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Ron Burgundy
what linux distro's are some of you guys using, that dabbling with the OS

i've been running ubuntu (still with gnome and not the unity interface for quite a long time now and i've downloaded kubuntu 15,04 and the latest linux mint im now at a crossroad as to which one to install, mint seems really fast and fluid, but kubuntu looks quite stunning and comes with a lot of free apps, both are branched of debian so debian compatible packages shouldnt be a problem to install

i know steam also runs close to perfect on ubuntu installations.

Mint

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kubuntu 15.04
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Iv been using a custom Kubuntu build for a while created by the guy who made
Ubuntu ultimate editions , I like it because it comes with a lot of preinstalled apps and dev apps
with many IDEs for programmers , web developers and all sorts of administrators
check http://ultimateedition.info/
 
PsychoFish said:
ok, let me put it to you "what do you want from your OS?"
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well most simply to use it as an alternate OS,
Expand my knowledge of Linux, Unix
us it as an alternate productivity PC, be it office use purposes or recreational, graphics design etc
Customizing the OS where i see fit
experimenting
 
I have not run linux in a while, I use to use mint to run my torrents from but ever since I am away from kimberley its just been sitting there. I really loved how easy mint was vs ubuntu.
 
Ok, so in my honest and personal opinion (in no particular order)

Ubuntu - Straight up the most versatile Debian based Linux distro out there. Leaves a lot of room for experimentation while feeling rather safe and snug behind it's little walled garden (more on this on request)

Scientific Linux - Other side of the spectrum, based on RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

CentOS - Also RHEL based, both SL and CentOS is Enterprise grade Linux, which is super stable and allows for a wide range of customization. Also it's very easy to integrate EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) repo and get to play with commercial grade FOSS (Free Open Source Software)

Or you could just go Fedora and forget about all the enterprise crap. I would't even bother looking at any other distros as anything "extra" these give can be emulated/replicated on all or most of the above with minimal effort.
 
Use Debian myself, as most of the servers we use is built on Debian without the GUI. Ubuntu is a more "user friendly" version of Debian.

For home use, I would also say Fedora or Ubuntu is probably your best bet.
 
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