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ElementaryOSisthemostbeautifulLinuxbaseddistro.
Linuxisomnipresent,evenifyoudon'trealizeit.IhavebeenusingLinuxasmyonlyOSsince2005andwitheverypassingyearIcometorealizethatithasmuchmoretoofferthanIinitially,backin2005,understood.Thereissomethingforeveryone.Inthisarticle,IhavepickedsomeofthebestLinuxdistrostohelpyougetthejobdone.
Themostbeautifuldistro:elementaryOSThereistherenodoubtelementaryOSisthemostbeautifulLinuxbaseddistro.Thereasonissimple:Itisbeingdevelopedbysomeofthegreatdesignersactiveintheopensourceworld,sotheyhavetakenthedesigntoeverynookandcornerofthedistro.
Inordertoprovideaconsistentexperienceacrosscoreapps(suchasbrowserortexteditor),theyhaveeithercreatedtheirownapplicationsorpickedtheoneswhichfitneatlyintotheirowndesignphilosophyforexampletheyareusingMidoriinsteadofFirefoxorChrome.
Nowthatdoesposesomechallengesasthisbrowserwon'tbeabletoofferthefeaturesthatChromeorFirefoxoffersthankstoextensionsandplugins.
ElementaryOSisclearlyinspiredbyMacOSXastheyhaveadock,toppanelandapplicationshavebuttonsatleftsidethegreythemealsoremindedmeofmyMacbook.
It'saneatOStotry,whichlooksaestheticallygreatanddoesworkoutofthebox.
Bestdesktopdistro:openSUSEIspendamajorityofmyworklifeonmydesktopit'sapowerfulmachinecapableofdoingstufflikevideoencoding,imageeditingandregularwriting.
IfoundopenSUSEtobethemostpolished,matureandprofessionaldistroaround.TheytakeextrapaintointegratethechosendesktopenvironmentwiththerestoftheOS,soyougetanativeexperience.
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IfoundopenSUSEtobethemostpolished,matureandprofessionaldistroaround.
openSUSEhasmadeitextremelyeasytoinstallthirdpartysoftwarethroughtheir'OneClickInstall'fromsoftware.opensuse.org(IfounditeasierthanmanuallyaddingPPAsinUbuntu).TheyhaveahugerepositoryofsoftwareandyouarelikelytofindyoursoftwareforopenSUSE.
openSUSEhasagemofatoolcalledYaSTit'slikea'commandcenter'oftheentirePCandyoucancontrolalmosteveryaspectofit.
openSUSEalsomakesitextremelyeasytoinstallmultipledesktopenvironmentsincludingLXDE,Enlightenment,Gnome,Mate,KDE,andXfce,onthesamesystemsidebysidethroughYaST.
Bestdistroforpersonalserver:DebianIfyouarerunningyourownserverforyourownuse,Debianisthedistrotogofor.DebianisknownforitsrocksolidfoundationnothingcouldpossiblygowrongonaDebianserver.Thenit'sextremelyeasytomanageaDebiansystemandaplethoraofinformationisavailablethroughforums.
Bestlaptopdistro:UbuntuMATELaptops,unlikedesktopPCsmaynotbethatmightywhenitcomestohardwareandtherearepossibilitiesofproprietaryhardware,that'swhereUbuntuMATEdoesthejobthebest.BasedonUbuntu,MATEmakesitextremelyeasytodealwithanyproprietaryhardware.
MATEmakesitextremelyeasytodealwithanyproprietaryhardware.
Inaddition,MATEoffersagreatbalancebetweenperformanceandusingresourcesefficiently.TheinterfaceofMATEisfriendly,nolearningcurve,andlooksextremelypolishedonlaptops.
MATEbelievesinusingfewerresourcesleavingthemforyourapplications,whichalsotranslatesintobetterbatterylife.
Themostcustomizabledistro:ArchLinuxArchLinuxisthebestdistributionwhenitcomestopickingsomethingwhichistotallyunderauser'scontrol,wherethedistroplaysthereloadofa'distributor'withoutaddingitsownpatchestoupstreamprojects.
WhenauserinstallsArch,theyareactuallybuildingtheirentireOSbrickbybrickandchooseonlythosecomponentstheyneed,keepingitsleekandoptimizedforthejobofcourseitdoesrequireausertobefullycapableofmanagingLinuxdistros.
Sinceit'sarollingreleasedistro,Icallit'shootandforget'onceyouinstallArchLinuxyoudon'thaveto'upgrade'theentireOSeverysixmonths.LikeChromeOS,yoursystemisalwaysuptodatejustkeepthe'pacmanSyu'fireburning.
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ArchLinuxisthebestdistributionwhenitcomestopickingsomethingwhichistotallyunderauser'scontrol.
ThebestdistroforRaspberryPi:SnappyUbuntuCoreRaspbianistheundisputedleaderonRaspberryPis,howevertherecentlyannouncedSnappyCoreUbuntu,whichrunsonthelatestRaspberryPi2isagamechanger.Withtheir'ChromeOS'likeupdates,auserwillneverhavetoworryaboutkeepingtheirOSupdated.
Thebestdistroforkids:SugarSugarisaFedorabasedLinuxdistroaimedateducators.WhiletherearesomeotherLinuxdistrosforkids,IpickedSugarbecauseitisnotjustacollectionofsoftwareforkids,it'sactuallybackedbyateamwhosesolegoalistocreateaplatformforeducation.TheprojectwasacollaborationbetweenTheOneLaptopPerChild,Pentagram,andRedHat.
