bishop245 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 I think I am going to just say screw it and format the whole hdd and install linux on it. Is there a good distro for learning linux ,or are they about the same when it comes to a learning curve. I have used Ubuntu for a few years off and on never as my primary OS though, so my skills are lacking. I have heard Gentoo can be a pain if your not sure what your doing, and Fedora I haven't used in forever. I am trying to improve my software skills on some things, so maybe this is a good starting point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Max I would suggest playing around and installing a few live CDs just to see which one you like best.... For learning and ease of use I prefer PC LInux OS http://www.pclinuxos.com/?page_id=10 now on that page they had more than 2 distros offered....and each was tailored to your liking...some vanilla and plain and others with all the 3D eye candy.... the thing I like about this version over others is that the stuff is already installed and you can just add more. of coarse there are others but this is the one I like and its extremely easy to use There is 2 more that they didnt list Gnome and Phoenix-xfce....I have them if you want to try them though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeseMan42 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Ubuntu is pretty easy to get into, and the Ubuntu forums have a lot of support for whatever questions you may have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 I am used to Ubuntu and how easy it is. I guess I should have said maybe a good one for a business day to day comp and maybe a lil harder than Ubuntu. If I am going to push myself to learn then I know I need harder software. I am reading various sites too to help myself answer my own questions, but I know we got alot of good linux users here. I do value good info and with all the time I have spent as a member of this site we have always had really good people for noobs like me to ask questions. I wish I was still one of the more knowledgeable people but alas I aint no more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 I think you should stick with Ubuntu since it's the most widely used one. It's very easy to find some help for it on the Internet. BTW, if you download the latest Ubuntu but don't like the new Unity desktop, you can turn it off at the login screen. There's also Linux Mint which is based on Ubuntu, so everything is compatible. Basically, they added some more packages installed by default and the color theme is not the same either. Finally, there's also Debian which is what Ubuntu is based off. It's lighter than the latter but still very easy to use. Linux Mint also has a Debian edition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_bowtie Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Everything Ubuntu has PC Linux OS has too....its all compatable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 Funny how this seems to be a staff only thread lol and thanks guys for the info I do have Ubuntu 11.04 dling atm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 I know Ubuntu is the easiest, I'll probably have to install one when I start my Linux/UNIX class this upcoming fall semester. I really liked Mandriva for coolness factor when i played around with a live cd a year or so ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 booting into unbuntu 11.04 as of right now no more windows on the work comp unless they make me change it back but since i am the tech I would love to see the boss make me hehe and if things dont change our server is going to go linux too since it is also vista business and not real server software Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 booting into unbuntu 11.04 as of right now no more windows on the work comp unless they make me change it back but since i am the tech I would love to see the boss make me hehe and if things dont change our server is going to go linux too since it is also vista business and not real server software Yeah Linux is pretty good for servers and machines you restart only once or twice a year. I think it's much more valuable in this market segment than on desktops. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 I was actually needing to do this as well, as I am in a Linux class now. At school they are using Fedora Though. So this thread now has me trying to figure out if I should go with Unbuntu over Fedora. Has anyone on here used Fedora, because so far it seems pretty user friendly and easy to use. But, if there are advantages with Unbuntu, then I don't have any problems going that direction instead. When it comes to the GUI version of Linux, it doesn't matter since my class is like 99.9% command line anyway. Any help would be greatly appreciated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted August 27, 2011 Posted August 27, 2011 last time I used fedora was fedora core 4 I think lol so not sure how it stacks up to ubuntu now days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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