Choose OS
Saturday, 13 August 2005, michuk
This is the central place for all of you hesitating which Linux distro or BSD flavor to pick. Fill out the distro chooser first, and then interactively compare the major GNU/Linux and BSD flavours to see what seems the best fit for you!
If you have a laptop or older hardware you should take a look at those articles as well:
- Linux on laptops – learn which distros are best supported on notebooks
- Linux on older hardware – see which distros are a better choice for the older (but still functioning) machines
Pic 1. Lots of distros… which is the best for me?
Finally, if you just want to try Linux with minimal learning-curve, try one of the Live-CD distros, without damaging your Windows installation, straight from the CD!
Whatever you choose, stay with GNU/Linux! It’s really worth using, so give it a try!
Simantec Linux software offers the world’s leading remote control solution – Simantec PCAnywhere for managing remote computers securely across multiple platforms.
Propagate this post
Subscribe to RSS feed for this article! | Trackback URI
26 Comments
- A hyperlink: <a href="polishlinux.org">GNU/Linux for everyone!</a>,
- Strong text: <strong>Strong text</strong>,
- Italic text: <em>italic text</em>,
- Strike: <strike>
strike</strike>, - Code: <code>
printf("hello world");</code>, - Block quote: <blockquote>Block quote</blockquote>
Warning: include(0php’): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /sites/polishlinux.org/wp-content/themes/jakilinuxorg/page.php on line 70
Warning: include(): Failed opening '0php’' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') in /sites/polishlinux.org/wp-content/themes/jakilinuxorg/page.php on line 70
You should write something about Solaris too. Something like Nexenta, wich it looks like a very interesting OS and a great idea.
Tell us, pros and cons of it and various comparisons. It could be a good idea and at least for me OpenSolaris looks very interesting. So why not talk abit about it ?
Ah, yes, for who doesn`t know, Nexenta is an Ubuntu distro with Solaris kernel !
I am new to Linux and at the moment my favorite combination is Edgy 6.1 with KDE 3.5. Could you please let me know when e17 is in the same stage of completion as KDE. I have seen a couple of pictures and comments on http://www.modfree.org and it would be nice to give it a try.
Any advice would be very welcome. Many thanks!
ed-j
You seem to have an extensive set of Linux reviews, yet there is one glaring ommission… PCLinuxOS. The latest version (english only) being 2007 test release 3, soon to be test release 4 (possibly later today), quickly followed by 2007 final. The test release 3 is an amazingly stable, user friendly distro. I’d give it 6 ****** on a scale of 1* to 5* Certainly worth checking out, it’s currently rated number 4 on distrowatch.
Curt: Feel free to edit the comparison data for PCLinuxOS on our wiki. All is transmitted to the vortal as soon as it’s complete!
i prefer pclinuxos for me is the best and easy for beguiners i try to change windows an try ubuntu but really i like more pclinuxos i recomended defini..
OpenSolaris codenamed Project Indiana LiveCD looks promising.
Test
Try ubuntu.
Great for beginners and those who want to shift from windows to linux
linux software…
Your post on polishlinux.org ” Choose OS was interesting….
You guys should try Mandriva – brilliant up-to-date OS for 2010. Better than PCLinuxOS and Ubuntu.
[...] http://polishlinux.org/choose/ [...]
Arch, the Rolling Release, forever
You could write an article on the various types of users and their suitable distros. Like
* Absolute newbies
* New born geeks
* Experienced geeks
* Gamers
* Musicians/Artists
* Average user
* Programmers
That would be really helpful
Hello there! Do you know if they make any plugins
to protect against hackers? I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard
on. Any recommendations?
I almost never comment, however i did some searching and wound up here polishlinux.
And, if you are writing on other places, I’d like to follow anything new you have to post.
org » Choose OS. And I actually do have a couple of questions for you if it’s allright. Could it be just me or does it look like a few of the remarks appear as if they are written by brain dead individuals?
Could you list of every one of your communal sites like your Facebook page, twitter feed, or linkedin profile?
You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this topic
to be really something that I think I would never understand.
It seems too complicated and very broad for me.
I am looking forward for your next post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!
You really make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be actually something which I think
I would never understand. It seems too complex and
extremely broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!
I’m extremely pleased to discover this site. I need to to thank you for ones time due to this wonderful read!! I definitely loved every little bit of it and i also have you bookmarked to check out new stuff on your website.
Have you ever considered publishing an e-book or guest authoring on
other sites? I have a blog centered on the same subjects you discuss and would really like to have you
share some stories/information. I know my viewers would value your work.
If you’re even remotely interested, feel free to shoot me an email.
I every time used to read post in news papers but now as
I am a user of web thus from now I am using net for content, thanks to web.
I think this is one of the most important info for me.
And i’m glad reading your article. But want to remark on few general things, The website style is ideal, the articles is really great : D. Good job, cheers
I always used to study paragraph in news papers but now as I am a
user of web so from now I am using net for content,
thanks to web.
Spot on with this write-up, I actually feel this web site needs much
more attention. I’ll probably be returning to see more, thanks for the info!
My family members all the time say that I am wasting my time here at net, except I know
I am getting know-how daily by reading such good articles.
Heya this is kind of of off topic but I was wondering if
blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML.
I’m starting a blog soon but have no coding expertise so I wanted to get guidance from someone with experience. Any help would be greatly appreciated!