Thebestdistroforgaming:SteamOSSteamOSwasdesignedasValveSoftware'sanswertoWindowsforPCgaming.TheycreatedthisOSfromscratchwithgaminginmind.TheOSisbasedonDebianandoffersgreatsupportforoptimizingyourGPUforoptimalgameperformance.
Valveisknownfortakingtheirtimetobakethesoftwarebeforereleasingitpublicly,sotheOSisstillinbetastagebecausethingsmaybreak.
TheonlyflipsideofusingSteamOScomparedtosomegenericLinux,suchasArchLinux,isthatSteamOSwillformattheentiredrive,thereisnooptiontochoosethepartitiononwhichyouwanttoinstallSteamOS.
Thebestdistroforprivacy:TailsWeareheadingtowardsanagewhereourdemocraticallyelectedgovernments(intheUSandsomeEuropeancountries)arebecomingmoreandmoresecretiveandcitizensarelosingalloftheirprivacyrights.Intheageofcompaniesminingourdataandtrackingouronlineactivitiesmaintainingprivacyisbecomingagameofchessyouhavetostayonestepahead.
Tails(TheAmnesicIncognitoLiveSystem)isthebestdistroyoucangettomaintainprivacyandanonymity.TheOSforcesallconnectiontoberoutedviaTorandalldirectconnectionsareblocked.SincetheOSisdesignedtorunasaLiveCDthereareno'traces'leftontheharddrive.
Tailsdoesn'tneedanyfurtherrecommendation,accordingtoaDerSpiegelarticletheNSAitselfdeclaredita'majorthreat'toitsmission.That'sthebestendorsementofTailsyoucangetinthe21stcentury.
ThebestdistroforaudioandvideoproductionLinuxdoesn'thaveanyoftheconsumergradeaudiovideoeditingsoftware,evenifHollywoodprettymuchrunsonLinux.Thatsaidtherearemanydistrostargetedataudio/videoproduction.Whatsetsthesedistrosapartfromothersisthattheyusedifferentcomponentsthanthosefoundontraditionaldesktops.ThesedistrosusearealtimeorlowlatencyLinuxkernaloptimizedtohandleheavyaudioandvideowork.Theyalsodon'ttouchPulseAudio,whichisfinefordesktopbutnotsuitableforaudio/videoproduction.InsteadofPulseAudiotheyuseJACK.
TwoofthemostreputabledistrosforthistaskareKXStudioandAVLinux.Thesedistrosarealsoknownforbeingextremelylightweight,forobviousreasonstheydon'twanttoconsumeyourresourcestheykeeptheresourcesfreeforyourproductionwork.TokeepsystemresourcesfreethesedistrosarepickyabouttheirdesktopenvironmentswhileAVLinuxusesthelightweightLXDE,KXStudiousesanaggressivelystrippeddownversionofKDE.
Thebestdistroforenterprise:SUSELinux&RedHatRedHatandSUSEarethetwogiantsoftheLinuxworldthathavecontributedheavilytoamajorityofopensourceprojects,includingtheLinuxkernelitself.RedHathasshownprudenceandistransformingitselffromaclientservercompanytoamobilecloudcompany.WhileSUSEmaybestrugglingwithgettingmovedaroundasitsownerchange(fromNoveltoAttachmatetoMicroFocus),RedHatisstrengtheningits
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positionthroughacquisition(suchasFeedHenry)andworkingcloselywithotheremergingplatformssuchasOpenStack.
WhileRedHatwasthefirstcompanytoregisteroverabilliondollarsinrevenuethrough'pure'opensourceproducts,SUSEseemedtobestrugglingforsurvivalunderNovell.TheNetWaremakerwassplit(justlikeSunMicrosystems)betweentheirownproprietarysolutionswhichwerecompetingwithSUSE'sopensourcesolutions.WhileSUSE'sLinuxmarketwasgrowingNetWarewasbecomingaliability.WhenAttachmateboughtNovelltheyseparatedSUSELinuxfromNovell,makingthemanindependentdivisiontobetterfocusontheLinuxmarket.
NowSUSEisinnewhandsandwehopethatthefocuswillbemoreontheLinuxsidewhichisagrowingmarket.
BothSUSEandRedHatareknownforthebestofthebreedtalentandextremelyprofessionalsupportsystemforcustomers.EveniftheirsalesteamscompetewitheachothertograbcustomerstheirdevelopersworktogethertocreateandstrengthenthebackboneoftheLinuxempire.
Thebestdistroforoldhardware:LubuntuAllofushaveoldhardwareitisnotwaste.Linuxcanbreathenewlifeintothishardware,youcanuseitasacommonPCforthefamily,ordonatetotheneedy.Themilliondollarquestionforthisoldhardwareis:WhichOSwillworkbetteronit?TheanswerissimplyanydistrowithandLDXEdesktopenvironment.
Personally,IuseArchLinuxonsuchhardwarewithLXDEslappedontopofit,butArchcanbeabittrickyforanaverageusersothebestdistrothatyoucangetisLubuntu.
Lubuntu,thankstoitsUbuntubasewillworkfineonyourolderhardware.SincethereareLTSversionofLubuntuyoucaninstall14.04onamachineanditwillgetsupportfor3yearsnoneedtoupgradeiteverysixmonths.Ifyourhardwareisinservicethenextthreeyearsyoucaneasilyupgradetothenextversionwithoutreformattingyoursystem.
