm nor deb packages will work. but i must say, it is so refined that its very easy!

secondly, i'd suggest mint, ubuntustudio or ubuntu ultimate for a noob who's bent on using ubuntu as it has almost all the codecs out of the box needed to play most common media formats. this way the noobies dun get a chance to complain that linux doesn't do this or that!

~Phenom~ · 02-06-2007, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberboy_kerala

But ubuntu is not for newbie

Why not ??? Ubuntu (especially 7.04) is one of the easiest Distro out there.

amitava82 · 02-06-2007, 08:47 AM

Well if you want to use modem then Ubuntu will be a bit difficult because most dialup modems are not supported by Ubuntu.

**ssk_the_gr8** · 02-06-2007, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehulved

You downloaded a very old version of Mandriva. Back then things were ofcourse lagging a lot behind. Linux has developed rapidly since then. Try out any recent distro with a larger community support, as most of them are geared towards making things easier for new users.
There are lots of distros falling in this category- Ubuntu, Mandriva, FC, PCLinuxOS, etc.

i installed mandrake 8 cuz i found its old cd..which i recieved free with digit anniversary edition 2002

praka123 · 02-06-2007, 02:30 PM

^ 5 yrs gone after that.

newbie distros for Windows Movers to Linux- Xandros,freespire,dreamlinux -all uses kde
and Ubuntu called Linux Mint(GNOME and kde versions there)
but U must understand that these distros carrying non-free items are actually may be in risk of some patent suits,legal problems like mp3 have etc.
So try Ubuntu(GNOME),PClinux OS(kde) etc as for a newbie who are in sync with the principles of FOSS.

**ssk_the_gr8** · 02-06-2007, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssk_the_gr8

ok guyz..i installed mandrake 8 on one of my old pcs & hated it..

so which linux distro is most user friendly....like windows

it should be easy to configure peripherals like modems..etc & easy installation of softwares( without the use of command lines)

im new to linux...so plz help me out..i've used ubuntu live cd..it was good..& ive heard abt linuxmint being very noob friendly...

ps-i think windows has spoilt me

their is one more requirement it should automount the hard discs....or it should be easy to mount my sata hard discs

guys here r my requirements plz suggest 1 or maybe 2 distros...dont suggest 4-5...& i would luv it if the distro had a beautiful GUI like vista

but its not necessary....& the distro should be a single cd installation cuz i dont have a dvd writer

praka123 · 02-06-2007, 02:49 PM

^ One answer go for Open SUSE KDE v10.2

eyecandy that is!

mehulved · 02-06-2007, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssk_the_gr8

guys here r my requirements plz suggest 1 or maybe 2 distros...dont suggest 4-5...& i would luv it if the distro had a beautiful GUI like vista

but its not necessary....& the distro should be a single cd installation cuz i dont have a dvd writer

sabayon. It has some really nice artwork and has been the official distro for beryl.

Quote:

Originally Posted by praka123

but U must understand that these distros carrying non-free items are actually may be in risk of some patent suits,legal problems like mp3 have etc.

Not in India.

zyberboy · 02-06-2007, 05:48 PM

@~Phenom~
Ubuntu has no root premission by default,u need to type 'Sudo mv' command even to install a downloaded theme,
is the same for ubuntu studio and ultimate edn ??

praka123 · 02-06-2007, 05:51 PM

same with all ubuntu's.though u can set root login and root passwd also easily.
in other distros(Debian,Suse etc) without default "sudo" u need to give either root passwd or from terminal login as "su" root passwd.which one is easy

~Phenom~ · 02-06-2007, 05:57 PM

@cyberboy , prakash said it on my behalf.

zyberboy · 02-06-2007, 06:06 PM

What abt sabayon and pclinux os??Is there a linux distro with default admin rights

mehulved · 02-06-2007, 06:15 PM

Why would anyone want to do such a stupid thing. There's only one distro which follows such stupid ways and that is linspire.

dissel · 02-06-2007, 06:24 PM

I have a question,

Can PC Linux Receive update time to time like Ubuntu,Suse ?

vish786 · 02-06-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssk_the_gr8

ok guyz..i installed mandrake 8 on one of my old pcs & hated it..

so which linux distro is most user friendly....like windows

it should be easy to configure peripherals like modems..etc & easy installation of softwares( without the use of command lines)

im new to linux...so plz help me out..i've used ubuntu live cd..it was good..& ive heard abt linuxmint being very noob friendly...

ps-i think windows has spoilt me

their is one more requirement it should automount the hard discs....or it should be easy to mount my sata hard discs

tat is the mistake u made mandrake 8 is great grand father now

... y didnt u install the latest mandriva... things have been made still easier in the latest versions... or u can go for Ubuntu also Gnome based