Conversation

Notices

1. Marjolein Katsma Linux

   Any advice for a 64-bit !linux distro for a relative (but not total) Linux noob? #lazyweb

   Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:50:53 UTC from xmpp
   • Evan Prodromou Ubuntu users

     @marjoleink I suggest !ubuntu.

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:51:19 UTC
   • Patrick Haverkamp

     @marjoleink mint 64

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:51:50 UTC
   • Tristan McCann Linux , Fedora users

     @marjoleink !fedora 10 is the best !linux distribution evaaaar.

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:52:11 UTC
   • Tobias Diekershoff (old account)

     @marjoleink my personal taste is #sidux rather then #ubuntu - based on Debian Sid

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:52:25 UTC
   • Marjolein Katsma Evan Prodromou , Patrick Haverkamp

     @evan, @bugabundo thanks, @alphakamp, too (mint? unfamiliar name for me)

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:52:30 UTC
   • The Headless Horseman Tristan McCann

     @tristanmccann I like it a lot also. I'm curious as to what inspired that remark! :)

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:53:29 UTC
   • Marjolein Katsma Tristan McCann

     @tristanmccann that has a certain appeal since I'm a bit familiar with CentOS at least - same family :)

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:53:47 UTC
   • Manu Ullas

     @marjoleink Suse?

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:53:48 UTC
   • Marjolein Katsma Manu Ullas

     @mu - he, another one?

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:54:13 UTC
   • ve2dmn Linux

     @marjoleink : a good !linux distro? my advice : download the most recommended and try them (as VM or LiveCD) then decide for yourself :)

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:54:49 UTC
   • Tristan McCann Fedora users

     @marjoleink I personally like the way the 64-bit version of !fedora is set up vs. the 64-bit version of !ubuntu, and the red hat familiarity

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:54:59 UTC
   • Marjolein Katsma Linux , ve2dmn

     @ve2dmn, indeed trying out as liveCD sounds like a good plan !linux

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:56:06 UTC
   • Delphine Ménard

     @marjoleink You can also try the Linux distribution chooser. It's pretty cool. http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:57:36 UTC
   • Marjolein Katsma Delphine Ménard

     @notafish that's great, bookmarking!

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:58:11 UTC
   • Barry

     @marjoleink there is software for all of that packaged for Debian, but it lags a version in favor of stability. Suse is well-regarded...

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:58:12 UTC
   • Barry

     @marjoleink take a look at http://ubuntustudio.org/ and see if that's close to what you're looking for.

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:59:25 UTC
   • Manu Ullas

     @marjoleink Ubuntu. Anything with dpkg! 'Coz #dpkg it's FTW!

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:59:55 UTC
   • Tristan McCann Fedora users

     @marjoleink all modern distros should have no issues dual booting and NTFS support is good in !ubuntu and !fedora

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 19:59:56 UTC
   • ve2dmn Linux

     @marjoleink : In my case I did my !linux testing with VirtualBox:I have Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Opensolaris and "others"

     Monday, 16-Feb-09 20:01:57 UTC