Herewe'velookedatLinuxdistrosthattakecareofalmosteverycomputingneedwemayhave.Thereissomethingforeveryoneandthat'snotusingsome"onesizemayfitall"solution.Thesedistrosareoptimizedforaparticulartask.
Goaheadmakeyourchoice.It'sanopenworld.
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17FebSteveDupuis:
ThanksSwapnilVerygoodarticle.IenjoyyourenthusiasmabouttheLinuxopensourceworldandlookforwardtoyourwriting.IrunArch/XFCEonmyoldhardware,andSparkyLinuxonmybiggermachines.TakealookatSparkyItswelldesigned,isarollingbasedonDebiantesting/sidandhassomeoftheirownhomegrownadminutilitiesadded.Itissolidandwellsupported.Regards,SteveDupuisOttawaCanada
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17Febmichelfilion:
GreatlistbutIwould'veincludedPuppyLinux(andderivatives)forthebestcommunitydistro.Ican'tcounthowmanytimesthislittlemarvelasbeenofuse..especiallyreinstallingGRUB.Also,alwaysbeingROOTmeansneverhavingtosayyesorno.MichelFilion,MorinHeights,Quebec,Canada
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18FebRodrigoBash:
Thanksbuddy...reallygoodarticle......BestRegardfromManaus/AMBrazil
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18FebTravis:
Um,what?NoLinuxMint?Justhowisn'ttheCinnamonDesktopEnvironmentnot"beautiful?"Justhowisitnotgoodfordesktopsorlaptops?I'mstunnedthatLinuxMintisn'tmentioned.
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19FebJohnWebb:
Mintisnotlovedbyeveryoneforit'slooks.Mintishighlycompetentandeasilyoneofthetopthreedistro'sbutformeitisquiteugly(intheformitcomesinonafteritsinstall).Elementaryislightyearsaheadofitwhenitcomeslooks.
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03AprAriTorres:
Isecondthat,LinuxMintMateadnCinnamonareverygooddistrosbuttheirlooksisUGLYmaybeClementwilllistenonedayandadoptsUbuntuThemesafterallMintowesawholelottoUbuntu:)IalsoagreethatElementarylooksgoodbutisquitebuggyasofrightnowandsomeofthemostusefulappswon'tevenruninitandactuallybreaksthesystemdown,pleaseshoottheguywhointroducedSnapinelementary.Daniel,doyouneedapush?SeeElementaryin2020
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24Febpaul:
LinuxMint17,1mateversionsuperbbestoftherestbyalongway
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21MarGeorge:
Paul,Iagreewithyou.AftertestingandtryingoutawholelotofLinuxdistros,manyofwhomarelistedheretoo,IfindtheLinuxMintdistrosthemosteasiesttoworkwith.Liketheysay,"Mintjustworks!"I'msure,though,thatSwapnilwouldhavehisreasonsfornotputtingMintonthelist.Butintheend,Iguess,itisapersonalchoice.ThereisnosingleLinuxdistrothatsuit'severybody'sneeds.However,lookingatthedownloadstrackerontheDistrowatchwebsite,itappearsasifLinuxMintisdefinitelythemostlikedLinuxdistro.
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7daysagoJe:
IwouldliketoseeaMintwithyumasitbaserepomanager.IlikeyumbutCentOS7isntdoingitforme.
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01MarOogway:
Dependsonpersonalfeelings.FormeelementaryOSisalmostasuglyasOSX,AndCinnamonMintoveranyotherdistrosbyitslookandfunctionality.
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04AprTariq:
NottoforgetthefactthatLMis'the'mostwidelyusedone.Itisamazinghowsometimestheauthorshavetheirheadinthesand.HemightaswellnamesomeLinuxOSTROasthebestofeverythingorsomething.
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18Febamjjawad:
Lubuntuisverygoodsystembutitisnotthebestchoicesadlyforveryoldmachines.ThatiswhyToriOShasbeenfounded(torios.net)whichismuchlighterthanLubuntuandbydefault,supportsNONPAEmachines.Nottomention,itdoesnotusethesameinstallerthatLubuntuisusingsoitdoesnotneedbiggerRAMtobeinstalled.ItisbuiltfromUbuntuMiniISOandrequires60MBRAMwhenidle.We'resoclosetoreleaseitanditisunderveryheavydevelopmentatthisverymomentbutwearesoclose:)
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18FebRobbothewonderllama...:
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Kindalookslikeenoughcategoriestomakesureeveryonegetsagong...butseriously,Redhatdoesn'tbelonganywhereonthatlist...
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18FebLizziSwane:
seriously?Ubuntumate?MatehasbeendevelopedbyLinuxMintyeayougiveallthecredittoUbuntuforcopyingtheirworkandLinuxMintMateisthebetterversion
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18FebJoshMason:
Exceptit'snotcopyingwhenyourDEismadeavailableforeveryoneelse.
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18FebScott:
Iagreethatteammintdeservesanodonthislist,buttocomplainaboutUbuntucopyingMintisjustcomical,consideringthatMintisanUbuntuderivative.Havingsaidthat,Lxleprobablyshouldhaveanodoverlubuntu
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18FebKirkM:
Actually,MATEwasnotdevelopedbyLinuxMint,itwasandstillisanindependentprojectthatexistsoutsideofanyLinuxdistribution.ClementLefebvre(leaddeveloperofLinuxMint)wasinvolvedwithit'sdevelopmentintheearlydays(asamemberoftheMATETeam)butisnolongerinvolved.
