Linux

[kevinok]

I want to know what everyone here thinks the best verison of linux and why? Also I want to know how much it costs and where I can get it? If Xcash comes back I will pay everyone that helped me.

[Leperkawn]

Yoper, it's free.

http://www.yoper.com/

(Hardcore linuxers, correct me if i'm wrong)

[DarkReality]

Every Linux version is free :-D

Some you have to buy because of the programs they deliver with them. Ironically all programs they sell are generally free as well, they just bundle them and then sell it for 30 Euros. Spiffy.

In any case, for switching, I found Suse to be quite acceptable, although I will now be reinstalling it for the third time after a series of screw-ups with partitioning. Nevertheless, I'm happy with it. Very windows-like when it comes to interface. You don't necessarily need to know many cryptic commands, although they'll make things so much quicker.

Red Hat's supposed to be quite easy to use as well.

Noclue'll be able to tell you more, I'll wager.

[Sam]

Yoper. I use it, I love it. Fastest out of the box OS ever, and all my drivers were detected. Easiest install I have ever tried (only had to redo it twice), and it is very customizable and great.

[ehntoo]

*cough*
First, Dark, that's not true. Not all linuxes are free. For example, Red Hat's new endeavor, RedHat Enterprize Linux, costs several hundred dollars.

And Bandit, it's not the fastest out of the box OS ever, but it IS the fastest System V Linux out of the box.

I recommend Yoper, and both Bandit and Lep got that from me. =P

www.yoper.com

It's free, fast, and the apt-get repository isn't too shabby any more... it's rather nice.

[DarkReality]

*cough*
First, Dark, that's not true. Not all linuxes are free. For example, Red Hat's new endeavor, RedHat Enterprize Linux, costs several hundred dollars

I correct myself, every Distro has a free version :-p

What makes enterprise different? Is it simply fine-tuned for one certain task, or does it have thousands of programs delivered with it that make life easier (or harder, whichever)?

[The_Fuzz]

TO try linux try damn small linux, 50 mega bytes.
Suse is good.
And noclue, im downloading yoper as i post.

[ehntoo]

Hehe... still not true.

Redhat doesn't make a free distro.

Not any more, anyway. They're actually associated in no way with Fedora, they just happen to host them so as to not have people knock down their office buildings.

[crusty]

TO try linux try damn small linux, 50 mega bytes.

That's just a waste of a partition. Try the Knoppix Live CD if you want to try Linux. It boots right off the CD, and installs nothing onto your hard drive.

[The_Fuzz]

It's a live cd, sorry, i was in a hurry

[XTTX]

Is there any server linux based OS's? I need one for my dad. Thanks for your help.

[DarkReality]

Well, Linux is a good choice for setting up a server. I'm sure there are some obscure linux distro versions finetuned to be servers. Check linuxiso.org, I remember seeing one or two there.

[JoeyG]

With a slow computer, get Red Hat 8, with a newer one, Red Hat 9.
Fedora is also an excellant choice. I personally can't stand Yoper, it loads fast, but is weird to use, and often slow for small periods of time.

[ehntoo]

... Don't use Red Hat.

Red hat is dead. Fedora is painfully slow. And I've never had problems with Yoper.

Just because you're used to RedHat KDE or RedHat Gnome, don't put Yoper down. Official KDE PWNS RedHat KDE's butt, and Gnome just... sucks. A lot.

[ScientistBlah]

Well, I'm getting a new computer sometime soon which I will keep Windows on, and the one I'm currently using, I would like to put Linux on.

I have 128mb RAM, 20gb harddrive and an Intel Pentium 3 500mhz processor. Just wondering what distro of Linux would work good on it.

Edit:I'm thinking about getting Suse because my dad's laptop has it and I'm pretty familiar with it. Good choice or no?

[JoeyG]

I'm using Yoper at the moment, I still think that Fedora runs better. I am annoyed that the 'open source communty' that created it I can't join. I can mod, and make my own versions, though. I'll be using Yoper for a while, because I don't think that Fedora 3 will be coming out anytime soon.

[DarkReality]

Suse was a good choice for me. Incredibly easy to set up and use. And I think it's also one of those linux distros that many people who are new to linux use, meaning you'll probably find a large amount of FAQ material and so on.

[Galactus]

Isn't Fedora 3 scheduled to have a final release within the next week or two?

Also, I'm using Yoper right now. It's alright. BLAG 10k is still the best distro I have ever used. I'm trying Yoper because a) I was told it's i686 optimized, b) Wanted to use something with a nice pretty KDE (Yoper's default style is Plastik, which I love), even though I still think Gnome is better than KDE. c) If I am going to use a distro I want it to work well for my needs, which Yoper does pretty well.

As far as the speed of it goes, I'm not terribly impressed. I'm not really noticing a difference over anything else I've used. Also, Frambuffer issues = no no.

[Helios]

There are betas for everything linux.