View Full Version : Which flavor of Ubuntu would you use in the new year 2006?
anil_robo
December 12th, 2005, 08:55 AM
I see there are so many versions of Ubuntu now. It'll be interesting to know which one would people like to use in the coming new year 2006. Please also post the reasons for using the distro. :)
RAOF
December 12th, 2005, 09:01 AM
Ubuntu. I'd like to like Kubuntu. Really, I would. KDE's composite manager looks so good, and the KDE is, in general, somewhat shinier. And there are some great KDE apps. But something about their design philosophy drives me, screaming, back into the arms of the Gnome.
anil_robo
December 12th, 2005, 09:09 AM
I would stick with Ubuntu due to the following:
1. I've used it for over 3 months now, and I'm quite familiar with it.
2. Ubuntu receives more tech-support at forums than Kubuntu.
3. I like the philosophy of humanity! After all this is why we all exist!
However, I'll try my hands on Kubuntu during school's summer vacations! :)
Edit: Interestingly, Kubuntu means "towards humanity" in Bemba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemba).
Sokraates
December 12th, 2005, 09:30 AM
Kubuntu, because KDE is kool. ;)
Seriously, I find Gnome harder to configure than KDE. Also Gnome's visual style doesn't suit me. Fortunately, Ubuntu has enough flavours to choose from.
Edit: anil_robo, you should link this thread to Kubuntu-forums as well.
psychicdragon
December 12th, 2005, 10:01 AM
Xubuntu because Xfce has everything I need, without the tons of garbage I don't.
manicka
December 12th, 2005, 11:48 AM
I use Ubuntu with kde (amarok, k3b) and xfce (xfwm4 window manager) bits thrown in.
What should I vote for? ;)
akiro.yamamoto
December 12th, 2005, 12:19 PM
For me it's Ubuntu...
The first One I tried..the one I fell in love with :smile:
I may however install the Xfce and Elive packages... just for variety.... ;)
xerman
December 12th, 2005, 01:57 PM
I'll stuck with UBUNTU.
Obviously there are very good reasons:
1- Gnome Interface is far more sleek than KDE, better organized, easier to configure, less "font configuration", everything seems to be in its place. Quality, visual and usage, is better in Gnome.
2- OpenOffice, Gimp, Inkscape and Evolution are Gnome apps, so there's no need to change to another interface where apps won't look desktop-integrated.
3- Philosophy of simplicity deals with all that stuff.
Though there are a lot things to improve. As I haven't found yet for Gnome apps like AutoQ3D, or TaskJuggler. Hope someone comes up with a GTK-Qt wrapper to make KDE apps more Gnomish. And better support for 64bit architectures.
DarkOra
December 12th, 2005, 02:06 PM
I originally fell in love with Gnome but I like the KDE visuals better. I use a combination of both ubuntu and kubuntu because their is different apps for each and i like the ability to have both.
Jonne
December 12th, 2005, 02:23 PM
xubuntu, but i'll probably have kubuntu-desktop and ubuntu-desktop (and perhaps E17) on my machine too.
I like the lightness and non-bloatedness of xfce4, but I still want to have the other desktops as backups in case I screw up one desktop, and to check out any progress the others make.
unkemptwolf
December 12th, 2005, 02:34 PM
Ill most likely run Ubuntu on my desktop (which is what I chose) and Xubuntu on my laptop. I agree with the other poster in that I really want to like KDE, its much shinier and more fun to look at, and many of the programs I use are KDE programs (amarok, k3b), but the desktop drives me nuts. I dont know why, but for some reason I cant use it for very long without wanting to go back to gnome.
anil_robo
December 12th, 2005, 05:47 PM
Ill most likely run Ubuntu on my desktop (which is what I chose) and Xubuntu on my laptop. I agree with the other poster in that I really want to like KDE, its much shinier and more fun to look at, and many of the programs I use are KDE programs (amarok, k3b), but the desktop drives me nuts. I dont know why, but for some reason I cant use it for very long without wanting to go back to gnome.
Yes, many people have observed the same, indeed! I'll have to study the psychology behind it sometimes! :P
sunset
December 13th, 2005, 07:51 AM
Kubuntu, mainly because I really like Kmail and Kate.
billpoo90
December 13th, 2005, 09:07 AM
To be quite honest i don't realy know the difference.
Have been using ubuntu for a few months now and i love it although it has been my first experience with linux.
I have downloaded the kubuntu .iso for my laptop but not yet installed it.
What is the actual difference betweem KDE, EDU and gnome then?
