I've used Mandrake and that's it....I want to try a couple more though.

If you've used a lot, in your opinion, which is the best and why?

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Gosh.. too many to list!

- Calder OpenLinux eServer 2.3
- Slackware 4, 7, and 7.1
- SuSE 6.3
- Stormix 1 + 2
- Mandrake 6
- Redhat 5.2

I think my favorite at the moment depends on what i'm using it for. I've been quite impressed by Stormix 2 when used as a desktop workstation. For server uses, Caldera eServer seems to be more 'ready-to-go out of the box'.. which can be quite comforting to people that need a stable box up and running quickly.

I don't know if I can really name my 'favorite' distro though.. I mean, Linux is Linux.. but It is the small things that count, and make each one different.

Ryan

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Tell me more about this eServer distro. Sounds interesting ...

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I'm with Devnut. Tried all those, but add the Redhat 6.1 to that as well.

Keep coming back to Mandrake, though!


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Debian, RedHat, Mandrake, Finnix, Corel, Stormix, SuSE, and TurboLinux. My favorite would be Mandrake and SuSE in workstation config, and TurboLinux in server config.

Dave setup one of the first versions of Linux when it was just released on my computer, for a review on TheNewOS.com, which, seems to be gone. I have no clue what version that was though, so I am not much help, am I?

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Actually, it wasn't even close to one of the first versions of Linux big guy :-) I believe it was Mandrake 5.0 though.

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Yeah.. I would have to say that Mandrake isn't anywhere near the first distro.. (more like slackware..)

Dave, more about eServer:

It's, as I said, really to get going out of the box. If you're brand spankin new to linux.. (well.. somewhat experienced..), and want to get a stable server up and going quickly; this is the way to go.

They make it extremely simple to manage your daemons, and come with all the base (expected) server software preinstalled. The one downside, is that unlike some of the bigger distro's (Debian/Stormix, Redhat, etc..) they don't have an 'auto-update' (or auto-install for that matter..) feature, which makes package isntallation/updates quite a bit easier.

It's wothwhile to look at..

Ryan

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Slackware 7.1, Madrake 7.2, Caldera OpenLinux eDesktop 2.4, RedHat 6.something

RedHat and Caldera were ok, I absolutely hated Mandrake and I still have Slackware installed

i have used :
-red hat 5.2
-suse 5.0
-debian 2.2

and well debian is the better i have tried because of easy update.
And debian doesn't install a lot of utils you don't need. You have to select the one you want.

Look at http://www.debian.org

Redhat
Corel

Switched to BeOS - much happier now.

Linux Mandrake 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

oh, yeah and LFS-> build it yourself

Slackware 4
Red Hat 5.0, 6.1, 6.2
Caldera OpenLinux 2.2
SuSE 6.1, 6.3, 6.4
Mandrake 6.0, 7.0
Corel 1.1

Doesn't really count, but also FreeBSD v4.
My roomie's a big fan of Red Hat-based *nixes and hates Debian-like Linuxes, but oddly enough, on three different machines, the only one I've REALLY gotten up and running properly was Slackware. :-D

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I could see why someone would favor the 'Redhat' styled distros.. since they tend to be slightly more user friendly. With that, though, often (in my opinion) come compromises.

I mean... dist's like SuSE, Slack, and Debian are much more well known for being robust (generally speaking) than the lighter (workstation-oriented) versions.

Though I haven't yet used it, i've heard horrible things about RH7.. (by veteran linux users at least.) Even linus torvalds smashed it.. hehe..

Ryan

Yup...that's why I haven't even touched RH7. Actually, my roomie owns more Linuxes (Linuces?) than I can count on both hands. I don't really know why he repeatedly plunks down $30-$50 on each distro pack. Maybe he's just supporting the industry. As far as what he owns (Not downloaded, but paid for):

Suse 6.1, 6.4
Red Hat 6.2
Mandrake 7.2
Corel 1.1

What I own:
Mandrake 6.0
Red Hat 5.0
Caldera OpenLinux 2.2

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