[NTLUG:Discuss] Distro Advice

Tom Tumelty tomtumelty at gmail.com
Wed Aug 29 07:04:53 CDT 2012


I have used Ubuntu for several years now. It is easy to use and the last
several versions just work. It is based on debian and distrowatch shows it
to be one of the most popular ones, #3 during the last 6 months, and #2
during the last 12 months.


On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:53 AM, Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 02:22:47AM -0500, Bryan Wangler wrote:
> > Ive been a fan of fedora since ive been introduced and Im thinking over
> > changing my distro and need some sage advice about my choices.
> >
> > Here they are:
> >
> > Debian -
> > OpenSuse -
> > ArchLinux -
>
> I think you'll find that all are really good.
>
> I've been a big fan of Ubuntu/Kubuntu since 2007, when my HD crashed
> while away on a trip and the only Linux installer I could come up
> with was a Ubuntu CD.  At the time I was pleasantly surprised how
> everything "just worked" with my notebook (especially wifi); since
> then I've continually experienced a lot of "gee, it just works"
> moments.  Kubuntu in particular has been a pleasure to use.
>
> The *buntu's are all Debian-based.
>
> Pm
>
>
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