And more specifically what are they?
linbetwin
December 13th, 2005, 09:14 AM
Kubuntu, mainly because I really like Kmail and Kate.
Has the kate bug been fixed?
andlinux21
December 13th, 2005, 09:21 AM
I'll stick with Ubuntu and use xfce4 I like tweaking it myself :KS
Gustav
December 13th, 2005, 09:24 AM
If the rumours of a Gnubuntu is true I might use that. (At least I hope so, I might not be able to not use the nvidia drivers :))
spencer
December 13th, 2005, 09:26 AM
I'll continue using Ubuntu. :D
-spencer
stubby
December 13th, 2005, 09:29 AM
Xubuntu, if there was adequate support.
Gray.
December 13th, 2005, 09:33 AM
Ubuntu. Better support and looks better IMO.
esperantisto
December 13th, 2005, 10:15 AM
Ubuntu (unless I flee to Mandriva ;-)).
anil_robo
December 13th, 2005, 06:25 PM
Ubuntu has been leading this poll so far, by clear majority. The psychology may derive from:
1. warm, brown color scheme
2. Large user base
3. Active and efficient forum (Yay :D)
4. Ease of use (menus, dialog boxes etc logically designed)
5. Default installation just works out of the box in most cases
6. Support for local languages (I wonder how many of us use it)
towsonu2003
December 13th, 2005, 06:41 PM
I'm gonna triple boot ubuntu+kubuntu+xubuntu :Pp
Roobert
December 13th, 2005, 07:56 PM
Absolutely, my choice is Ubuntu. I came over from Windows as a Linux noob (for the most part), and had no problem using Ubuntu right from the get-go. Why fix it if it ain't broken?
earobinson
December 13th, 2005, 08:03 PM
ubuntu, what im using right now
ember
December 13th, 2005, 11:35 PM
I'll use Bubuntu - it will reveal the innermost secrets of the universe ... well, actually I'll just stay with Ubuntu ;)
BWF89
December 13th, 2005, 11:39 PM
If I get a new computer sometime in 2006 I'll probably use Debian. But I if I was forced to pick one that's listed in the poll I'd use plain ol Ubuntu.
prizrak
December 14th, 2005, 12:09 AM
Ubuntu for sure, KDE is just soooo horribly bloated (just an opinion really) right now (and for some reason wi-fi didn't work with Kubuntu at all) and XFCE is just way too much work to get it to the point where I like it. So yeah Ubuntu all the way :)
Stormy Eyes
December 14th, 2005, 12:28 AM
If I have to reinstall, I'll stick with Ubuntu and then install FVWM. GNOME is overkill, and I like being able to put thumbnails of iconified apps on my desktop. (I know that Enlightenment 0.16 can do this with some tweaking, but I hate its themes and theme format.)
pmj
December 14th, 2005, 12:33 AM
Definitely regular Ubuntu. I recently tried KDE and it just didn't do it for me.
AndyCooll
December 14th, 2005, 01:00 AM
I'll stick with Ubuntu (yes, I too wanted to like Kubuntu but just couldn't get used to it somehow.
I might try Gnubuntu if that ever becomes a reality.
:cool:
majikstreet
December 14th, 2005, 01:48 AM
none of the above... I use fluxbox... which could be fubuntu.. but then people would say "f*** ubuntu??? why?!?!?!?"
fubuntu topic that I made: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=103246
kingsidy
December 15th, 2005, 10:14 PM
Ubuntu and Gnome are the best things that happened to linux.
Combat Wombat
December 15th, 2005, 11:08 PM
Plain old ubuntu for me I have used KDE in the past but I find Gnome alot better in many respects.
anil_robo
December 20th, 2005, 06:18 PM
Ubuntu installs with Gnome by default, and that's what most of use for the first time. Then I tried KDE and found it to look much more shinier than Ubuntu! Every icon started jumping and every click was whistling! It was fun for the first half an hour but then I got lost in its complex menus. I switched back to GNOME in half an hour and uninstalled all KDE components immediately! :D
But I can very well understand - for people who are used to KDE, Gnome is not comfortable!
It's so good that Ubuntu offers so much customizability! You can have gnome, kde, xfce, and dozens more! None of the other big OS companies have this feature! :D
ubuntu_demon
December 20th, 2005, 10:37 PM
Ubuntu for my desktop
Xubuntu for my server / gateway / vncserver.
