Best version of linux?

[xed_over]

However, remember that Ubuntu is an African word meaning "I don't know how to configure Debian".

LOL !!!

[Jordus]

Ok. Main problem fixed. I now have INTERNET.

This linux is awesome! soooo much faster than my windows.

I forget why i stopped using linux a few years back.... but I must have been crazy....

[Tryphon]

You'll remember soon enough

[tj86430]

And of course there is always this

[Kirby]

KDE desktop is also worth checking out, I prefer that over gnome but that's just a matter of preference.

Totally unrelated to the distro issue, but as far as desktop/window managers go imao you simply can't beat FVWM.

You might also consider fluxbox. It's pretty light weight.

[Scrivener]

Start with Ubuntu. If you outgrow it, or decide you want more control over your system then try Arch.

Arch isn't a good distro for people new to Linux, but I really like it.

[cdybeijing]

I am neither computer illiterate nor computer savvy. I took 1.5 years of computer science in college and have had my own computer for about 11 years. Until 3 months ago, I had never tried using GNU/Linux in any form.

I am currently running Ubuntu 9.10. It mostly worked perfectly immediately after install, except I needed to configure my wireless adapter as it is proprietary. There was an initial love phase where I felt "HOLY AWESOMENESS THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER!!!"

That feeling has faded and I am satisfied with the speed and performance of this distro. My computer crashes occasionally and there are 1-2 annoying glitches, but the advantage of not needing to run any AV software in the background more than outweighs any negatives.

I have downloaded 10.04 but not installed it. Now that I have this setup configured, not sure I really need to bother upgrading at this time.

Does anyone think bumping up to 10.04 from 9.10 is worth the bother?

[tj86430]

I am neither computer illiterate nor computer savvy. I took 1.5 years of computer science in college and have had my own computer for about 11 years. Until 3 months ago, I had never tried using GNU/Linux in any form.

I am currently running Ubuntu 9.10. It mostly worked perfectly immediately after install, except I needed to configure my wireless adapter as it is proprietary. There was an initial love phase where I felt "HOLY AWESOMENESS THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER!!!"

That feeling has faded and I am satisfied with the speed and performance of this distro. My computer crashes occasionally and there are 1-2 annoying glitches, but the advantage of not needing to run any AV software in the background more than outweighs any negatives.

That almost sounds like me when I got my first Mac, except that I didn't have to configure any adapters and it doesn't crash.

[amnal]

I am neither computer illiterate nor computer savvy. I took 1.5 years of computer science in college and have had my own computer for about 11 years. Until 3 months ago, I had never tried using GNU/Linux in any form.

I am currently running Ubuntu 9.10. It mostly worked perfectly immediately after install, except I needed to configure my wireless adapter as it is proprietary. There was an initial love phase where I felt "HOLY AWESOMENESS THIS IS THE MOST AWESOME THING EVER!!!"

That feeling has faded and I am satisfied with the speed and performance of this distro. My computer crashes occasionally and there are 1-2 annoying glitches, but the advantage of not needing to run any AV software in the background more than outweighs any negatives.

I have downloaded 10.04 but not installed it. Now that I have this setup configured, not sure I really need to bother upgrading at this time.

Does anyone think bumping up to 10.04 from 9.10 is worth the bother?

If you want to just have a stable distro installed and go from there, I recommend upgrading to 10.04 and leaving it at that. 10.04 is a long term support release, so you'll be able to receive updates (security or otherwise) for a lot longer than you will with 9.10. They've probably also put in extra effort to maintain stability, though I don't know to what extent that affects things.

[Harleqin]

I think that the best version is the current version, 2.6.34.

[CarlJung]

I think that the best version is the current version, 2.6.34.

I like this post.

[wms]

I want to like some posts here, but it's not allowed.

[CarlJung]

*high fives wms*

[Rafa]

Ive already tried several linux distros
(ubuntu,gentoo,slackware,pc-os,fedora,elive,g-os,dsl).
My favorite is dsl/slack/ubuntu, but whenever someone talks to me about it i usually recommend ubuntu, even though i think they should use whatever they feel like.

[schultz]

I think that the best version is the current version, 2.6.34.

I like this post.

I started out, what are they talking about? What am I not getting...check Ars a little later in the day...<facepalm> And I call myself a nerd.

On the subject, definitely recommend Ubuntu. And Gentoo? I guess you can do that, if you really want to go crazy and make the experience as painful as possible (especially as an inexperienced linux user). Recompiling the entire kernel just to get started. Makes me shudder. (Also, I'm a terrible linux admin. Just to clarify. )