I used to have freespire linux and it sucked.
2006-12-23 12:48:06 · 12 answers · asked by severedhead15 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I answered a question similar to this a while back:
If you are starting out, I suggest that you take a look at Mandriva, Ubuntu or Kubuntu.
Mandriva - While I think it is the prettiest of them all, I think the speed takes a hit. It uses .rpm based installers (if you don't know what that is yet, it is fine. You will learn.)
Kubuntu - I personally feel that this is a great start for a beginner. KDE in general is much closer to Windows than GNOME. It is .deb based.
Ubuntu - Ubuntu is the same as Kubuntu, but it has the GNOME interface. I believe that it is the fastest of all of the ones that I have listed.
The best way to find the Linux distribution for you is to try out many of them. All of the ones that I have listed have Live CDs, that will allow you to try out the distribution before you install it.
2006-12-23 12:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have been using Kubuntu now for about three weeks and I can honestly say that this is the best Linux distribution I have ever used. Others I have used include Red Hat 9, and most recently Suse Linux. Which was good but is really inconvenient with the Red Hat Packaging System compared to apt-get.
Good Luck.
2006-12-23 12:54:24 · answer #2 · answered by cainofnod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a good version of Linux. Most people tend to gravitate towards Redhat. However, if you are looking for a GOOD free operating system try FreeBSD. It's a bit harder to work with, but more consistent and stable than Linux. It can be found here: http://www.freebsd.org/
FreeBSD® is an advanced operating system for x86 compatible (including Pentium® and Athlon™), amd64 compatible (including Opteron™, Athlon™64, and EM64T), UltraSPARC®, IA-64, PC-98 and ARM architectures. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large team of individuals. Additional platforms are in various stages of development.
2006-12-23 12:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Freespire is the best for a newbie then slide into a ubuntu based distro like linux mint or ubuntu.
2016-05-23 02:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm running Ubuntu and can't complain, and I've got some friends that have Red Hat, and it looks pretty enticing...I'm probably getting that soon too. Most can be had for free, look on google for the distro's website, there should be a torrent link for it...
2006-12-23 12:54:48 · answer #5 · answered by Chris_Knows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is your answer:
http://www.helpero.com/news/Computers/Linux/UBUNTU-vs-SUSE-vs-FEDORA_20.html
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2006-12-24 07:07:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I vote for ubuntu or kubuntu. You can download the iso image from a link on the website or if you want to wait they will send you free install and or live cds.
2006-12-23 13:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've used SuSE and it's very good. Only downside is that the installer for the latest version is 6-ish CDs, which is quite a lot of burning. It's definitely worth it.
2006-12-23 13:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by incorrigible_misanthrope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Ubuntu linux. Get it here:
http://www.ubuntu.com
2006-12-23 12:49:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anthony Bernard 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Fedora is the best Linux version. More info and download here http://www.linuxboards.org/showthread.php?t=2376
2006-12-23 15:14:42 · answer #10 · answered by Danno_D_Manno 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