Linux What is the best linux distro for a multimedia PC?
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hmm another day another distro question :/
You have Ubuntu( They say User Friendly, i dunno
) , Mint(based on Ubuntu + includes all codes), Arch ( not for beginners), Fedora ( adventurous), Mandriva (Wants to be user friendly ), Suse ( lost in a world of own), Debian ( big boss)
And you got various Desktop Environment - Gnome ( faithful worker) , KDE ( Blingy Blingy ), FluxBox (lightweight ), XFCE (lightweight), LXDE ( new lightness)
Each have their Pros and cons :/
Man linux is a confusing world
PS: You would have realized this is post is not helping much. There are many threads like this here. Try searching
You have Ubuntu( They say User Friendly, i dunno
) , Mint(based on Ubuntu + includes all codes), Arch ( not for beginners), Fedora ( adventurous), Mandriva (Wants to be user friendly ), Suse ( lost in a world of own), Debian ( big boss)And you got various Desktop Environment - Gnome ( faithful worker) , KDE ( Blingy Blingy ), FluxBox (lightweight ), XFCE (lightweight), LXDE ( new lightness)
Each have their Pros and cons :/
Man linux is a confusing world
PS: You would have realized this is post is not helping much. There are many threads like this here. Try searching
Dreamlinux is light and decent enough for home use.
hyeah:DarkAngel said:Thanks for the suggestions guys.
Sabayon looks cool. The latest is the 5.1 edition. Should i go for that?
Should i download the KDE/ GNOME version for x86 processor?
Can anyone pls tell me the difference?
Hi,
Sabayon is meant to be a live DVD, its mainly for people who want to try Linux without installing.you can can use it to feel of Linux OS. Check the hardware support etc.
so burn the ISO to disc and try out Sabayon.If you like it, installer regular distros like Linux Mint
Regarding Gnome and KDE. look at the screenshot below and decide.
This is Gnome:
This is KDE:
DarkAngel
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Is that the screenshot of Linux Mint KDE. Looks cool :cool2: Will the Linux Mint support most popular audio/video formats?
I have used linux for sometime in college. Fedora and Mandriva. Liked the feel of it. But back then i didn't have continuous unlimited internet connection to download missing codecs etc... Now decided to try Open Source again and quit OS piracy...
I have used linux for sometime in college. Fedora and Mandriva. Liked the feel of it. But back then i didn't have continuous unlimited internet connection to download missing codecs etc... Now decided to try Open Source again and quit OS piracy...
DarkAngel said:
Hi,
Linux Mint is based on Gnome(screenshot). thought there is unofficial KDE edition available
The best thing about Linux Mint is supports playing of popular audio/video formats, out of the box. no need to install codecs separately .
For a KDE based distro, you can try Mandriva One KDE edition. since you have used it before, you might be familiar with it
http://www2.mandriva.com/linux/overview/
FYI, KDE has more features than gnome but also takes more resources.Gnome on other hand is simple and stable. I would suggest you try Live CD for both and then choose
DarkAngel
Level G
Gaurish said:
The new Mandriva looks good
But btw Mandriva Linux Free 2010(4.3GB) vs Mandriva Linux One 2010(700MB), will the smaller Mandriva Linux One 2010 suffice for my needs?
Sorry for too many questions. I dont know anything about different distros other than how to install them and basic fns. :ashamed:
DarkAngel said:
Yes,Mandriva One(700MB CD) will contain all the basic software like Firefox,Openoffice etc for daily use. Plus, you can install additional softwares if needed.
Whereas Mandriva Linux Free contains lots of softwares which i doubt you would even use. so why waste bandwidth & diskspace on something which you won't even require.
Hope it helps
DarkAngel
Level G
Gaurish said:
Thank you. Started to download the Mandriva One OS
I usually create a 2GB swap file. Is that much space needed or a smaller swap would do?
Also i dual booted Linux once (first Vista then Linux(Ubuntu)). After sometime when formatting both and going back to single boot it also took all the data in the non-OS partitions too with it
So i have decided to go for a single boot linux only option this time. I have 4 partitions. Should i back it up or is it safe to go ahead?:huh: (will backup important stuff but backin up all data would be tedious
)
^Ubuntu and Mint both are Debian based distros so u can't really differentiate much between both.
@Gaurish dood, stop the wrong infomercial, Sabayon 5 and above can be installed, there is no such thing that its live only and u can't install it. I'm using Sabayon 5.0 on my laptop and works just fine. U can check their site for more info.
OT if u want I can send u the Sabayon 5.0 disk, it contains GNOME version,KDE version and the XBMC version too.
@Gaurish dood, stop the wrong infomercial, Sabayon 5 and above can be installed, there is no such thing that its live only and u can't install it. I'm using Sabayon 5.0 on my laptop and works just fine. U can check their site for more info.
OT if u want I can send u the Sabayon 5.0 disk, it contains GNOME version,KDE version and the XBMC version too.