Any Linux users here?

[ZuePhok]

it takes a couple of seconds just to load a simple windows.
on kde, it's instantaneous

my machine is an athlon 900 with 512mb ram. i like gnome more. but i can't stand the response.

kde's design confuses me, but ..haha nvm

[goldfries]

3 linux i like so far

1. SUSe
2. Ubuntu (haven't tried v6)
3. Slax

for me, i like the YaST - simply because it makes it more friendly in configuration. like myself, a few clicks to configure some thing. it saves time, not all of us linux users like to go into CLI if it can be done through UI.

i found it far from being useless and it's something that makes me likes SUSe.

[fnord]

ubuntus awosme, apt-get is so easy to use. gnome gives a simple look but kde(kubuntu)is much prettier and has many more feators Xubuntu is great for older machines theres Edubuntu for educational settings,fluxbuntu and the list goes on an on and on...dosent kopote have that problem of adding unwanted contacts to your friends list?

[The_YongGrand]

Ubuntu is cool! But really, I got really annoyed by its absence of MP3 codec, and also I don't really know how to deploy anti-virus + firewall software there.

If someone can tell me how to do it I'm very grateful. Ubuntu's just great and responsive, also very very stable!

[Grogan]

Even if distributors all agreed on the same package format, then you'd have rpms for all the different versions of SuSE, Redhat, etc.

Just because a package format is the same it doesn't necessarily mean that software that is compiled for one distro will run on another. In most cases (unless it's just a simple application linked against libraries that everyone is going to have, or provides it's own dependencies either statically compiled or distributed along with it) it will not.

So pick a distribution that you like and don't worry about the package format that it uses. It's not terribly relevant in the grand scheme of things anyway.

I just use my own build (not a distro) and I don't have package management, but I like slackware's package management system the best. Basically just tarballs with an install script that the package installer uses. No dependency checking at all. OK, it depends on your perspective as to whether or not that's a good thing.

Anyone who is looking for a quick fix, that comes with codecs and multimedia applications right out of the box, give PCLinuxOS a try. It has its roots with Mandrake, but it's evolved a lot since then.

[The_YongGrand]

Originally Posted by Grogan

Even if distributors all agreed on the same package format, then you'd have rpms for all the different versions of SuSE, Redhat, etc.

Just because a package format is the same it doesn't necessarily mean that software that is compiled for one distro will run on another. In most cases (unless it's just a simple application linked against libraries that everyone is going to have, or provides it's own dependencies either statically compiled or distributed along with it) it will not.

So pick a distribution that you like and don't worry about the package format that it uses. It's not terribly relevant in the grand scheme of things anyway.

I just use my own build (not a distro) and I don't have package management, but I like slackware's package management system the best. Basically just tarballs with an install script that the package installer uses. No dependency checking at all. OK, it depends on your perspective as to whether or not that's a good thing.

Anyone who is looking for a quick fix, that comes with codecs and multimedia applications right out of the box, give PCLinuxOS a try. It has its roots with Mandrake, but it's evolved a lot since then.

I thought PCLinuxOS isn't free at all?

[Grogan]

Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

I thought PCLinuxOS isn't free at all?

It's free to download and use, but they appreciate donations. Unless you're thinking that it's not "free" in the sense that they include multimedia codecs that they shouldn't, but that's for your benefit

Flash, Windows Media Player formats, mp3, realplayer formats, quick time, dvd etc. though they don't install dvdcss out of the box anymore... you have to get it though the package manager. DVD rippers available as well with a few clicks. It's the only distro I know of that provides all this stuff. In principle that's "wrong" according to the philosophy but it's a necessary evil for many people. It saves them from jumping through hoops to get this stuff. They provide proprietary Nvidia and ATI video drivers too.

It comes with that 3D desktop Beryl thing and a configuration dialog for it in the control center.

It starts out as a Live CD that you can test first before running the installer that's on the desktop.

I don't personally use it, (I have it installed in Vmware) but a lot of people I know (Windows converts mostly) really like it. It's fast food, but it's tasty.

[hyper_raider]

Debian and Ubuntu man myself.

I feel that beryl is wayyyyyyy too much eye candy for me

[Grogan]

I wouldn't use that Beryl either, at least not while I'm doing work. It's just a toy as far as I'm concerned. (It's not turned on by default in PCLinuxOS btw). I wouldn't play video games or have 3D screensavers running while I have work on the go either.

I have decent hardware, but it's not to squander on bloat. I use a lighter desktop. An older version of XFCE4.

[hyper_raider]

Originally Posted by Grogan

I wouldn't use that Beryl either, at least not while I'm doing work. It's just a toy as far as I'm concerned. (It's not turned on by default in PCLinuxOS btw). I wouldn't play video games or have 3D screensavers running while I have work on the go either.

I have decent hardware, but it's not to squander on bloat. I use a lighter desktop. An older version of XFCE4.

If you want lightweight desktop look into Ion3 or fluxbox. I personally like Ion3