Favorite "Other" distro

[TaraIkeda]

I see this question pop up a few times on the Ubuntu forums so why not ask it here.
What is your favorite distro next to OpenSuse?
Mine I would say Ubuntu of course, Debian, PCLinux (to a point), and I will throw in Mepis linux too as I still hold it in high regard despite its setbacks.

[khelben1979]

Originally Posted by TaraIkeda

What is your favorite distro next to OpenSuse?

Well.. OpenSuse is not my favourite distro, so I choose not to vote on this one.

[TaraIkeda]

Originally Posted by khelben1979

Well.. OpenSuse is not my favourite distro, so I choose not to vote on this one.

Well that is sort of the point to this poll, like the question if you dont like OpenSuse what do you use instead?

[khelben1979]

At the present I'm using Debian Lenny. I have two systems with it installed.

[dragonbite]

I hop around quite a bit, but otherwise I am primarily Ubuntu at home (desktop, laptop and server).

I have a 2nd hard drive for my laptop which I use to try things out and for demonstrating things for the computer club meetings.

I have been trying to get openSUSE installed on there either a Milestone (got lucky with M2, but bear of a time trying to get M3 installed) or at this point any version.

I have also played with Fedora on that second hard drive, and also would like to fool around with CentOS for a server at some point.

Now if I were to get ANOTHER computer then I am not sure what I would put on it (or how long it would last)

[69_rs_ss]

On 7/3/2009 3:56 PM, TaraIkeda wrote:
> I see this question pop up a few times on the Ubuntu forums so why not
> ask it here.
> What is your favorite distro next to OpenSuse?
> Mine I would say Ubuntu of course, Debian, PCLinux (to a point), and I
> will throw in Mepis linux too as I still hold it in high regard despite
> its setbacks.
>
>
Arch linux due to its rolling release, Backtrack for pen testing,
starting to look into *BSD recently.

[ken_yap]

My vote is actually for Linuxmint, which is an Ubuntu derivative but much easier to use for newbies. I set up a friend with it, including an IPCop running in a Virtualbox as a firewall.

One of these nights I'll try to find the time to write about a tale of trying out 3 distros (openSUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora) on a PPC server.

[mhh91]

well,i like mandriva,it's been nice to me during the while i spent using it,there were some bumps during the journey,but it's been a pleasant one


also Arch is a good one,it helped me get through tough times with my old PC

[caf4926]

Originally Posted by ken_yap

My vote is actually for Linuxmint, which is an Ubuntu derivative but much easier to use for newbies. I set up a friend with it, including an IPCop running in a Virtualbox as a firewall.

One of these nights I'll try to find the time to write about a tale of trying out 3 distros (openSUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora) on a PPC server.

Fedora. Currently on my Box. My main work unit however, is my Laptop now.

But Re: Linux Mint
It's really nice and I have tried it 5, 6, and 7. But only out of interest and experimentation. I have to say, for me at least, it worked perfectly. And as per @ken_yap I agree it's ideal for newbies. Multi-media just works Out of the Box.

Having said that, for me, openSUSE just works too. And suits my user experience much better.

[microchip8]

Fedora I guess, though haven't touched it since 2 years. I'm mainly a SUSE guy at home and at work...