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Bhamid
July 18th, 2009, 05:25 PM
I'm thinking of installing linux on my PC, but I don't know which one to install. Any ideas?
klange
July 18th, 2009, 05:27 PM
If you don't have experience with Linux, go with Ubuntu. openSUSE takes a bit more expertise, I'd say go with Fedora before you move to SUSE. Honestly, never really liked the setup in openSUSE, it's a bit odd.
hobojoe
July 18th, 2009, 08:39 PM
Ubuntu is the idiots guide to Linux (No offense to you it just is.).
It's very easy to start with. And there are tons of information on how to use it
on there web site.

I'm personally very happy with my Ubuntu.
So I'd say Ubuntu.
Bhamid
July 19th, 2009, 06:37 AM
Didn't Fedora die a few years ago?
Reaper Man
July 19th, 2009, 10:21 AM
Uh no. Fedora 11 came out quite recently.

http://fedoraproject.org/

I'd say use Ubuntu, its userbase is huge, for a Linux OS anyway. Almost every time I've had a problem, I've been able to solve it via google.
Bhamid
July 19th, 2009, 11:16 AM
I swear fedora did, then it turned into red hat or something...

User base aside, whats the 'best' flavour?
klange
July 19th, 2009, 01:45 PM
I swear fedora did, then it turned into red hat or something...
You're mistaken. Fedora was the community version of Red Hat, and both are alive and well, Red Hat being a commercial Linux for businesses and Fedora having a very large community. Fedora is a damn good distro, but slightly more difficult to get into than Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is definitely the best choice for any beginner, and even then it's something to stick to. Take note: Wikipedia runs Ubuntu on all their servers.
MetKiller Joe
July 19th, 2009, 01:56 PM
I'd go with Ubuntu (and any version'll do). I can do office related stuff, but I use it mostly for programming in Java. It does the job.
Cojafoji
July 19th, 2009, 02:15 PM
If you want the simplicity of ubuntu, but the codec functionality, try Mint.
klange
July 19th, 2009, 02:20 PM
If you want the simplicity of ubuntu, but the codec functionality, try Mint.
Or just get VLC...
NullZero
July 19th, 2009, 04:06 PM
Get Ubuntu, though as I have said before, it can never get my screen resolutions right.
Very friendly, quite nice aesthetically, and you won't have to use terminal that much if you're looking to use it for the basics.
Heathen
July 19th, 2009, 04:21 PM
Bacon is right, Ubuntu is the best way to go.
And like bacon says, you can just get all the components to make Ubuntu have the same things mint is packaged with.
I only went with mint because its more convenient.
I'd say do Ubuntu, and if you are into trying something else too, go with mint.
ThePlague
July 19th, 2009, 04:38 PM
Ubuntu is a great OS, only thing bad about it is that it takes a bit of getting used to when you're used to Windows. The only reason I switched my other PC from Ubuntu back to XP is because it didn't have the drivers to correctly run Halo, and that's the only reason. If it wasn't for that, Ubuntu would be on that computer till this day.

Just a little info from a user
Cojafoji
July 19th, 2009, 06:13 PM
Or just get VLC...
VLC has problems on slower systems handling the newer, and larger x264 files.
ExAm
July 19th, 2009, 07:32 PM
I'm still not getting why any gamer would pick any Linux distro over Windows. There are compatibility issues, aren't there?
klange
July 19th, 2009, 08:23 PM
I'm still not getting why any gamer would pick any Linux distro over Windows. There are compatibility issues, aren't there?
Define compatibility issues. It all depends on the game. Wine'll run any Source game, full settings on a modern card, sometimes even faster than in Windows.
Warsaw
July 19th, 2009, 11:58 PM
Ubuntu is a great OS, only thing bad about it is that it takes a bit of getting used to when you're used to Windows. The only reason I switched my other PC from Ubuntu back to XP is because it didn't have the drivers to correctly run Halo, and that's the only reason. If it wasn't for that, Ubuntu would be on that computer till this day.

Just a little info from a user

You just have to stuff a DLL in the right place to do it...I can't remember which one, but it should be named on WineHQ.
Bhamid
July 20th, 2009, 04:40 PM
I'm still not getting why any gamer would pick any Linux distro over Windows. There are compatibility issues, aren't there?

Because Linux is free?
Phopojijo
July 21st, 2009, 02:27 AM
Some games are native too -- like all the UTs besides UT3 (even though UT3 has an official linux binary... that's being raped by the lawyers and has been for the last 2 years)
klange
July 21st, 2009, 01:08 PM
Some games are native too -- like all the UTs besides UT3 (even though UT3 has an official linux binary... that's being raped by the lawyers and has been for the last 2 years)
Source is also looking at a native port some time soon, which I guess is a little ironic as it already works flawlessly in Wine...

And then you can go totally open-source and play things like Nexuiz and Warsaow...
Warsaw
July 24th, 2009, 07:05 PM
Source is also looking at a native port some time soon, which I guess is a little ironic as it already works flawlessly in Wine...

And then you can go totally open-source and play things like Nexuiz and Warsaow...

i c wut u did thar...:v:

Heh, native Linux port of Source games...if only half of my Steam games were not something other than Source.