Linux users

Strong Bad
Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
edited April 2007 in The Clubhouse
Who out there is using Linux? What type and version?

I just finished up an install of Open SuSE 10.2 (latest version) and love it! Amazingly, it came with Open Office (looks just like MS Office), The Gimp (looks similar to Photoshop Elements) and tons of other goodies. Also has Firefox as the standard web browser.

Big thumbs up so far if you're looking for an alternative to Windows or have a spare PC to load it on. Hey, it's 100% free and legal!!!

John
No excuses!
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  • noimposse
    noimposse Posts: 264
    edited April 2007
    Ive tried a few different flavors of linux, but my favorite distro to use was Ubuntu. I used Suse for a few weeks and it was by far the easiest transition from windows to linux (that, and mandrake).

    Besides Ubuntu, Fedora core is probably the most current linux distro I have encountered. They seem to set the standard in interface and kernal advancements, and usually have the best driver support out of box, so to speak. Because we all know wrapping your own driver is a royal pain.
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  • jusdrink
    jusdrink Posts: 38
    edited April 2007
    i use to use linux for a server for my slim device the version was red hat v6.5 kinda old school used i think 6.1 in school for a few years in 2000.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2007
    Knoppix 3.1 here.
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
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    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
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    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2007
    I use SuSe at home, RedHat at work. Just finished installing a broadcast unit running RH and ASI card (DVB Master FD).
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2007
    +1 for Redhat (at school).
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited April 2007
    Had Redhat installed on my spare PC a while back and I liked it. Need to think about putting it on a partition again and dual boot my system.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2007
    appadv wrote: »
    +1 for Redhat (at school).
    Not free anymore though, unless you opt for their Fedora distro. We are using RH at work because we don't have a choice (3rd party SW issue).
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2007
    I'm actually back to XP Pro right now though.

    Nice to have a change...
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • sophie
    sophie Posts: 511
    edited April 2007
    i have mepis/w2k on my main computer. i use ubuntu on a school computer that is just for our tag class and use what ever live cd i can find on a p3 i use if anything happens to my good computer (had a fan die about a month ago and couldent get myself to pay $25 for a 120mm fan at BB and couldent go a week w/o a computer)
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  • fazer
    fazer Posts: 9
    edited April 2007
    I have used Mandriva, Redhat and SuSe at home.

    My work computer is an AS/400.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited April 2007
    Hmmm, Fazer, that's damn good chocolate. Well, it's not OT since both Fazer and Linux are Finnish products. :D
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited April 2007
    Knoppix

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • liordra
    liordra Posts: 152
    edited April 2007
    FC6 + gnome + beryl configured to insane level of effects.
    Suse 10.2 @ work
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  • jmwest1970
    jmwest1970 Posts: 846
    edited April 2007
    OpenSUSE 10.2 is nice but I had major problems with wireless configuration. I could never get my card to connect after the 1st time. I guess if never rebooted it would've been great! :rolleyes:

    I've also used OpenBSD, Ubuntu in several flavors, Fedora, RHLE, and Mandriva. They all have quirks, but I got tired of running Wine for my work apps, so I'm back to the M$ XPerience.
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