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Having trouble choosing a distro?

http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php

Try this test.

Slackware
Homepage: http://www.slackware.com/
Screenshots: LinuxQuestions.org
Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table.


Gentoo
Homepage: http://www.gentoo.org/
Screenshots: LinuxQuestions.org
Gentoo Linux is a special flavor of Linux that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme performance, configurability and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.

Not bad, love all the fancy AJAX.

Ubuntu
Homepage: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
Screenshots: LinuxQuestions.org
Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability (it should "Just Work", TM) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every release. Ubuntu ships with the latest Gnome release as well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD.

Mandriva
Homepage: http://www.mandrivalinux.org/
Screenshots: LinuxQuestions.org
Mandriva Linux (formerly known as Mandrake Linux) was created in 1998 with the goal of making Linux easier to use for everyone. Mandriva offers all the power and stability of Linux to both individuals and professional users in an easy-to-use and pleasant environment.

Kubuntu
Homepage: http://www.kubuntu.org/
Screenshots: LinuxQuestions.org
Kubuntu is a user friendly operating system based on KDE, the K Desktop Environment. With a predictable 6 month release cycle and part of the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu is the GNU/Linux distribution for everyone.

Freespire
Homepage: http://www.freespire.org/
Screenshots: LinuxQuestions.org
Freespire is a community-driven, Linux-based operating system that combines the best that free, open source software has to offer (community driven, freely distributed, open source code, etc.), but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they see fit.

If you choose noob for everything it recommends:

OpenSuSE

The openSUSE project is a community program sponsored by Novell. Promoting the use of Linux everywhere, this program provides free, easy access to the world's most usable Linux distribution, SUSE Linux. OpenSUSE delivers everything that Linux developers and enthusiasts need to get started with Linux. Hosted at opensuse.org, the project features easy access to builds and releases. It also offers extensive community development programs for open access to the development process used to create SUSE Linux.

Homepage: http://www.kubuntu.org/
Kubuntu is a user friendly operating system based on KDE, the K Desktop Environment. With a predictable 6 month release cycle and part of the Ubuntu project, Kubuntu is the GNU/Linux distribution for everyone.


Homepage: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
Ubuntu is a free, open source operating system that starts with the breadth of Debian and adds regular releases (every six months), a clear focus on the user and usability (it should "Just Work", TM) and a commitment to security updates with 18 months of support for every release. Ubuntu ships with the latest Gnome release as well as a selection of server and desktop software that makes for a comfortable desktop experience off a single installation CD.


Homepage: http://www.mandrivalinux.org/
Mandriva Linux (formerly known as Mandrake Linux) was created in 1998 with the goal of making Linux easier to use for everyone. Mandriva offers all the power and stability of Linux to both individuals and professional users in an easy-to-use and pleasant environment.

Yeah, I took it twice and I think the difference between getting Homey B's answer and Homey J/Neb's answer was one or two questions.

What are some distro's like K/Ubuntu, but based on Gentoo, Homey B?

KDE vs Gnome

http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/09/17 ... art_pos=30

KDE > Gnome