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18FebKirkM:
Actually,MATEwasnotdevelopedbyLinuxMint,itwasandstillisanindependentprojectthatexistsoutsideofanyLinuxdistribution.ClementLefebvre(leaddeveloperofLinuxMint)wasinvolvedwithit'sdevelopmentintheearlydays(asamemberoftheMATETeam)butisnolongerinvolved.
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18FebKirkM:
Sorryaboutthedoublecomment.Ihitthe"Postcomment"buttonandnothinghappened.Idisabledmyadblockerandtriedagain.Ihadtorefreshthepageseveraltimesbeforebothcommentsshowedup.
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21FebDeekshithAllamaneni:
Thisisfunny!DoyouknowthatLinuxmintisjustamakeupoverUbuntu?IftherewasnoUbuntu,thereisnoLinuxMint.
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21FebKirkM:
No,LinuxMintisnotjustmakeupoverUbuntu.NomorethanUbuntuisjustmakeupoverDebian.I'mactuallysomewhatsurprisedthatthatoldfallacyisstillaround.It'strueenoughthatiftherewerenoUbuntutherewouldbenoLinuxMintbutthat'sasfarasitgoes.LinuxMintisalmostasfarremovedfromUbuntuasUbuntuisfromDebian.ifyoureallywanttoknowwhythisisthenpostaquestionontheLinuxMintforums.You'llfindthemajorityofmembersaswellasthedeveloperswhofrequenttheforums,tobeobjectiveandimpartialevenabouttheirowndistribution.
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01MarRizzo:
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LastIcheckedUbuntuwasbasedonDebian.Also,LinuxMintnowhasbothUbuntu(basedonDebian)andstraightDebianbasedversions.
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16MarLeo:
MatewasdevelopedbyaArchLinuxdeveloperI'mtold.CinnamonisMint'sbaby.
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18FebPedroKoblitz:
Iamskepticofthisarticle.IalwaysusedUbuntu.OnmyjobtheymademeuseOpenSUSE.AtfirstIwasthinkingIdidnotlikeitbecauseIwasntusedtoit.IliketheGUIenv,butafter3yearsIamconvinceditreallysucksoneveryotherlevel.Enterpriseeditionsucksevenmore.
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18FebMichaelGaringarao:
greatreview..totallyagreedineveryaspect/category..
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18FebHunkah:
IbelievethatLinuxonlyhastworealcamps.RPMvsDEB.Withinthosetwocampsare(RedHat,CentOS,Fedora)vs(Debian,Mint)ThepeoplewiththemoneyandfinancialsupportareintheRPMcampandthedirtyhackersareintheDEBcamp.(BydirtyImeanthebeardedcavedwellers).WithRedHat,yougetthemoneyandsupport,soIifyou'reabusiness,followthemoney.Ifyouwanttostartaprojectthatyouhopewillturnintoanenterpriseproject,thenstartwhereyouwanttoendupRPM.Ifyou'reanythingelse...juststickwithMint,becausetheyseemtoknowtheiraudience.LetDebiancavedwellersdotheirthinganddon'tpokethemwithsticks.
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18FebJoshMason:
ItisworthnotingthatCanonicalofferstheoptionofapaidsupportcontractforUbuntu,asfarastheDEBcampisconcerned.
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18FebHunkah:
ThereisahugedifferencebetweenacompanythatisJUSTinthegameforprofit,andonethathasanopensourceagenda.RedHat,contributesalmosteverythingitcreatesbackintotheopensourcepool.Weallgettobenefitfromitandgrowfromit.YearafteryearRedHathasbeenthetopopensourcecontributingcompanybothfinanciallyandwithcode.Canonical/Ubuntuishardlyseen.IfweallstartedusingUbuntu,theopensourceriverwoulddryuptoameretrickle.IwouldrathersupportRedHatoroneofitschildrenprojectsandseethewholeopensourceecosystemthrive.WhichiswhyIdidn'tmentionUbuntu.
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10AprAdamStroud:
Howdoyoufigure?YoucaneasilygetthesourcecodefortheCanonicaldevelopedbitsofUbuntu.Ubuntuisopensource.Period.Alwayshasbeen.Yourargumentisbaseless,sir.
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12Aprcarelbosch:
ubuntuandcanonicalsuckslikenothingonearth.shuttleworthiskillingit
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18FebRonG:
IjustwonderwhatyouwouldthinktheSlackwareuserslooklike...LOL
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18FebJoshMason:
I'dkindaputArchandGentooatatieformostcustomizabledistro,Archfortheabilitytosetyourinstallupexactlyhowyouwantitsetup,whichGentooalsogivesinstallerstheoptionofdoing,howeverIwouldincludeGentoointhatnominationaswellfortheabilitytooptimizeyourinstallspecificallyforyourhardwareatthesourcecode,ifyouhavetheknowhowtocompileacustomkernelforyourhardware,forexample,andyouhavethepatienceaswell.
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18FebJoshMason:
Andonemorething,consideringtheinfightinggoingonwithintheDebiancommunity,andthatDebianStable'spackagesareancientevenforserveruse,I'dpreferusingCentOSforapersonalserverifIwerelookingforarockforthatpurpose,mainlyasCent7'spackagesareslightlynewerthanDebianStable's,andbecauseofitbeingliterallyrebadgedRHEL,ithastheassuranceofknowingthatpeoplearepaidtodevelopitsupstream,andhaveahuuuugereptoupkeepintheenterpriseworld,ofwhichthebenefitswouldbereapedbyCentOSorSLusers.
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01MarBush:
that'swhatDebianbackportsarefor.Iuseafewpackagesfrombackportslikesystemdandthekernel.
