CleeToonFan 1 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Been dual booting for a little while now (Prefer Linux for general computing but well, there's some things you just NEED Windows for), and only used Ubuntu. I like Ubuntu but I dunno, i've heard there's better ones out there and wanna try some different distros. I've heard good stuff about Fedora and just wondered if anyone was using it/any other distros that they thought were better than Ubuntu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Depends on what you're after tbh and how your skill level is (ie if you have just been using Ubuntu but don't really understand how things work behind the scenes with the kernel/libs/init.d /etc *snigger geek joke*, I started using it & BSD about 12 years ago (not so much in the last while) but when things were an awful lot less friendly. I opted for Slakware as my distro (which normally got me some stick for being awkward) of choice, far from the easiest to use, for me though the reasoning was it forced you to learn about the OS rather than just using debs/rpms to install your apps and fix things when it went wrong, as it didn't really have a package management system. You actually had to redo the kernel/compile it yourself if you wanted an upgrade, or fight to sort out missing libs for why something wouldn't compile from source for you etcetc, and when something fucked up you were a bit more up shit creek trying to fix it. Fedora (redhat) or Ubuntu(Debian) would be much of a muchness i'd have thought, with Ubuntu being the better supported with it being based of debian, those sorts of distros tend to be more bloated because they try to cover all bases so the end user doesn't have problems when he installs them. If you actually fancy a change without dropping yourself in at the deepend with having no real help package wise and such, might wanna try just going for debian, that way you still get APT to help you out. Aye yeah, i'm in no way on the same scale as you! I'm not totally computer illiterate mind, sort of in the middle. I was gonna go with Debian, but I really want to try out to GNOME 3, so I think i'm gonna go with Fedora, especially now I know just how customizable GNOME 3 is. After using Linux for only a short amount of time I already wonder how on earth Windows gets such a large share of the market, Mac OS and Linux's are both far better than Windows IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Only slightly, it's still mostly 2.x, not in the same way Fedora is 3, besides it looks better to me anyway. Probs just me thinking the grass is always greener mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Absolute gobbledegook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleeToonFan 1 Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Absolute gobbledegook. Happy 28000th post . Guess you don't use linux then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 He's more of a Lynx man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 i had a fiddle with linux a couple of years ago - being a complete idiot i found ubuntu the best. but theres loads different distros and live cds you can download so you can try before you install. i found that i just preferred windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Linux is the one with the cute penguin, isn't it? All you need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noaliasmike 0 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I have no idea what you guys are talking about. Would it result in me getting porn quicker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 personnally i dont use linux and probably will never use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Wronguns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 31 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Wronguns It's modern day witch craft, burn them at the stake I say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I was messing about with ubuntu this morning, just booting from a USB stick. Gonna try installing alongside Windows tonight and see if I can make any sense of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14585 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 No idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruler of Planet Houston 1 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 if you are used to windows, zorin is a good distro for you to get cracking with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The appeal of ubuntu was that it seems to be the one that you can install and uninstall and dual boot to really easily. So I might try that first to see if I can wrap my head around it. Looks like there's some really cheap guides you can get for kindle as well (less than a quid) for total beginners. Am I wasting my time with this? Do you need to be able to program code to be able to use the operating system or can normal people use it too? I just fancied trying it too see how much quicker it was and whether I'm missing out on something amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruler of Planet Houston 1 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 if you look like this then yes you do need to be able to program code to use linux If not then you can get by as a normal user. The only thing you might find a bit alien is installing stuff that isn't in available in the software manager as you may need to load it via terminal - which is not much harder than the old days of loading a zx spectrum game from the command line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Aye one of the e-books I've got my eye on its a beginners guide to terminal. I must admit, when I had a blast on it this morning and it immediately wouldn't recognise my wireless card,I thought about just knocking it in the head, but I think I've found a solution to that (by typing gobbledygook into terminal). All will be revealed tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruler of Planet Houston 1 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Sorry to disagree on that. I have set a few old fogies up with linux (the aforementioned distro) after their windows got ballsed and they had no backup or owt. It does what they want and they say it runs faster and never gives them anywhere near as much trouble as windows did. Too many people seem to think that you should only use linux if you want to have a stripped down os and do everything the hard way. It actually can be a much nicer and faster os than windows and still suit the general web surfer / open office user. I wiped all of my windows laptops and put linux on just for general use. Much better, no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I'm looking for it to be an OS replacement, Anthony, and don't get all IT Crowd on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 It's taken me from getting in from work til about 5 minutes ago to get the fucking thing to recognise my wireless card. What a cunt on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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