Sabayon or Ubuntu? Other?

Sabayon or Ubuntu? Other?

  • Sabayon

    Votes: 3 33.3%

  • Ubuntu

    Votes: 6 66.7%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    9
  • Poll closed .
Ubuntu is easy to use yet it can be used for a lot. I like it. Another option would be Xubuntu (Ubuntu with the XFCE desktop manager).

~Jordan
 
i think Sabayon looks much nicer than Ubuntu but my choice of linux distro would be Suse.
I just dont use linux that much other than in virtual machine so i cant realy say if Sabayon is better than ubuntu though ;)
 
It probably depends on what Desktop Manager you like better. I like Ubuntu because it comes with Gnome and Gnome is very customizable. Then of course if you want KDE you can always use Kubuntu. Two other desktop environments you can look into are Enlightenment (actually a windows manager) and XFCE. You can get XFCE on Xubuntu and Vector (and many other distros), and you can get Enlightenment with Eldubuntu and Dreamlinux.

~Jordan
 
JordanII said:
Of what? The Desktop Managers?

~Jordan
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yeah, if ya don't mind :o

This is what gets me, you go to website GNOME website and under "what is GNOME?" The first thing it says is: "GNOME offers an easy to understand desktop for your Linux or UNIX computer"

Well, they ALL say that! :D
 
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bldgengineer said:
yeah, if ya don't mind :o

This is what gets me, you go to website GNOME website and under "what is GNOME?" The first thing it says is: "GNOME offers an easy to understand desktop for your Linux or UNIX computer"

Well, they ALL say that! :D
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I'll try and explain it. To start, I should explain what a desktop manger is. The desktop manager is pretty much everything you see on you desktop. The icons, the taskbars, and the windows are all controlled by a desktop manager. An example of a desktop manager would be the new DE (short for desktop manager) made by Microsoft called Aero, or Apple Aqua. Gnome, XFCE, and KDE are also desktop managers.

Gnome

Here is the default look of Gnome, it can be customized in many ways.

ubuntu.jpg


I like Gnome because it is simple and it is very customizable. You can get Gnome with Ubuntu. If you have an old system with only 256MB of RAM or less Gnome is not for you, In this case you should use XFCE.

XFCE

This is the default look of XFCE.

Vector.png


XFCE is very lightweight so it runs quite well on older systems. Like Gnome, XFCE is very customizable; however, unlike Gnome, XFCE boasts it's very own composite manager. You may wonder what a composite manager is. Simply said, a composite manager manages an operating systems transparency and such. You can get XFCE with both Vector Linux and Xubuntu Linux.

KDE

This is the KDE default look.

01-welcome.png


I have not used KDE very much because I don't like it near as much as Gnome or XFCE, but then everyone has opinions. KDE is quite customizable. I'm not sure if it comes with a composite manager or not, maybe someone else knows.

Well, that pretty much covers it. I hope this was helpful.

~Jordan
 
I personally don't like ubuntu all that much, its okay but it is good for beginners. I say try out kubuntu because KDE has a kind of windows feel for it, then move on to other things. Remember that no distro is best for everything, so your preference and opinion is really what will matter. Also, depending on what you want to accomplish may determine what distro you use.
 
tlarkin said:
I personally don't like ubuntu all that much, its okay but it is good for beginners. I say try out kubuntu because KDE has a kind of windows feel for it, then move on to other things. Remember that no distro is best for everything, so your preference and opinion is really what will matter. Also, depending on what you want to accomplish may determine what distro you use.
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I don't like KDE, It's to Khunky for me. :D
 
I suggested that because someone who is switching would feel way more comfortable in KDE, and just wait till ver 4 comes out, its gonna be sweet.
 
JordanII said:
It probably will be, but I can't stand the way they spell everything.
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like konsole
kwrite
knetworkmanager>?

LOL, I am not a huge fan of Gnome, those devs do some flaky stuff sometimes, but then again gnome and KDE are both kind of distro elite, some distros work better with gnome, others work better with KDE...Debian distros, sure either will probably work okay.
 
tlarkin said:
like konsole
kwrite
knetworkmanager>?

LOL, I am not a huge fan of Gnome, those devs do some flaky stuff sometimes, but then again gnome and KDE are both kind of distro elite, some distros work better with gnome, others work better with KDE...Debian distros, sure either will probably work okay.
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Konqueror
Kmail
Kaddressbook
Kopete
Korganizer
Kalarm
aKregator
Ktorrent
Kget
Digikam
Kpdf
K3B
Amorak
Kaffiene
Kommander
Kwrite
SuperKaramba

And of course, worst of all, Konsole. I call that annoying. :D lol

~Jordan
 
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