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18FebAlgutiz:
LinuxMintisthebestforlaptops,desktops.:)
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18FebEarl:
yesbetterthanSuseandUbuntuMate.Debianforpersonalserver?IwouldrunNASAonDebianandeverystockmarketifitwasmychoice.howeveritsjustthisguyopinion.
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18FebKen:
IfIamnotmistaken,whereisthebestdistroforpenetrationtestingorsecuritydefense(firewall)?
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18FebRandyGG:
Kali..
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18FebSvendus:
TotallyFishyhehasmissedLinuxMintCinnamon,Mate,XfceandKDEhttp://www.linuxmint.com/
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18Febsonority:
"Linuxdoesn'thaveanyoftheconsumergradeaudiovideoeditingsoftware"???WhataboutLightworks,ArdourandBitwigStudio?Runsgreatonxubuntu!
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18Febvolly:
Verygoodattemptatkeepingthisshortandsweet,butIamafraid,likemostpeoplehere,Idonotthinkthatyoudidjusticetowhatisreallyotthereandhaveinnowayreallyspentenoughtimeandrealeffortingettingtothereallistofthebestdisrosfor2015.Let'scallthislist,withallduerespect,inyouropinionandthosewhoreallyhavenotbeenaroundlinuxinallthatdepthatall.Let'shopesomeonewillcomeupwithabettermoreaccuratelistfor2015,giventhatweareonlyinFebruaryofthisyear.Respectfullysaid........butinmyview,averymediocreattempttothereallist.
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18Marrustguard:
"whileAVLinuxusesthelightweightLXDE"Youmayberight.SomeoneshouldpointoutthatAVLinuxusestheXfcedesktop.Iwouldbemorecomfortablewithalistlikethisifthetestingandjudgingprocesswasalludedto.
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18FebJeroen:
WhatdistrowilworkbestonaChromebook?
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19FebTypo:
IthoughtthedefaultChromeOSisagoodchoiceforChromebook.
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18FebColinKing:
IreallywanttodebunkthemyththatCanonicaldoesnotproduceopensourcesoftwarethatnobodyelseuses.Justoneofmyprojectsisbeingusedbyafairfewotheropensourcecompaniesandisnotjusta"Canonicalonly"contributorproject.https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Reference/fwtsandhowaboutsomeoftheprojectshere:https://qa.debian.org/[email protected].
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18FebHunkah:
Statistically.RedHathasbeenthetopcontributor.Ubuntubarelymakesitonthegrid.Ifyou'reapartofUbuntuandyou'recontributing,thenyou'retheguythatgetsUbuntuonthegridatall.Goodforyou:)
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18FebNick:
OKOKYoutalkedmeintoarun@OpenSUSE!:)
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18FebNyilasMISY:
bestlaptop/desktopdistro::Fedora(withmatedesktopenvironment):)bestpersonalserver::centosFedoraisalsoverygoodforgaming,justinstallsteam(I'mnotagamer!)Fedoraisalmosthasthelatestversionsofapplications/packagesFedorahasJamKDEspinformusiceditindg(andmaybegoodforvideoediting),thatisnotmydesk..butonmateyoumayinstallallofthemandyouhaveKDENlive,avidemux,devede,pitivi,openshot,lmms,....foraudio/videoeditingthereisubuntu'svariant,ubuntustudio,asIknowthathasxfcede....forme,Fedoraisthewinner:)
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18FebAlvaroCervantes:
DIdLinuxcopiedAppleorApplecopiedLinuxonthedesktopstyle(dock?IrememberDreamlinuxhaditsdesktopthemebackin2007,butIdon'trememberwhenAppleintroducedtheirs(maybebackin2002?).
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18FebNyilasMISY:
....inthisworldeverybodycopiesfromeverybodyeverybodystealsfromeverybody....
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20AprAC:
Everyone,includingApple,copiedthedockfromNeXT.(SoApple,infact,copiedfromthemselves.)
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18FebJoe:
IsthatUNITYonOpenSuse??LOL..looksnicetho.
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18FebJoshMason:
Nope,that'sGNOMEShell.
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18Febclaudiu.sergentu:
SayingthatMateUbuntuisatopdistroistotallyunfair.ForthefirsttimeMatehasbenpromotedbytheMintcommunityandforsureLinuxMintdoesitbetterthanUbuntu.ThemostsuiteddistroforalaptopismaybeArch(withmanyriskstaken),sinceUbuntu+unityistoooslow.
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18FebEperbab:
Thebestdistroforoldhardware:AntiXrunscirclesaroundlubuntu.The32biteditionuses~42MBRAM.AnditisDebianbased.Noneedtoupgradetwiceayear.
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18FebBob:
SurprisednomentionofSabayonforPersonaldesktop,andOracleforbusinessdesktop
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18Febamjjawad:
Itisverygoodsystem.ItriedtoinstallitonmyP2with64MBRAMbutitneverworked.However,Ubuntubasedsystemworked.Also,AntiXhassomeproblemswithdrivers,etc.IhavestartedmyownprojecttoofferFULLfeaturesOSwith60MBRAMwhenidleanditiscalledToriOS(torios.net).Afterall,itisallaboutpreferencesandnothingisperfect:)
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19FebTypo:
Thatsoundprettylightandawesome!:DIgotaPCthatveryold,evenLubuntucannotinstalledinit(becauseit'sdon'tsupportPAEsystem?)..doesToriOScanbe
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installedinaPCthatisnotamodernwithoutPAEsystem?Itrytogotowww.torios.netThatsoundprettygoodatthemainpagewhenreadingthespecsandthefeaturesofToriOS.Sadly,Ican'tdownloadtheisoyet?Whentheactualreleasedateactually?
