Linux

I'm thinking of checking out Linux, and just wanted to get some sensible feedback :thumbup:

Installation problems etc...

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Great stuff. Id recommend trying out Fedora.. then ASAP moving to slackware(just learn to format with fdisk and its easy)

I use linux myself about 3/4 of the time.

My dekstop screen is on that one post a screen of your desktop thread, last one on page 10.

In Desktop and WM and GUI interface.. linux is FAR ahead of windows...

I use Linux quite a lot for programming n stuff. I wont say its good or bad .
It has its prblems . As far as Installation is concerned its really easy .GUI asks U for every little info.
And i would recomend Mandrake(very good interface) or debian (very stable). Every distro has its goodies,
U just have to decide what is more important .BTW i use debian. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Originally posted by Imagine@Nov 6 2004, 03:30 AM
I use Linux quite a lot for programming n stuff. I wont say its good or bad .
It has its prblems . As far as Installation is concerned its really easy .GUI asks U for every little info.
And i would recomend Mandrake(very good interface) or debian (very stable). Every distro has its goodies,
U just have to decide what is more important .BTW i use debian. :thumbup: :thumbup:

debain is outdated.

Stable?
I prefer slack. Its just as stable but it doesn't take stuff 5-8 years to come into stable. and debians testing is horrible!
(for example.. debain stable(3.0r2, released less then a month ago.. VERY NEW) uses the 2.2 Kernal tree, which has unbearable performance compared to 2.4 and especially 2.6(or 2.6 with either ck, mm, ak, or gentoo patchs), was released in 25-Jan-1999. Thats right. the 2-3 week old Debian is based on software that is 6 years old(its closer to jan 2005 then jan 2004) Teh rest of the distro follows at stuff like Mozilla 1.0(horrible by todays standards)

I stick with
fedora
Slack
and Gentoo.

Depending on the time/what I need.
Mandrake is crap. It hasn't been good since version 6. (which is now outdated)
Redhat and Fedora have long surprassed it in quality, stablity, usablity, looks, and features.
Slackware is quick and feature filled.. and it has no dependancy hell. Its package managment is the best out there.
Gentoo takes time and some knowlage to set up. But its package management is easy to use and get stuff(just type emerge program. ie emerge kde. emerge gnome, emerge x11-xorg.. etc. It downloads, fixs the dependancies, and installs whatever you tell it to. all by itself)(although, just like debian's package managment, it is fundamentally flawed). And there is no distro that runs faster. (Gentoo, Arch, Slack, Debain, in order from fastest to slowest(all are quite fast though) in my expirance)

i thought linux was an awful choice for gamers

Well I just checked out and I edited this post . Now I agree vth sepht ( Damn I hate to do this)
Yep debian is stable but gets outdated and Slackware is stable too.
bit I'll say mandrake GUI is better than Fedora (My opinion)
And Dogz if u want info on distros U can check this ---------------------

Originally posted by Imagine@Nov 6 2004, 04:13 AM
Well I just checked out and I edited this post . Now I agree vth sepht ( Damn I hate to do this)
Yep debian is stable but gets outdated and Slackware is stable too.
bit I'll say mandrake GUI is better than Fedora (My opinion)
And Dogz if u want info on distros U can check this ---------------------

loev that site. but the Mandrake GUi looks bad. I prefer a normal install of KDe over what Mandrake gives me. then dropline gnome. fluxbox. enlightenment.

Originally posted by vishus_mind@Nov 6 2004, 03:52 AM
i thought linux was an awful choice for gamers

it is. ATi's teahat sucks.. and there is no real DirectX support. But for Nvidia+OpenGL+Native game like Ut2004. Its better then windows. ATi is working on better and Wine is adding D3D9.. should be interesting.

Cheers for the feedback guys, very interesting reading :thumbup: :thumbup:

Originally posted by DogZBolloX@Nov 6 2004, 06:49 AM
Cheers for the feedback guys, very interesting reading :thumbup: :thumbup:

my linux desktop(Enlightenment-DR16.7.1)
http://img94.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img94&image...nuxEscreen2.jpg

I have some good dropline(gnome), and kde and flux screens too.

seriously though. Linux is way further ahead then windows in desktops and enviroments. hell x.org 6.8 has sweet ass features in composite and its fontrenders.

and the things KDE and gnome and Enlightenment are doing.. amazing.. quick.. and just sweet.

www.kde-look.org
www.gnome-look.org
www.enlightenment.org
www.fluxbox.org