Which Distro?

Discussion in 'Polling Station' started by Phoenix, Jul 13, 2004.

?

Which Linux/BSD distro do yo use/plan on using?

  1. Red Hat Fedora

    44.0%
  2. Suse Linux

    44.0%
  3. Slackware

    4.0%
  4. Gentoo

    4.0%
  5. Debian

    12.0%
  6. FreeBSD

    16.0%
  7. OpenBSD

    4.0%
  8. NetBSD

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Other Distro (please list in reply with some reasons)

    8.0%
  10. None (please list in reply with some reasons)

    8.0%
  1. Phoenix
    Honorary Member

    Phoenix 53656e696f7220 4d6f64

    5,749
    200
    246
    Which Linux/BSD Distro do you use/plan to use in the near future?
    I would like to know so I can more accuratly poise my TOTD feature to the needs of our readers

    This is not a distro bashing/war so please dont jump on the bandwagon and start telling everyone why x distro sucks and x distro is great :)
     
    Certifications: MCSE, MCITP, VCP
    WIP: > 0
  2. flex22

    flex22 Gigabyte Poster

    1,679
    0
    69
    I used knoppix.Just happened that I got hold of it through a certain situation.
    Wasn't even interested in Linux at the time.Now I'm curious about Linux, I've been having more of a look at knoppix.

    I recently asked a question on a linux forum.
    It was something like:

    "I'm interested in learning more about linix.I have the knoppix CD, but would like to know if this is a good distro to use when starting out.If not why, or which distro would you recommend for learning linux generally, as a beginner"

    Anyway nobody has answered yet, so perhaps anyone here has any thoughts.

    PS: Which option does knoppix come under?Just checking.
     
  3. michael78

    michael78 Terabyte Poster

    2,085
    29
    141
    I use Redhat on my desktop and Mandrake on my laptop (Both with Windows dual boot systems). I still find it hard using Linux coming from a Windows background but I'm eager to learn as I think Linux will eventually break into the mainstream once it's made easier to do things like install drivers which I find tricky.
     
    Certifications: A+ | Network+ | Security+ | MCP | MCDST | MCTS: Hyper-V | MCTS: AD | MCTS: Exchange 2007 | MCTS: Windows 7 | MCSA: 2003 | ITIL Foundation v3 | CCA: Xenapp 5.0 | MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows 7 | MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Support Technician on Windows 7
    WIP: Online SAN Overview, VCP in December 2011
  4. Phoenix
    Honorary Member

    Phoenix 53656e696f7220 4d6f64

    5,749
    200
    246
    Gah I forgot to list mandrake as an option, was limited to 10 hehe, mandrake being one of the popular ones thats a bit of an oversight, should of dropped NetBSD sorry

    if you use mandrake just click on other and leave a msg :)



    Flex, firstly i would keep hammering at linux and eventually move to Fedora as beginner (red hat being the most widely used distro around, that or suse (a tad easier ive heard)
    but not until your comfortable with it or have a spare machine to try it on, you dont seem like you could just format your machine and try it due to the number of machines you have being rather limited, and even im not comfortable trying a dual boot unless i have adequate backups :)

    oh and Flex, knoppix is based on Debian i believe
     
    Certifications: MCSE, MCITP, VCP
    WIP: > 0
  5. flex22

    flex22 Gigabyte Poster

    1,679
    0
    69
    Debian I'll choose then.[​IMG]

    I'm using that linux tutorial site Trip posted to have a bit of a mess around now and then.The tutorials are posted non-specific distro (or pointed out when it is specific) so it's good to use to explore linux, whichever distro your using.

    Like slypie says, I'd also like to learn linux before it become's more mainstream.
    Currently playing catchup with MS products all the time, I'm eager to get on a par with a technology.
     
  6. Fergal1982

    Fergal1982 Petabyte Poster

    4,196
    172
    211
    i use suse on my laptop. again, i heard it was easier to master for newbies than some of the other distros.

    flex, if you wanna try out different distros to see what you like, keep an eye on the linux magazines. i know theres one which produces a CD distro virtually every month. these are great, you can boot to the cd, run the distro, and get a feel for it, all without installing onto the HDD, i think the distros are fairly limited (but what do u expect from a CD running OS), but it means you can try heaps of distros out all without installing onto systems.

    Fergal
     
    Certifications: ITIL Foundation; MCTS: Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010, Administration
    WIP: None at present
  7. Sandy

    Sandy Ex-Member

    1,091
    2
    65
    RedHat V8

    Mandrake
     
  8. nugget
    Honorary Member

    nugget Junior toady

    7,796
    71
    224
    SuSE for me at home and at work. Knoppix as rescue systems at both places.[​IMG]
     
    Certifications: A+ | Network+ | Security+ | MCP (270,271,272,290,620) | MCDST | MCTS:Vista
    WIP: MCSA, 70-622,680,685
  9. Phoenix
    Honorary Member

    Phoenix 53656e696f7220 4d6f64

    5,749
    200
    246
    nug mate, do you use Suse as a primary OS at either location?
    im about to make the plunge myself by converting my laptop to a full blown Gentoo install (it will take a few days to install LOL)
     
