Which distro should I try ? Which is your favorite ?

[LinuX-M@n1@k]

I want to try some other distro :) Which do you recommend me ? Which is your fovorite (not ubuntu) distro ? :)
I had tried:
openSUSE 10.3, DSL, Puppy Linux, Slackware, Debian

[MONODA]

if you want something awesome , try dreamlinux 3.1. if you want to try out something awesomer (yes awesomer is a word now :D) try Arch linux. it rocks i love it. BTW arch does not come with a GUI but you can set one up by following the beginner's guide on their wiki.

[Dr Small]

One Word:
ArchLinux

[SomeGuyDude]

OpenSUSE 10.3 KDE flavor is friggin fantastic.

I'm tempted to use Arch, but it intimidates me greatly.

[Ozor Mox]

For a bit of a challenge, I recommend doing a command-line installation of Ubuntu from the alternate CD, or doing a Debian net install. Or why not try a different operating system altogether, like FreeBSD? People keep saying great things about Arch, so I might give that a go next.

[chucky chuckaluck]

sabayon would give you a chance to use gentoo's package system without the necessity of having to grow your own food for a week.

[gn2]

I want to try some other distro

Why?

If you specify some reasons, you'll get a better set of suggestions.

[mips]

Arch Linux + KDEmod :)

I'm tempted to use Arch, but it intimidates me greatly.

If you can read and follow the Arch Wiki then you will be ok. The documentation is excellent.

[Bungo Pony]

I REALLY enjoyed both PCLinuxOS and TinyMe, and that's strange since I don't really like KDE. I couldn't believe how functional TinyMe was out of the box for such a small distro.

[Blue Heron]

openSUSE

[herbster]

Arch is the biggity bomb.

[amazingtaters]

Well, I've just started trying DreamLinux 3.1 via VBox, and I've been using DamnSmall in the school computer labs (kinda against the rules but heck, our IR Dept. sucks) but I think I'm gonna start using SliTaz more for that. It's under 25 Megs, and runs really well. It's even a bit more full featured (I think) out of the box than DSL. I'd also suggest some BSD flavour or a Gentoo based distro.

[LinuX-M@n1@k]

Thank you all for the suggestions!! \\:D/

@gn2
Why?
I want to try some different distro, because I'll learn more things then only staying on Ubuntu :)

@Ozor Mox
Or why not try a different operating system altogether, like FreeBSD?
Maybe you will laugh at me, but... Wow, FreeBSD is not Linux ? I didn't know that ! :oops:

I'll try all the distro's you recommended me once my ISP change the internet speed to 12Mbps (in about a week)(1Mbps now) :)
If you have any other suggestions I'll be happy to hear/read them!

Off Topic: I know my English sux :lolflag:

[gn2]

If you want to learn more about Linux, Arch or Gentoo stand out.

[Ozor Mox]

Maybe you will laugh at me, but... Wow, FreeBSD is not Linux ? I didn't know that !

They are very similar, I thought the same thing originally! BSD is based on original Unix code, whereas Linux is a clone of Unix.

[Dragonbite]

Gentoo is great if you want to roll up your sleeves and learn about Linux and get comfortable with the Command Line.

openSuse is a good distro.
Fedora is a good distro.
CentOS is a good distro.

Try openSolaris, since it's Unix, not Linux (just as BSD is Unix not Linux)

[SomeGuyDude]

If you can read and follow the Arch Wiki then you will be ok. The documentation is excellent.

Everyone says that, I'm just not sure I'm ready for that just yet. Jumping from Ubuntu to Arch is like going from running a 10K to a marathon.

[pcybill]

A friend suggested I give the new Fedora 9 a go and I must say they did a really good job with it. Have a gander and see what you think.

[DarthBagel]

If your trying out new distro's to learn about linux, do a Gentoo install. Yes it takes forever, but there are good guides and I promise by the time you are done you will be well acquainted with the shell.

[The Tronyx]

Wolvix is pretty nice imho. I also really enjoyed messing around with Elive but it felt unstable after awhile.

On the subject of BSD, the philosophy of the system is what seems to make it different. For the sake of not wanting to butcher someone else's perfectly good words, you can check this out for some additional info.

http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux1.php

[ssadhale]

Personal experience - it doesnt make sense to install hundred distros and try to decide which one to use. I used to install a distro keep around for a couple of days and then wipe it out with a different one. The final conclusion always eluded me. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages. Thumb rule - go with the popular one, because it will have better community support. Go with distro that has good long term plans - if you plan to use it for long time. Ubuntu stands tall on both these criteria. I would suggest going with Ubuntu. You can also think of Mandriva. But playing around with all types of distros is just plain waste of time! You wont get anything at the end of it all.

