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I've heard so many good things about Linux OS. Specially about the far superior safety compared to any Windows. Please advise on where to get it, what version is the best, is it free?, etc.
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By far, Mandriva Linux is still the best for new users; Ubuntu *will be* in a year or so. *Or* try Linux Mint, which is based on Ubuntu, with small but important further feature; Mandriva One free edition came with official driver for graphic card and other goods like firmware for ADSL modems, etc; Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu are similar aout installation; compared to Mandriva One, they don't support 3D desktop (you can add it by following instructions, later, but that's not a good welcome for a beginner...), some minor issue (my HP scanner/printer was ready to works on Mandriva, I had to do nothing, while on Ubuntu I had to choose "Add printer" after the installation) and no closed source driver or firmware (you can install later, if needed). Linux Mint compared to Ubuntu and Mandriva came with multimedia codecs (again, you can install later on the other two) and, more important, offer you a Control Center (based on OpenSuSE one): Mandriva Control Center is the best, very useful and easy to use; Ubuntu still miss a Control Center, that's very bad for newbies...
Mandriva 2007 free on one dvd or four cd is like Mandriva One but no official driver, firmware and 3D ready desktop.
Mandriva One, Ubuntu, Mint are "live cd", meaning they will work without installing them on the hard disk (if your ram is enough, I suggest at least 256 mb), you can try them (of course they'll be slower) and if you like, click on "install" option, which is almost full automatic.
Mandriva free dvd or four cd and Ubuntu cd labeled as "alternate" are not live, they must be installed the old way: when your pc boot, you'll see the installer: this way, Mandriva is way easier then Ubuntu.
Just one link, with a lot of link: http://www.distrowatch.org
By far, Mandriva Linux is still the best for new users; Ubuntu *will be* in a year or so. *Or* try Linux Mint, which is based on Ubuntu, with small but important further feature; Mandriva One free edition came with official driver for graphic card and other goods like firmware for ADSL modems, etc; Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu are similar aout installation; compared to Mandriva One, they don't support 3D desktop (you can add it by following instructions, later, but that's not a good welcome for a beginner...), some minor issue (my HP scanner/printer was ready to works on Mandriva, I had to do nothing, while on Ubuntu I had to choose "Add printer" after the installation) and no closed source driver or firmware (you can install later, if needed). Linux Mint compared to Ubuntu and Mandriva came with multimedia codecs (again, you can install later on the other two) and, more important, offer you a Control Center (based on OpenSuSE one): Mandriva Control Center is the best, very useful and easy to use; Ubuntu still miss a Control Center, that's very bad for newbies...
Mandriva 2007 free on one dvd or four cd is like Mandriva One but no official driver, firmware and 3D ready desktop.
Mandriva One, Ubuntu, Mint are "live cd", meaning they will work without installing them on the hard disk (if your ram is enough, I suggest at least 256 mb), you can try them (of course they'll be slower) and if you like, click on "install" option, which is almost full automatic.
Mandriva free dvd or four cd and Ubuntu cd labeled as "alternate" are not live, they must be installed the old way: when your pc boot, you'll see the installer: this way, Mandriva is way easier then Ubuntu.
Just one link, with a lot of link: http://www.distrowatch.org
What Linux distrobution is your favourite and why?
Carson Ros
I have CentOs 5.4 on one desktop system, 2 CentOS servers- 1 running asterisk and 1 running the SQL and Apache for the dialer. I have 3 Ubuntu 9.10 desktops, 1 Fedora 12 Desktop and my laptop has Ubuntu 9.10 x64.... only because I couldnt get my ATI card to work right with Fedora's KDE for some reason. Even in Ubuntu, I have to use Gnome for the dual monitor display to work correctly.
What is your favorite distro and why?
Answer
Ubuntu
Reasons
1) It just works. I haven't had to fiddle around to get hardware to work since Intrepid, except when testing alpha versions. The installer is easy and slick. Everything has worked right out of the box on both new installs as well as dist-upgrades, including sound, 3D graphics, printers, wifi, bluetooth, and webcams. In fact I still can't get Bluetooth to work on XP/Vista and my HP MFD won't work(the scanner part anyway) since I lost the driver CD; both of these have worked out of the box with Ubuntu since Gutsy. I didn't even run into any of the Intel graphics issues that so many were talking about in Jaunty.
2) Excellent seamless upgrade process, and a regular release schedule for new versions. The update manager is excellent and easy to use. Plus the advantages of APT and Synaptic coupled with the deb format, thanks to Ubuntu's Debian roots.
3) The best feature- great documentation, and exceptional community support at ubuntuforums.
Ubuntu
Reasons
1) It just works. I haven't had to fiddle around to get hardware to work since Intrepid, except when testing alpha versions. The installer is easy and slick. Everything has worked right out of the box on both new installs as well as dist-upgrades, including sound, 3D graphics, printers, wifi, bluetooth, and webcams. In fact I still can't get Bluetooth to work on XP/Vista and my HP MFD won't work(the scanner part anyway) since I lost the driver CD; both of these have worked out of the box with Ubuntu since Gutsy. I didn't even run into any of the Intel graphics issues that so many were talking about in Jaunty.
2) Excellent seamless upgrade process, and a regular release schedule for new versions. The update manager is excellent and easy to use. Plus the advantages of APT and Synaptic coupled with the deb format, thanks to Ubuntu's Debian roots.
3) The best feature- great documentation, and exceptional community support at ubuntuforums.
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