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19FebDanC:
Youcanmanuallyadd"forcepae"totheendofthebootoptionsstringandinstallLubuntuonanonPAEsystem.
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19FebSean:
whyisgentoonotonthislist?itshouldbeundercustomizabledistros,aswellasservers.
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19FebPradeep:
Goodpost.Reallyhelpfulforanyonetochoosetheoswhichsuitstheirneedsandhardwaresupport.
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19FebLus:
Sorrybutyouforgorlinuxmint.
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22Febali:
OpensusearebadestdistroinmyhistoryItestedsomedistrofedoraarchparabola(thebest)ubuntuButopensuseisreallybadonkde....
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11Marstf:
badonKDE?face_palm
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24FebAdonis:
Idon'tknowwhat'smoresinful:consideringCentOSequivalenttoRedHat(althoughitisnotsaid),ornotmentionningitatall!
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24FebAllen:
IthinkthebestforoldercomputerslikeP42.8GhzcomputersisPointlinuxyouhavelongtermsupport.AllthebenefitsofUnuntuhalftheprocessorpowerneeded.IfyouhaveantiquecomputersthenPuppylinux.IwouldlovetotryOpenSuseonmydesktopathomeIuseUbuntuonit.90%ofthetimeIonlyuseXBMCKODI,Handbrake,MakeMKVdoesitworksameorbetteronOpenSuse?
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24FebAaron:
IhaveusedLinuxMint,andnowIuseZorinOS.Surprisedthatneithergotamention.
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05Aprrezan:
+1forzorinos
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24FebAgostinhoMatos:
Trustingourprivacyorsecuritytothirdpartiesmaynotbeagoodidea.TORnetworkhasalreadybeenhacked,soIdon'tthinkusingTaildistromaybenotthebestideaconcerningprivacy.
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25FebShaunHunter:
"MATEbelievesinusingfewerresourcesleavingthemforyourapplications,whichalsotranslatesintobetterbatterylife."Mr.Bhartiya,adesktopenvironmentusinglessRAMhasneverbeenshowntomakeacomputerfasterormorepowerefficientrunningLinux.IfyourPCrunslowonRAMandhastoswaptodiskitwillandthat'sunlikelyonamodernPC.HerearesomerelevantPhoronixarticles:http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_1210beta_desktops&num=1http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=ubuntu_1310_desktops&num=1http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_desktop_vitals&num=1http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_mint17_desktops&num=1ThisapetpeeveofminebecauseitseemsLinuxjournalistsareignoringtheevidenceandmisinformingtheLinuxcommunity.
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25FebShaunHunter:
I'msorrythatlooksunintelligible,doesthecommentsectionalwaysstripthereturns?
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25Febme:
Therewillbenobestlinuxdistroin2015.Theywillallbesystemd.
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25FebHiya:
IthinktheselistsareofnousetopeopleexperiencedwithLinux.Theyaresuitedtonewandrelativelynewusers.Regardless,therearealternativesdependingonyourneeds.Forexample,alaptopcanbeanythingfromanoldwinxpbasedonetoanetbooktoanewgaminglaptop.PersonallyIamgrossedoutbyMATEandbyLXDE.IfIwantalightweightspeedyenvironment,IgowithXfce.AndeventhatischangingwiththewayIseehowelementaryOS'sPantheonrunningnicelyonoldhardware.Basically,ifyou'renewtoLinux,thislistmighthelpyougetageneralideabutremember'best'hereissubjective.
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26FebChristopherBrenk:
OnedistributionIwanttoaddtocommentlist:Trisquel.Inmyopinionit'stheonly100%OpenSourceLinux,whichalsobrings100%OpenSourceKernelcalledlinuxlibre.That'snottrueforalmostalldistributionsIknow.Itdoesn'tuseanybinaryBlobs,evenintheKernel,likethestandardLinuxKernelsdo.Thats'swhyitdoesn'tsupportasmanyproprietaryhardwareasUbuntu,butthereareguysdoingareallygoodjobimprovingonthisissue.ButIhadnoproblemsinstallingitonmynewmachinewithAMDHD7800,mostotherdristributionsItriedtoinstallneededspeciallykernelparametersbeforeIwasabletogetpictureonscreenfortheinstallprocess,evenfedoraandUbuntu...
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26FebRui:
Whataboutthebestdistroforolderpeoplewhoneverusedacomputer?Somethingwithlessbuttons,lessoptions,twoorthreeuseslikeBrowsing+Skype+Text?Nononesensesimple?
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27FebChristopherBrenk:
Ihaven'ttried,butcheckoutVinux.I'dstumbleuponthatdistributionaftersomegooglesearches.Importantkeywordsare"Braille"and"Orca".Ithinkthechoicewilldependonthegradeofhandicapnessthoseoldpeoplehavetodealwith.Maybethey'renotdisabledatallandfamiliarwithWindows?ThenyoumightwanttotryoutoneofthosedistroslistedinthemainarticleorZorinOS.
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28FebChristopherrenk:
AnotheroptionwouldbeabootableliveCD.UsingabootableliveCDissimple,becauseyoudon'tneedtoinstallandconfigureyourcomputeratall.ForexampleyoucouldusePuppyLinux.ItcomeswithMidorforbrwosingthewebandAbiwordforofficerelatedissues.Bothprogramsarelightweightandfast.