[namegame]

Personally, I am enjoying the most recent release of Mandriva right now. It has come a long way since Mandrake. You should give it a try.

[markharding557]

i recomend siddux which is debian sid based and has some helper scripts or debian testing,as ubuntu is made from debian many things will be familiar whilst providing more challenge in maintenance and setting up

[torry_loon]

The choice of distro really depends on what you are planning on doing with your computer. Some distros are better for certain tasks and/or running on different hardware.
If I had to recommend something, I would suggest trying any of the top 15 distros on DistroWatch.

[cardinals_fan]

Double post, sorry.

[cardinals_fan]

Zenwalk. Slackware can be fun too, but Zenwalk is closely based off Slack and is easier.

[quickshade]

I would recommend PCLinuxOS but your not really going to learn to much about linux, It's just a great product. My favorite right now is OpenSUSE. It's a wonderful OS and runs really nicely and has tons of features that other OS don't have. That said, It is big and some people complain about install times. If your looking for a challenge then try installing a beta or alpha version of a distro. They break packages often so you deal with problems a lot. This taught me a lot about how things are built in linux and how things work.

[sujoy]

since you have already tried out slackware and debian, the only one i would suggest you is Arch.

depends where you will be using it though, on a server or a highly-dependent-machine i wouldn't recommend arch, debian or slackware is more suited to it, on a regular desktop, arch is just awesome

[GrueTamer]

Arch has a lot of support over here. Arch forums do not lie :)

If you want to learn, you should try Gentoo or Arch. Gentoo if you have the patience, and if you want to have the benefits of compiling software not only for your own hardware, but also for your software (USE flags). It makes things a lot more complex, but you might like that. Arch is a bit simpler (some would say easier), but it gives you control and power nonetheless, but with a simpler system behind it. The installer really isn't *that* difficult, and I don't find system maintenance to be overly difficult either (the wiki and forums help), but distro quality isn't based on difficulty. There is nothing 'cool' about using something difficult and complicated for bragging rights, when daily life suffers because of it.

Keep in mind, though, Gentoo is a great distribution for learning the interior. The documentation is *excellent*, the forums are helpful, and the distro hides nothing. But compiling software and receiving its benefits takes a lot longer than just getting a precompiled package through aptitude. Plus, if you go for precompiled binaries, you miss out on what Gentoo is really about. With Arch, you can go for either precompiled or source. More power to you.

[Twitch6000]

Well I would have to say from my own toughts and exp.
Try DreamLinux,PXlinuxOS,and/or Gentoo.

[arman.haghi]

I second Arch Linux, for esp. perfomance.

Gentoo is also a go-er, but I'd wait for the 2008.0 stable release.

Fedora was highly stable/usable, but lower performance.

Have a look at Vector too, quite fast.

[LinuX-M@n1@k]

Okay, thank you all :) I'm looking for something harder, so I can learn more things. I don't want these effects for good looking desktop.
I want something different from Debian. I tried Slackware, but I didn't know how to install, well, anything. Maybe I'll install it again, or download FreeBSD , because it's more challenging.
What do you think ?

[herbster]

Arch's install process is an excellent learning experience, it was certainly a biggie for me. You can configure your daemons, modules, etc. right off the bat. You start with only root, you learn how to make your own user, add the user to groups, you are even without sudo and have to bust out visudo to get it going.

I lost a backup a few months ago and had to reinstall after a drive went bad, it took me about 10 minutes to boot into the working system from the moment I popped the LiveCD in.

[digger95]

My favorite by far is Slackware. Ubuntu got my feet wet, but Slackware pushed my head under the water and forced me to learn how to swim.

[buried]

IMHO, Linux Mint stands out in usability and "out-of-the-box"

[Tomatz]

Stoolbuntu

Ubuntu with a feces mixup.

http://www.stoolbuntu.co.po

[Rumor]

Okay, thank you all :) I'm looking for something harder, so I can learn more things. What do you think ?

I'll add a voice for Arch. Arch is both a great distro and a great learning experience.

See this post for a bit more info and an overview of sorts: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=682160

Arch is not difficult if you are willing to read and learn. The documentation and community are both great.

Pacman rocks and, to misquote someone else in this thread, the rolling release is the "Biggity Bomb!"