Help me choose a linux distro!

Nikon · 01-02-2005, 11:21 PM

No Mandrake, No Redhat.

discuss.

chog · 01-02-2005, 11:51 PM

Fedora or SuSE

Nikon · 01-03-2005, 12:00 AM

I've narrrowed it to Fedore Core 3 or SuSe linux, any pro/cons?

horndude · 01-03-2005, 12:17 AM

ya they both suck:SuSe unless you get the pro edition requires downloading alot of software and its based on another distro to begin with

Fedora is a group of guys that split off from redhat and started a community distro, thats good and bad

try slackware and be done with it, been around a LONG time, good support, and it just works

Nikon · 01-03-2005, 02:45 AM

How does slackware do with WineX, i am hoping to get World of warcraft on the computer.

horndude · 01-03-2005, 04:41 AM

Better check how winex does with any games first, from what ive seen these emulators like wine, winex, and cedega dont work worth a **** cept for a few select games, and thats to be expected, they essentially take a windows game and put inside a wrapper that acts like windows inside linux, thats a nightmare waiting to happen.

google for winex and see what their site says

Nikon · 01-03-2005, 10:30 AM

I know all about WineX, and i know i can use it for WoW, but i need to know how slackware handles it.

m1thotyn · 01-03-2005, 12:53 PM

how about considering Gentoo?

jhunholz · 01-05-2005, 08:34 PM

First off, Fedora is not a split from Redhat. It is a Redhat sponsored community project because they now charge for RHE. It is coded by the same guys who make redhat though. Very very good for n00bs, and actually quite good for servers. As for a desktop, you can't get any better than Gentoo. I would rate slackware as a mediocre flavor. Just my 2 cents...

mdshort · 01-06-2005, 07:45 AM

Gentoo!

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Nikon Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 68	Help me choose a linux distro! No Mandrake, No Redhat. discuss.

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Nikon Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 68	I've narrrowed it to Fedore Core 3 or SuSe linux, any pro/cons? __________________

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Nikon Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 68	How does slackware do with WineX, i am hoping to get World of warcraft on the computer. __________________

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01-02-2005, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
chog Super Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 416	Fedora or SuSE

01-03-2005, 12:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	ya they both suck:SuSe unless you get the pro edition requires downloading alot of software and its based on another distro to begin with Fedora is a group of guys that split off from redhat and started a community distro, thats good and bad try slackware and be done with it, been around a LONG time, good support, and it just works

01-03-2005, 04:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	Better check how winex does with any games first, from what ive seen these emulators like wine, winex, and cedega dont work worth a **** cept for a few select games, and thats to be expected, they essentially take a windows game and put inside a wrapper that acts like windows inside linux, thats a nightmare waiting to happen. google for winex and see what their site says

01-03-2005, 12:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
m1thotyn Newb Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 28	how about considering Gentoo?

01-05-2005, 08:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
jhunholz Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 46	First off, Fedora is not a split from Redhat. It is a Redhat sponsored community project because they now charge for RHE. It is coded by the same guys who make redhat though. Very very good for n00bs, and actually quite good for servers. As for a desktop, you can't get any better than Gentoo. I would rate slackware as a mediocre flavor. Just my 2 cents...

01-06-2005, 07:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
mdshort Super Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 303	Gentoo!