Which Linux is right for me? So far I've been suggested: Debian, RedHat, Ubuntu?
Friday, February 11th, 2011 at
09:48
I don’t know which one to choose, can you add your suggestions? especially with reasons. I am a computer engineering major in college, I’ve been building computers for years and am trying to get into software and linux.
Tagged with: building computers • computer engineering • Linux
Filed under: Debian
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I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 6 Main Edition which is Ubuntu based. Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled.
You would be best off RUNNING IT LIVE so you can get the feel of things.
Linux Mint 6 Release notes
http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_felicia_whatsnew.php
Linux Mint 6 Download
http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=31
Once you have got the feel of things you may wish to consider an installation
The Perfect Desktop – Linux Mint 6 (Felicia)
http://www.howtoforge.com/the-perfect-desktop-linux-mint-6-felicia
You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint 6 then you need to create a Bootable CD from the ISO. This can easily be done using Nero Burning ROM or similar software. Linux Mint can also be run straight from the LiveCD you have created without touching your Hard Drive.
Remember you can RUN IT LIVE !
gman
Were you aware that Ubuntu is Debian based
http://www.ubuntu.com/community/ubuntustory/Debian
LUg.
If you’re wanting to be a system admin I would recommend a red hat distro. CentOS is the free community distro of red hat enterprise. Ubuntu is fine for a desktop/laptop but if you really want to get down to the internal workings of linux you should probably use something more standardized for servers. I’ve worked in many data centers and know a ton of admins, none of which use ubuntu for production purposes. It really just depends on how much you want to learn. If you want to be a point and click admin then stick with windows.
I like Ubuntu. I had fights getting Debian to work, although I hear Red Hat seems OK. I am not quite sure why I couldn’t get Debian to work but I suspect it was a user-related problem.
I installed Ubuntu recently and found it surprisingly easy to configure. It also helped that it did recognize my wireless network card so I had the Internet virtually straightaway (I had to type in my wireless credentials, but that was about it). I expected a full drawn-out fight with my printer, but it recognized that in about one second flat and two seconds later it was working perfectly.
I am by no means an expert in it, as I’ve only had it installed for a couple of weeks, but it is clean, straightforward, and cooperative. It also runs faster than my XP installation so it’s getting the majority of use at the moment.
Ubuntu, debain sucks