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01Marjosedancer:
Themostbeautifuldistro:isnotelementary:pThemostbeautifuldistro:deepin
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01MarJustDona:
Maybe...inauniversewheretherewasnoMintLinux...
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01MarPlazma:
steamosfromascratch?Orbasedondebian.Itsbetabtw,addthelistlinuxmintpls,netrunner,manjaroetc
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01Marjonumate:
triedinstallingubuntumateonadelllaptopandmanyothers,butnonetworkdriversforanyofthem,thedownsidetolinuxmintistherepoorforumwhennewusersaretoldtolearncodingorgobacktowindows.shamereallybutsurprisedthatManjaroisnotlisted,buteveryonethinksarchcoversit.butsorryguysitdontcutit.shamenoonedoesaintrotousinglinuxfornewusers,andnotjustaboutwhatisthebest.suchasmint,ubuntu,puppy,debian,manjaro,thinkthelistismassive.butmoreinfofornewuserswouldbebetterfornewusers
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01Martheuser:
LinuxmintisthebestandmostadvancedDistributionwhenitcomestoHardwareRecognitionandcompatability
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01Marcarlos:
Swapnil,justtoletyouknowIreallyappreciateyourarticles.Theyareveryusefulandwellwritten.Thanks.
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01MarJamieCoates:
Myvoteforbestenterprisedistroanddistroforallaroundgeneraluse,stillandundisputedwinnerfrom2014isBlackLabLinux.http://www.blacklablinux.orgIuseitathomeandmyworkhasarunningsubscriptionwithBlackLabSoftware.Itsverystable,worksreallywellandIlovethepresentationandthelookandthecompanyputsalotofworkintheirnewreleases.ButwiththeLinuxworldthatsagoodthingthatwehavechoiceandImnotknockingSwapnil'schoices.WheneverIgetanewsystem,BlackLabisthefirstthingIload.
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01MarStu:
Averywellthoughtouttop11.maybethereshouldbe12!Surelytherewouldbeaspaceforportabledistros.Thereareplenty,nowadaysmanyinstallspreboottoisolinuxtohelpconfigure.IwouldmentionKnoppix,TinyCore/DSL,Puppyetc.ithasbeenapopularchoicesincetheadventoftheusbdriveandabioscapableofusbbootingbutmuchcanalsobedonewitha20yearoldmachineafloppydriveandacdromwithorwithoutharddisk.
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02MarGauravJain:
ZorinOS9,LinuxMint&Deepinarethebestlinuxforbeginner.EspeciallyZorinforwindowsuser..verygoodlinux..
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02Marval:
themostefficeint::duodebiani3!!
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02MarBen:
I'mreallygladthatUbuntuMATEisgainingmoreattention(andjustrecentlygotacceptedasanofficialvariant).MATEisfantastic,butI'vefoundthathavingmorethanonedesktop,orinstallingadesktoponadistronotbuiltexclusivelyforthatdistrocanbeapainsometimes.
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02Marmauve:
Bestdesktopforme,afteryearsoffedoraandmultipledeadendstryingothersolutions(lookingatyou,ubuntu),isManjaro.It'sbleedingedge,almostastweakableasarch,it'sarollingrelease,itjustworksandIhaven'tusedviyettocorrectanythingintheconfigurationfiles(whichisabigplusinmybook).Idealsofar.
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02Marryan:
Manjaro,Manjaro,Manjaro.Fast,simple.ARCHbased!
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02MarRon:
Damn,youforgotoneofthebestdistro'soutthere...LinuxMint
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02Marchewe:
anylinuxdistrothatworkonyourlaptopordesktopthatthelinuxforyouiusepclinux.OSoneofthethingidowentibuyanewlaptopordesktopistotakem.s.rightoutandinstalllinuxandidonethisforthelasttenyears.
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03Maretyrnal:
WhatisyourreasoningforexcludingUbuntu?Ifindthatwheniuseotherdistros,theirpackagesareoftenoutofdate.Forexample,Ubuntu'ssoftwarecenterwillhaveversion2.72ofasoftwaretitle,whileanotherdistro'spackagemanagerwillhavethesamesoftware,buttiwillbeon2.69,oron2.70.NotsurewhyUbuntuhadbeenexcluded.
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10MarKennethV.:
ThanksSwapnil,Verygoodarticle,Ilikedtheenthusiasminyourwriting.NormallyIstartreadingthiskindarticlesanddon`tmakeittothenumber5.IfoundexactlyIwhatIneeded.Goodinformation,keepitup!
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22MarRajaSaksena:
Thanks.Wonderfularticle.Youmayalsoseethisarticlehttp://www.debadityo.com/2015/03/reviewedtop15musthaveubuntuapplications.htmlforthebestubuntuapplications
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27Maramirrm:
hiwhatisyourideaaboutParsixlinux
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30Marhottyson:
LinuxMintrulestheuniverse.IloveLinuxMintXFCE.Iamgoingtomarryit.Kororaisthebestforoldlaptopsbecausewirelesswillactuallyworkoutofthebox.VoyagerhaseverythingthatanoldornewPCneedsoutoftheboxincludingKODI.ThecutestdistroforolddesktopsisSimplicitybasedonPuppy.IhasTor,Netflixworkingoutofthebox.TheprettiestisChaletOS.IusedtolustafterElementary,buttheylabeledmea"Cheater."BestOSIhaveeverusedisChromeOS.However,IstillneedmyMicrosoftWindowsbecauseIneediTunes,WMC,easywindowtiling(porn),andeasyprintersetup.