    Certifications: MCSE, MCITP, VCP
    WIP: > 0
  10. AJ

    AJ 01000001 01100100 01101101 01101001 01101110 Administrator

    6,897
    182
    221
    We use Red Hat at work to run the mail server. Plan is that once I've got this blasted server 2003 upgrade out of the way I'll start on Linux certs as well, so I'm with Flex on this one regarding with is the best flavour for a beginner, and how can i mix them into my home windows xp network
     
    Certifications: MCSE, MCSA (messaging), ITIL Foundation v3
    WIP: Breathing in and out, but not out and in, that's just wrong
  11. Phoenix
    Honorary Member

    Phoenix 53656e696f7220 4d6f64

    5,749
    200
    246
    mixing them is rather straight forward these days, i take it you mean sharing files and internet connection? not domain login and such?

    Samba client and server enable linux boxes to share files on a windows network and connect to windows shares on other machines, NFS is used between linux machines

    integrating on the network will be as straight forward as anything else


    unless you mean a dual boot situation, which i have never attempted so cant comment, but have been warned against trying this with Fedora Core 2 as it cuts off XP access :) (bug)
     
    Certifications: MCSE, MCITP, VCP
    WIP: > 0
  12. nugget
    Honorary Member

    nugget Junior toady

    7,796
    71
    224
    Phoenix, I started a new job this year and the company had 2 SuSE 7.3 servers. I went home after the interview and bought SuSE 9.0 Pro to learn and practice with, the rest of the workstations are Win2K.

    At the moment I'm a bit disillusioned with Linux and haven't used it for a while, but I plan to get it up and running very soon.
     
    Certifications: A+ | Network+ | Security+ | MCP (270,271,272,290,620) | MCDST | MCTS:Vista
    WIP: MCSA, 70-622,680,685
  13. Phoenix
    Honorary Member

    Phoenix 53656e696f7220 4d6f64

    5,749
    200
    246
    heh, it does take a bit of work at the moment, but its make tremendous progress in the last 2 years, hell 2 years ago it would hardly install on most modern platforms (usually down to poor chipset support)

    its come ALONG way, and it seems to be progressing just as fast now, i think its a case of bearing the growing pains with it so we are in the position we need to be in, in say, another 2 or so years as it increases its market share
     
    Certifications: MCSE, MCITP, VCP
    WIP: > 0
  14. tripwire45
    Honorary Member

    tripwire45 Zettabyte Poster

    13,493
    180
    287
    I know lots of folks in these parts that use Slackware. Slack 10.0 was just released and the reviews are good. I've also got copies of SuSe 9.1 Pro and Red Hat at home when I get the time to play with them. For really, really inexpensive Linux software, try http://www.osheaven.net.
     
    Certifications: A+ and Network+
  15. Phoenix
    Honorary Member

    Phoenix 53656e696f7220 4d6f64

    5,749
    200
    246
    for really really FREE linux software (those of you with broadband) check out
    Linux ISO
     
    Certifications: MCSE, MCITP, VCP
    WIP: > 0
  16. SimonV
    Honorary Member

    SimonV Petabyte Poster Gold Member

    6,651
    180
    258
    Nice link Phoenix, I can see me downloading a few ISO's from there today :biggrin Well thats what the fast Internet at work is for isnt it? :rolleyes:
     
    Certifications: MOS Master 2003, CompTIA A+, MCSA:M, MCSE
    WIP: Keeping CF Alive...
  17. Jakamoko
    Honorary Member

    Jakamoko On the move again ...

    9,924
    74
    229
    I have distros of both Red Hat and Suse, neither of which I have ever gathered the bottle to install. The only version I have played with so far is Knoppix, and even then, I only had partial success.

    Still, I haven't abandoned the idea of trying to get to grips with it (them), as the value is clearly not to be under-estimated. If I could just find a way to get my wife and daughter to spend a weekend "off-site", I reckon I'd take the plunge.

    Crikey, even the engineer who services our central heating at home is a Linux guru. Which is a shame, cos our boiler still runs on Windows 2000 Server :blink
     
    Certifications: MCP, A+, Network+
    WIP: Clarity
  18. tripwire45
    Honorary Member

    tripwire45 Zettabyte Poster

    13,493
    180
    287
    Sorry Phoenix...some of us are still struggling along with dial-up. :blink
     
    Certifications: A+ and Network+
  19. Phil
    Honorary Member

    Phil Gigabyte Poster

    1,680
    7
    87
    Well, I've voted Fedora since I plan on taking a masterclass at some time in the near future :D
     
    Certifications: MCSE:M & S MCSA:M CCNA CNA
    WIP: 2003 Upgrade, CCNA Upgrade
  20. tripwire45
    Honorary Member

    tripwire45 Zettabyte Poster

    13,493
    180
    287
    What's a "masterclass"?. I've seen the reference twice now. :blink
     
    Certifications: A+ and Network+

Share This Page

Loading...
  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.