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If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us. |  01-28-2004, 03:23 PM | #1 | | Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chittagong Posts: 36 |  Linux Distributions
Which Linux Distribution you use???
Which Distribution you think best??? And Why??? |  |  | | 01-28-2004, 04:01 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 254 | There is no best distro. It all depends on your needs. Although there ARE better distros than others. The most popular distros right now I would have to say are - Gentoo, Debian, Slackware, Redhat and Suse.
Debian and Slackware have lots of history and have very deep roots with the beginning of the Open Source Movement. Redhat is third oldest, then Suse, then Gentoo.
There are distros especially customized for hardened security. enGarde comes to mind.
If you are a beginner, then go with Redhat or Suse. If your more advance go with Gentoo, Debian, or Slackware.
If you want speed, go with Gentoo.
If you want stability, go with Debian
If you want to be "cool", go with Slackware __________________
One day the child went east.
The next, west.
Then north.
And south.
Not everyone
realized he was there,
Not everyone recognized his power.
He spoke every language.
He just seemed to fit in.
Linux is everywhere
The future is open
IBM | | | | | 01-28-2004, 04:13 PM | #3 | | Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chittagong Posts: 36 | Aha! Then for Personal Use and Servers ??? | | | | | 01-28-2004, 04:40 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 254 | Well, what other applications are there for an operating system other than clients and servers? Linux is good for practically everything. The graphics in the Lord of the Rings didn't render themselves. They used IBM Linux render farms. On top of that, the graphics artist used linux with kde. http://static.kdenews.org/mirrors/th...de_gollum1.png They are also very good as servers. When was the last time you saw Google down from all the traffic they get. The NSA (US National Security Agency) are developing kernel patches that harden security for their own servers. I know my university has linux workstations for mathematical computations and graphics stuff. Motorola and other cell phone manufactures are starting to using linux as the platform of choice for their phones. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-984424.html There are just so many applications that I could list here. It is simple mind boggling and amazing how fast Linux is growing these days. __________________
One day the child went east.
The next, west.
Then north.
And south.
Not everyone
realized he was there,
Not everyone recognized his power.
He spoke every language.
He just seemed to fit in.
Linux is everywhere
The future is open
IBM | | | | | 01-28-2004, 05:16 PM | #5 | | Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chittagong Posts: 36 | But one thing I must admit.....these days though Linux is getting popularities.....but the main problem is that unavailability of softwares for Linux :( right?
Say, I want to use DreamWeaver, or I want to get a good graphics softwares such as 3D Studio Max, or Maya.....Gimp is not enought you know ;)
Besides....there is no workspace like Visual Studio so......isn't it very difficult for Linux to overtake Windows in personal use??? | | | | | 01-28-2004, 05:35 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 254 | I've heard DreamWeaver and Photoshop run very well with the CodeWeavers Crossover software. Weta Digital, the people that did the graphics for Lord of the Rings, used the crossover to run photoshop in linux. http://www.codeweavers.com/site/products/ Maya is native for linux. http://www.alias.com/eng/products-se...irements.shtml As for Visual Studios you have kdevelop, which is what I use, and you also have eclipse. http://kdevelop.kde.org/ (Just look at the picture) I use it daily, and I have to say it is much better than visual studios. http://www.eclipse.org/ Click on the consortium link on the left and see how many people are involved. I personally haven't tried it, but I do know people who have, and they say it is really good. __________________
One day the child went east.
The next, west.
Then north.
And south.
Not everyone
realized he was there,
Not everyone recognized his power.
He spoke every language.
He just seemed to fit in.
Linux is everywhere
The future is open
IBM | | | | | 01-28-2004, 05:52 PM | #7 | | Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chittagong Posts: 36 | Thanks for your nice informative replies! Hmm...it seems you are a Linux Geek ;)
Then what distribution you use for your PC?
Do you know how to write/use socket server in C with Linux systems??? | | | | | 01-28-2004, 06:10 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 254 | I use Gentoo with kernel 2.6.1 Sockets, no, but here is a tutorial I found: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerwork...lnxw16SocketP1 __________________
One day the child went east.
The next, west.
Then north.
And south.
Not everyone
realized he was there,
Not everyone recognized his power.
He spoke every language.
He just seemed to fit in.
Linux is everywhere
The future is open
IBM | | | | | 03-14-2004, 08:35 PM | #9 | | Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chittagong Posts: 36 | Hi, dduardo! Long days! Aha ;) Hey I went to the Gentoo Linux site: http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml But these are all trees in ftp downloads...now I need help on downloading....any suggesion??? | | | | | 03-22-2004, 09:01 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 254 | __________________
One day the child went east.
The next, west.
Then north.
And south.
Not everyone
realized he was there,
Not everyone recognized his power.
He spoke every language.
He just seemed to fit in.
Linux is everywhere
The future is open
IBM | | | | | 03-22-2004, 09:33 PM | #11 | | Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6 | Vmware
VMWare is the best thing to run windows programs inside of windows I have found...
Mandrake is my favorite distro | | | | | 04-18-2004, 11:47 PM | #12 | | Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 7 |
I was using RedHat Linux 9; but because of the April 30th cease & desist order for that version of Linux support and updates; I made a switch to Fedora. I am still evaluating which version of Linux to go with for a permanent thing; but this forum is helping me to do so, much easier. I noticed with interest some of the cool software programs above; but I quickly lost interest in Maya when I saw that the complete edition was only $2000.00 and the super deluxe edition was only $7000.00  Yikes! You sure know how to scare a new-comer to Linux!!
Last edited by Computer Nerd : 04-18-2004 at 11:50 PM. | | | | | 04-19-2004, 05:41 AM | #13 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 254 | Maya is a commericial app aimed at professional graphic artist, so don't expect it to come cheap. Some free alternatives are: pov-ray http://www.povray.org/ blender http://www.blender3d.com/ Blender is notorious for having one of the worst interfaces in the world. i've tried it before and couldn't figure out what all the buttons did pov-ray is much easier to handle, especially with the kpovray frontend. http://www.kpovmodeler.org/en/index.html __________________
One day the child went east.
The next, west.
Then north.
And south.
Not everyone
realized he was there,
Not everyone recognized his power.
He spoke every language.
He just seemed to fit in.
Linux is everywhere
The future is open
IBM | | | | | 03-08-2007, 06:10 PM | #14 | | Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 33 | My first serious distro was SUSE. At first, being a total newbie, I loved it. I slowly worked my way away from the Red Hat based distros. Debian was my true love after that. Now I use Ubuntu, as it gives me the best of Debian with the ease of installation as some of the other distros. | | | | | Thread Tools | | | | Rate This Thread | | |  Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
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