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Jayce · 06-28-2009, 03:26 PM

I started with Ubuntu back in early 2006. Then I floated around to other distros... some that come to mind are:

Fedora Core 8
Fedora Core 9
Mandriva 2008
SuSE 10.2 Server
openSuSE
Kubuntu
Xubuntu
Linux Mint
Puppy Linux
**** Small Linux
Slackware
PCLinuxOS
gOS

I can see how some of these distros are very solid and well put together, but at the end of the day, I gotta use what works and what I like most. That's why I've come back to Ubuntu every single time. That doesn't mean I'm right or wrong, it's just my opinion from what I've seen.

The beauty of Linux is the no cost factor in it, unless you venture into paid support versions, etc. That's why it's so great to download an ISO of each one and fire it up to see how you like it. More recently I'll just download an ISO and fire it up in VirtualBox within Ubuntu to check it out.

Several things I've found are:

I'm a Debian guy. Not a big fan of RPM distros.
I definitely prefer Gnome over KDE in every situation I've experienced.
I absolutely hate openSuSE.

Currently running Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit. Happy as ever.

06-28-2009, 03:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jayce Monster Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: /home/jason Posts: 1,823	Re: Which distro are you all using? I started with Ubuntu back in early 2006. Then I floated around to other distros... some that come to mind are: Fedora Core 8 Fedora Core 9 Mandriva 2008 SuSE 10.2 Server openSuSE Kubuntu Xubuntu Linux Mint Puppy Linux **** Small Linux Slackware PCLinuxOS gOS I can see how some of these distros are very solid and well put together, but at the end of the day, I gotta use what works and what I like most. That's why I've come back to Ubuntu every single time. That doesn't mean I'm right or wrong, it's just my opinion from what I've seen. The beauty of Linux is the no cost factor in it, unless you venture into paid support versions, etc. That's why it's so great to download an ISO of each one and fire it up to see how you like it. More recently I'll just download an ISO and fire it up in VirtualBox within Ubuntu to check it out. Several things I've found are: I'm a Debian guy. Not a big fan of RPM distros. I definitely prefer Gnome over KDE in every situation I've experienced. I absolutely hate openSuSE. Currently running Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit. Happy as ever.