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SanTa

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Anyone ever use it?

I have, very useful and easy based linux, but I unistalled it and went back to pro :\
 
Ubuntu boot manager on 3 1/2" floppy worked like a charm here when dual booting Fedora along with 98 then XP on a spare drive. One iso is already downloaded and burned to disk but saw problems getting installed. The Gentoo, ubuntu, and Knoppix live distros are kept onhand for drive rescues.

Eventually if I don't use the second drive in the case at present for dual booting Vista a Linux distro would be a consideration there again. A Knoppix, ubuntu, Mandrake, never Fedora again, Slackware, SUSe, and some others would certainly be the list to choose from.
 
Ubuntu Linux is a prime example of Linux distrobutions at it's easiest. If your a Windows lover, in fear of moving over to Linux because of the change then Ubuntu would be the first distro that I'd recommend to you. It's also good if your an advanced Linux user because with Ubuntu you get the best of both worlds (drag, drop and click or terminal command).

May I ask what made you go back to using Windows? Don't suppose it was the gaming support, or rather lack of it, on Ubuntu was it?
 
I never totally switched over to Linux to go back. When initially trying to get familiar with Linux I dual OSed a second drive first with MSDos 6.22 and WIN 3.1 on the first 1.5gb partition with 95 on a second and Fedora on the remaining. Then I wiped those off for a run of 98SE and Core 4 followed by the upgrade to XP there. The early attempts at getting Fedora to run was a trip. The ubuntu iso won't go on when the first try at Fedora was wiped off the drive. FreeDos didn't seem to want to go on either. So with a little help from a Linux forum Core 4 finally ran after repeated downloads and installation attempts just to get one or two files to copy to the drive.

Finally when it was running a friend was stuck trying to install XP on a SATA drive where the installer won't see the drive. The bios did but not XP. I told him to use the then XP/Fedora drive until he could format the SATA and get it running as a stand alone primary. With that drive still tied up there I recently bought another drive when it sounded like the present now second drive was crapping out. The old board was what retired. Gee? On a 250gb drive with 135gb used for storage do you think ubuntu will go on the remaining drive space?
 
I like Ubuntu too :) Ubuntu and Slackware are my two favorite distros (and are very different ;) lol). I do wish Ubuntu's main WM was KDE, though. Kubuntu is nice, but it isn't as nice as Ubuntu is for Gnome.

I was using Linux for about a year full time, but I started using Windows again for Photoshop. Photoshop and Skype are the two apps that I stay on Windows for :)
 
Breaks said:
Ubuntu Linux is a prime example of Linux distrobutions at it's easiest. If your a Windows lover, in fear of moving over to Linux because of the change then Ubuntu would be the first distro that I'd recommend to you. It's also good if your an advanced Linux user because with Ubuntu you get the best of both worlds (drag, drop and click or terminal command).

May I ask what made you go back to using Windows? Don't suppose it was the gaming support, or rather lack of it, on Ubuntu was it?
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Try blag linux. blagblagblag.com. Its my favorite and easiest distro i think.
 
More and more I've been hearing favorable reports on Slackware. SUSe and Mandrake have also seen favor with many. I certainly want something besides a Red Hat distro again.
 
I would be looking for a distro that has more support for hardware devices. I know more and more Linux drivers are becoming available for video and sound cards. In addition to that the size of the distro as far as download time can make a difference. Fedora took 4 cds to complete while download time took a full day due to the sssslllooowww servers used for the download links.
 
I've used Ubuntu. I've used Kubuntu. I hated both. I'm a happy SUSE user now, though. SUSE may be a larger distro, but sometimes, if you have the space, the bigger the better.
I've never used Slackware, but I've heard people swear by it. That the next one I'm going to install, but I'm just going to say: Distros like Freespire and Xandros are better for the new Linux user. The next easiest, I'd say, is PCLinuxOS, from there SUSE, then Fedora Core, and then more...
If someone is looking for a distro that is good for all-around use, use SUSE (and, hey; it's free). Ubuntu isn't good for the advanced user, that's for sure. It doesn't even come with gcc, and it's not available in Ubuntu's tiny download repository.
 
The one problem I saw when trying to get ubuntu on was the lack of whatever was needed. The problem I saw with Fedora was getting it fully onto the drive from more then set of cd-rs burned with the needed isos. Once that one or two missing files were finally on it ran well for what it was. But a Red Hat distro like Fedora is geared more for the server type setup over the average desktop. Since ubuntu woudn't go on an alternative to get to know inside and out is one I am looking for. Hopefully one with drivers for hardwares available. Are there are with a right click mouse feature?
 
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