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Which Linux distro do you use?

#21
I've used Ubuntu for a while but tried Mint recently and liked the "Menu" better. Figured I could just download the audio programs that are included in Ubuntu Studio.

The only thing is that I had not shopped for a PC in a while. I had my hopes on a Acer Netbook, then I figured I might as well get a Acer Notebook with twice the power for $35 more. A few days after, the laptop is on special @ $10 less than the netbook. So I buy it. Had totally forgotten about those cheap processors with no cache (Intel Celerons). Happens the laptop I bought has the AMD version of the Celeron. :atoz:It only has 512 kb of cache and 1.6 ghz 64 bit processor. Hopefully it will handle a bit of MIDI and recording :atoz:
 
#28
I'd suggest downloading the live DVD of what ever distro's you are interested in and see how they run on your particular laptop.

If they all would run equally perfect, I'd suggest Ubuntu just because of the excellent support and their commitment to freedom.

Next in the perfect world would be Fedora, but since RedHat is focused on Servers, you'll be expected to RTFM before you get much help.;)

Personally, SuSe used to be my favorite, but if you want to stay away from Microsoft....stay away from SuSe.:ninja: They were bought out by Novell years ago and are one of the distros that got in bed with Microsoft. Notice I said Used To Be. I wouldn't touch them or Xandros now.:scowl:

Ubuntu, Mint, Mepis are all good from the debian camp. Mepis was KDE, though I haven't looked at it in a year or so.

Fedora is for slightly more serious users IMO, but also excellant. And should be commended for years of big balls, and not letting companies(like MS) intimidate them.

If you want to take a peak at a cool Gentoo distro Sabian rocks!

But my vote is to stay away from the ones who have partnered with MS if you want to keep free and open software as an option for future generations.
 
#29
On the subject of Ubuntu Studio and deciding to go with just Ubuntu (or mint) the great thing about linux is you can make it however you want. When I first was learning about other distros, I asked my friend, why get a different distro when you can download all that stuff on a more basic level. He said exactly, they've done it for you. I like mint 'cuz it's pretty, and people like to see pretty. One of these days I'm gonna man up and try slackware however. Then you'll REALLY know your operating system, you basically built the top end yourself! On another note, I wouldn't start out with fedora. I had a few problems with my install and not much help with it which would cause a lot of hassle for newbies, there is TONS of info out there for Ubuntu. When I first installed Ubuntu I followed a 20 page guide without understanding half of it and got an awesome set up. As my knowledge increased, I was able to tweak it more for my liking! Just be careful, I've killed my compy twice, once following another person's advice without further research (stupid) and once with a partitioning error (stupid). The more you know, the fewer re-installs and the more you'll like it!


edit: check out distrowatch.com, lots of cool stuff. In fact, I do believe I will download my second favorite distro's new release now as I have a 300gig empty partition handy! (If you know your stuff, crunchbang kills)
 
#30
For all the ATI graphics users out there: Fedora does NOT like the fglrx driver associated with ATI cards. Granted, that's ATI's fault for taking their sweet time getting caught up on their linux support, but considering I've gotten the fglrx driver working on damn near every other distro I've tried it's the only reason I'm not using Fedora 11 right now.
 
#34
mjolnir said:
For all the ATI graphics users out there: Fedora does NOT like the fglrx driver associated with ATI cards. Granted, that's ATI's fault for taking their sweet time getting caught up on their linux support, but considering I've gotten the fglrx driver working on damn near every other distro I've tried it's the only reason I'm not using Fedora 11 right now.
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That's one reason why I suggested trying "live DVD's" before trying to do a full install.

Depending on his particular laptop, he may have an issue with graphics cards with one distro(or just not be able to get 3d acceleration) ...or he may have a prob with wireless, and not have any trouble with another. I've found this can happen even with closely related distros like Ubuntu and Mint, which you would think should work the same, but depending on your hardware , they may not.

By trying the live version first he can save some time and headaches, and the frustration of having a system that won't work properly. That's what they are there for.:)
 
#37
crispygoat said:
The only thing is that I had not shopped for a PC in a while. I had my hopes on a Acer Netbook, then I figured I might as well get a Acer Notebook with twice the power for $35 more. A few days after, the laptop is on special @ $10 less than the netbook. So I buy it. Had totally forgotten about those cheap processors with no cache (Intel Celerons). Happens the laptop I bought has the AMD version of the Celeron. :atoz:It only has 512 kb of cache and 1.6 ghz 64 bit processor. Hopefully it will handle a bit of MIDI and recording :atoz:
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Cache isn't as important on AMD processors as it is on intels.

Is it a sempron then or a turon?

If it's a turon then that's just the AMD laptop line.
 
#39
I'm a Linux Distro junkie. Used to install a new distro ever other week just for the hell of it.

I'm typing on my Debian Lenny box even as we speak. I tweak it to my liking. I like Ubuntu, but it's gotten a little bloaty lately. That said, if you're not that keen on messing with the distro and configuring it and you want one that works right out of the box, then I would recomend Ubuntu.... or better yet, Linux Mint. If you want to build a box for audio production, I've always liked 64 Studio.
 

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