Linux Choice of distro

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VinayaK

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Hello people. Till now i was ocassionally using ubuntu 7.10 as my linux distro. I would want to use a different version or probably a different distro altogether this time. requirements would be simplicity, all advanced features which linux can offer and eye candy would do goood too :). Please suggest me asap as i would want to install a distro real fast. Thanking u ppl in advance.

-Vinayak
 
vishalrao

vishalrao

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If you like GNOME try Fedora 10, if you like KDE try Mandriva.

But you mentioned simplicity as a requirement? Then get Ubuntu 8.10 :D
 
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VinayaK

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dude does it have compiz fusion and ntfs read ... pardon me if this was one of the noobiest things asked
 
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VinayaK

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it will be stable on AMD Athlon 64 - 3200+ i hope .. this is because i read in their main site below the live cd a statment which says "683MB, ISO format, 1 CD-ROM disc image for Intel-compatible PCs"
 
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Yamaraj

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Go for openSUSE 11.1, or if stability is required: CentOS 5.2 (5.3 is just around the corner, though).
 
vishalrao

vishalrao

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yes it will be stable on AMD. Only sometimes wierd motherboards might cause problems. But if Ubuntu 7.10 worked chances are newer releases will work too.

openSUSE is messy/cluttered. CentOS is a "enterprise" like thing. Stick to one of the three: Fedora, Ubuntu and Mandriva. Some might suggest Linux Mint.
 
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