What Distro Are You Using?

13579 · July 2010

On my netbook I run Ubuntu Netbook Remix 10.4, works pretty well. Hated the new netbook interface though, so I got rid of it, back to a classic Ubuntu desktop.

I'd run *nix on my desktop here, but support for dialup modems is little/hard to get working. Plus, not sure what distros are out there that would fully utilize my i7 core

Jack · July 2010

Linux Mint

I might install a BSD someday again when I feel like playing around

BaconPie · July 2010

I use fedora mostly but on the whole, I stick to closed source operating systems.

st3ve · July 2010

Ubuntu

I like to make live USBs and fuck around a lot, but that's what's installed.

Daktologist · July 2010

ubuntu 10.04

corduroy · July 2010

arch. I love the command line.

Onesan · July 2010

Centos for servers and desktop usage, bt4 for my laptop hax

Amie · July 2010

Gentoo on my main laptop (in dualboot with Vista) 'cause I like bleeding edge, rolling release and tinkering with command lines and configuration files
Crunchbang on an older laptop which just needs to work fast
Experimenting with FreeBSD and Arch on another older laptop

Issue313 · July 2010

Jack wrote: »

Linux Mint

I might install a BSD someday again when I feel like playing around

Linux Mint. I love it. Better even than Mac OS
Would use PCBSD maybe, but laptop support isn't great.

angryonion · July 2010

Mint but not so much lately.

autopsy · July 2010

I have been using Fedora since Fedora Core 1.
Before that I was using Slackware.

Numberjumbo · July 2010

autopsy wrote: »

I have been using Fedora since Fedora Core 1.
Before that I was using Slackware.

fuckin slacker

autopsy · July 2010

Numberjumbo wrote: »

fuckin slacker

It was pretty badass to see Slackware with kernel 1.2.1 on a CD.

bornkiller · July 2010

Ubuntu on my main puter
Arch on another for fucking around with.
Puppy on another
BT4 on a disc.

Unknown · July 2010

Ubuntu dual booting on my desktop (Windows 7 primarily).
I also have Backtrack on disc which I use sometimes for WEP cracking, and I have a few others on disc too. (Mint, puppy, Xubuntu)

Insurrection · July 2010

Im currently running Jolicloud because i sorta fucked up my computer. Before that i was using Ubuntu 9. When i Actually don't feel lazy i may actually install Ubuntu 10.04. I would really like to try slackware but I dont know how to install without a Guided User Interface (Sad i know).

bornkiller · July 2010

Insurrection wrote: »

Im currently running Jolicloud because i sorta fucked up my computer. Before that i was using Ubuntu 9. When i Actually don't feel lazy i may actually install Ubuntu 10.04. I would really like to try slackware but I dont know how to install without a Guided User Interface (Sad i know).

Although I run 10.04 I actually liked 9.10 better.

street carp · July 2010

I'm using CrunchBang on my main computer because it's 6 years old and is starting to struggle with the latest Fedora, Ubuntu and Mint releases. Openbox is the shit

I have Fedora 13 on one of my laptops, dual booting with Windows 7.

wasjosh · July 2010

phantomix on the laptop

backtracking on the desktops / some with have windows, you know to see out of.

Slartibartfast · July 2010

On my older desktops Arch Linux because of the power to refine it as much as you want.

On my newer desktops i am in the middle of removing Ubuntu and installing Fedora 13 because Ubuntu has become way to fisher-price for my liking (they hide too much background detail)

ashenblood · July 2010

opensuse 11.2, soon to be 11.3

autopsy · July 2010

Slartibartfast wrote: »

On my older desktops Arch Linux because of the power to refine it as much as you want.

What does Arch Linux bring to the table as far as refining, which makes it stand out any more than say Fedora or Slackware?

On my newer desktops i am in the middle of removing Ubuntu and installing Fedora 13 because Ubuntu has become way to fisher-price for my liking (they hide too much background detail)

I tried Ubuntu one time, and have hated it ever since.
I am glad I don't have to switch distributions due to something like you describe.
I was using Slackware for some time until I started to notice the speed of development was not what I wanted, then switched to RedHat 9 and finally Fedora when it because Fedora.

This has worked well for me.

bornkiller · July 2010

autopsy wrote: »

What does Arch Linux bring to the table as far as refining, which makes it stand out any more than say Fedora or Slackware?

Something you make your own.

autopsy wrote: »

I tried Ubuntu one time, and have hated it ever since.
I am glad I don't have to switch distributions due to something like you describe.
I was using Slackware for some time until I started to notice the speed of development was not what I wanted, then switched to RedHat 9 and finally Fedora when it because Fedora.

This has worked well for me.

You found your happy place.....that shit's all good then.;)

Slartibartfast · July 2010

autopsy wrote: »

What does Arch Linux bring to the table as far as refining, which makes it stand out any more than say Fedora or Slackware?

Generally, it's building up from the lowest base packages to exactly what you want; rather than building down by removing replacing bits from a ready made distro.

corduroy · July 2010

Slartibartfast wrote: »

Generally, it's building up from the lowest base packages to exactly what you want; rather than building down by removing replacing bits from a ready made distro.

It's also rolling release and the community is great and incredibly helpful.

Anal Probe Deluxe · July 2010

Ubuntu 10.04

Spook · July 2010

at the moment I'm using Fedora Core 13. Funny thing is, I remember that totse got me on to using it a while ago. I first used FC4 (I think it was Biopsy then didn't use linux for a while, tried out Ubuntu and although it was really easy to use I wanted something different. So yeah, I'm back to Fedora Core and I'm learning more all the time.

Personally, the command-line interface isn't so scary anymore, and I'd be using Linux all the time if I could get Traktor Scratch Pro to work in it.