7/21/2008

The best desktop linux to get

What is the best desktop linux to get?

Here is my list, having been running GNU/Linux since 1997:

Beginners and noobs, who want an easy, 'hands free' version, all should get http://pclinuxos.com and if this liveCDrom with 5,000 games and programs fits your needs, you press the 'Install PCLinuxOS' button!

You want to tell it, in the partitioning part, that you want to create a second partition, for PCLinuxOS, and, a third one of about your memory size up to 1Gb, for the memory swap file.

Second choice, for more advanced users, is http://kubuntu.org

Installs of any second OS, with re-partitioning of the hard drive, requires that you FIRST, in Windows, de-frag and clean up the drive!

You will find that you don't have to administer the system, like you do in Windows (about an hour every 20 hours of use, per computer!), with Microsoft having 150,000 Virus Definitions, and the spyware, adware, pop-ups, core vulnerabilities, that plagues Windows!

Linux will be a real relief! Plus, GNU/Linux uses all the same tools as MAC OS X (based upon another Unix, Darwin BSD!) that are maintenance free!

http://lugww.counter.li.org has 700 FREE clubs, so there is probably one in your area!

Free advise and help is ALWAYS there, at the forums for each distro! Linux is what 76% of all Internet servers, including Microsoft.com and hotmail.com (15,000 Linux Servers for EACH!), and Google.com (100,000 servers!) run!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The best one to get is plain old Ubuntu of maybe linux Mint.

PclinuxOS and other kde based distro's aren't nearly as user friendly (and fun to use) as gnome distro's.

Unknown said...

There's also Mandriva.
You can choose a KDE liveCD, or a GNOME liveCD with proprietaries drivers included, or a Free DVD edtion with both GNOME and KDE and 100% Free software.
On top of that you have all the administrations tools provided with Mandriva.

Please note that PCLinuxOS is based on Mandriva.
Mandriva 2008 Spring Tour
Mandriva Official documentation

Sefy Levy said...

@linuxowns, as a user coming FROM windows, i would STRONGLY advice AGAINST any distro using GNOME which looks like "at best" as a Windows95/98 pathetic ugly interface.

KDE gui is FAR easier to use and friendly for a person switching from Windows. Just about any user i know who went from an XP to Linux and tried Gnome, went back to XP a day after!

KDE/Kickoff is far superior and easier!