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02AprCesar:
Thereisnobestdistroforthis,bestdistroforthat.Theycanrunprettymuchthesameprograms.Itjustreallycomesdowntopersonalpreferencebetweenthingslikedebandrpm...orgnomevsunityvscinnamonvsmate....etc
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03AprBarrybumpkin:
IcanbelievethatnoonehasmentionedthebestdistroasbeingtheOpen2GettingALifedistro,especiallywhenextendedwiththePossiblyGetAMateoption.Justsayin'
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03AprM.Kelley:
IhaveusedatonoflinuxdistrosovertheyearsandnoneofthemisasuserfriendlyandvisuallypleasingthanLinuxMint.Sometimes,Igetcuriousaboutanotherversionoflinux,likemageia,suse,rebellin,etc.But,IALWAYScomerightbacktomint.Toeachhisown.But,asforme....Mint!
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03AprAriTorresz:
IfeelthesamewayasyoudobutIalwayscomebacktoUbuntuandnowUbuntuMate:)
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04Apretyrnal:
useMintifyourwantyour3rdpartypackagestobeanumberofversionsolderthanubuntu's
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04Aprhamid:
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04AprAriTorres:
noMinthereUbuntuMatealltheway
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05AprMike:
YoucouldaddUbuntuStudiofortheAudio/Videosection.It'sbeenaroundforawhilebutgivesyoueverythingyoucouldneedoutofthebox.http://ubuntustudio.org/
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06Aprclf:
Ilikeit.Verygood!
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09Apravm31982:
thanksman,justwhatIwaslookingfor.Iwasn'tawarethatSTEAMOSwasforanythingbesidesSTEAMmachinesandIhadonlyheardofArtistXandUbuntuStudioforAudio/Video.IhadneverheardofTails.Goodarticleman.
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09AprRadioFreeMe:
IhavealwayspreferredplainoldUbuntu.After11yearsofusingit,it'sneverdonewrongbyme.IevenlikeUnity.I'vetriedMintandabunchofotherUbuntuderivatives,andevennonUbuntuderivativesandintheend,IkeepcomingbacktoplainoldUbuntu.Formypurposes,itworksperfectlyandconsistently.Intheend,itsallthesameLinuxunderneathwhatevereyecandyyouthrowontopofit.Buthey,toeach,theirownandshareandsharealike,butgivecreditwhereit'sduethat'swhatopensourceisallabout.
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14Aprnitecrawler:
nolistiscompletewithoutmentioningslackware.....slackware14.1isthemostreliabledistrooutthere....
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15AprMutwiraFarikai:
opensuseisthebestaccordingtome
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20AprLinuxpower1001:
Showsomemoregoodoperatingsystems
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23AprVarg:
I'vebeenrunningNetrunnerRollingforawhilenowit'sverypolished,anditappearstobestableenoughthatitwon'tbreak(toobadly).Theforumsarealsoactiveandthereseemstoalwaysbeapostintheforumdescribingwhattodoforbigupgrades.Itwasnotdifficulttoupdatethelastsnapshot(year2014)tothecurrentstate.TherewasalsoaguideformigratingfromKDE4toPlasma5,andthenextsnapshotwillhavetheoptionofeitherKDE4orPlasma5.I'mveryimpressed,andIwouldrecommendNetrunnerRollingtoanintermediatetoadvanceduser.Ihaven'ttriedit,butIcouldimaginethatNetrunner15wouldworkjustfineforabeginner.
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25AprAlan:
ElementaryOSisbeautiful,buttheydon'tallowit'sdownloadforfree.Andtheysayit'safreeandopensourceOS.Whereisthefreedownloadlinkforthesystem?Cananyonehelpme?
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05MayGauravDhingr:
It'sfree.Youhavetogototheirwebsitehttp://elementary.io/andthenclickontheCustombutton.Inthattypetheamountyouwanttopay,whichmayevenbe$0.LinuxOperatingSystemshavealwaysbeenfreeandwillalwaysbe.
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15hoursagoEduardGotwig:
Youdontunderstandthedifferencebetweenfreeasinbeerorfreeasinspeech.therearelinuxdistroswhichindeedcostmoney,seeenterprisesector.
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26AprMist:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/elementaryos/
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27AprAndy:
Alan,ElementaryOSisfree.Justkeyin0inthedonationfieldandyoushouldbeabletodownload.ElementaryhasbeenoneofthebestthatIhaveinstalled.Goforit!Andy
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28AprJR:
Mageiarules!
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03MayLinuxFan:
Haveyouhardabout'OzonOSHydrogenBeta'?IthinkitshouldreplaceSteamOSasthebestLinuxdistroforgaming.Hereisthelink:http://ozonos.github.io/
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04MayLinuxgeek123:
HasanyonetriedEBOSSpeedEdition.Itisveryfastbutstillgoodlooking.IhadwindowsXPonaOldcomputer(1.4GHz512mbitwasSOslowsoIreinstalledXPbutitwassoslow.ThenIinstallUbuntu14.04ItwasStillslow!!SoIinstallEBOSSpeedEditionItISfasterthenever.ISeriouslyrecommendEBOSSpeedEdition.Youcandownloaditathttp://emmett31.wix.com/cubeos.
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04MayPaul:
WhencantheLinuxworldconsolidatestheefforttobuildONEkillerdistro?Justtoomanyconfusingandcontradictingchoicesandopinions.
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4daysagoNobby:
What...slackwarenevermademention?comeonnow...itmightnotbeaspointand
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