Nopposan
December 23rd, 2005, 04:36 AM
I'm trying to get on old 166mHZ laptop running better than new (when new 'had Win95). XFCE and Ubuntu seem like the best bet, but I've run into a few problems that are hopefully solvable through advice from this forum. I'm becoming curious about running Enlightenment without a desktop environment on top of it; however, "Eubuntu" really won't fly.:???:
bored2k
December 23rd, 2005, 04:51 AM
I want to try out SuSE.
zenwhen
December 23rd, 2005, 05:03 AM
Ubuntu. I love Gnome.
kenweill
December 23rd, 2005, 05:03 AM
I want to try Kubuntu.
I like the desktop view of KDE. Near to Windows. Looks much better than windows.
Our costumers wants windows. Or windows-like desktop. So, I want to install Kubuntu. In fact, Im downloading it now.
Just want to try things out.
darth_vector
December 23rd, 2005, 05:05 AM
i will probably get kubuntu at some point, but in the meantime i will stick with gnome for the moment. cant be arsed changing.
carl13
December 23rd, 2005, 05:31 AM
I plan to stick with Kubuntu. I have been using it for a few weeks now and love it. I was using Ubuntu before and really liked it was well. I went a few months or more without using my pc much and wanted to try something different when I started using it again so I tried Kubuntu. I have not really care for KDE until using Kubutu.
briancurtin
December 23rd, 2005, 06:55 AM
I want to try out SuSE.
SuSE is a great distro. i loved KDE on SuSE; used it for a about 6 months till i got some trouble with my laptop, but its actually a problem with the fans in my laptop not SuSE itself. it is a very good distro, with solid support and it just works very well.
i came from SuSE and after my laptop was being stupid i tried out ubuntu and i have been using it for about 2 weeks now. i plan to stick with it for a while, partially because of this community we have going here. it runs great on my laptop and does everything i want it to do. i am very satisified. it is pretty powerful, but at the same time does things with simplicity.
awakatanka
December 23rd, 2005, 07:07 AM
Not a realy honest poll, because kubuntu and probably the other flavor users are devided over 2 forums ;)
Kubuntu all the way here. Its more tweakable
bored2k
December 23rd, 2005, 07:11 AM
Not a realy honest poll, because kubuntu and probably the other flavor users are devided over 2 forums ;)
Kubuntu all the way here. Its more tweakable
That's relative to what you want to configure, your level of knowledge and how much you'd be willing to get your hands dirty for some tweakability.
Off-topic ends here.
anil_robo
December 25th, 2005, 12:54 PM
apparently no one is 'up' for edubuntu. where are all the kids and teachers
so sorry to type like this but i just discovered the shift, alt, ctrl and caps lock keys on my keyboard have stopped working.
i will really download ubuntu, but will also try out kde, xfce and possibly fluxbox too on that. i tried kde once, but it was too shiny for me. i like the warm muddy color and feel or ubuntu. and the sounds of ubuntu are awesome. whereas kubuntu sounds like a child is playing with his rattle every now and then :rolleyes:
i still have no idea what's the idea behind using ide/gnome. i noticed they look different, and that's all i was able to notice.
darkmatter
December 25th, 2005, 01:03 PM
My own flavor... thank you very much... :)
eriqk
December 25th, 2005, 04:11 PM
Ubuntu.
I like the Gnome way of working. I've used KDE in the past, and I thought I would prefer it, but it turns out I like Gnome better.
The first thing I did was tweak it, though, I'm not too fond of Ubuntus Human theme.
If I get more into Scribus, I might switch to KDE, though, for better integration.
Groet, Erik
Pekkalainen
December 25th, 2005, 08:32 PM
Kubuntu all the way most probably. Gnome is too dumbed down and full of very small but very annoying glitches. KDE 3.5 is also faster on my machine with all the bloat turned off (yes, you can learn to do that if you just use it for more than 5 minutes). Not to mention all the wonderful KDE apps that just makes life better :p
Perfect Storm
December 25th, 2005, 08:56 PM
Ubuntu all the way. Also in the new year with Gnome and E17. Tried Kubuntu though it's set up nicely and so on and work great, it wasn't for me. I'm absolute 100% gnome user. When I sit down and see a gnome desktop it's like comming home :KS
sapo
December 25th, 2005, 11:16 PM
My own flavor... thank you very much... :)
Same here.
For now i m using an enlightened XFCE, but who knows what i ll be using next year :)
Lovechild
December 25th, 2005, 11:22 PM
Nexenta (not technically Ubuntu though)
If that fails, Ubuntu gets my loving!
anil_robo
December 26th, 2005, 04:13 AM
Nexenta (not technically Ubuntu though). If that fails, Ubuntu gets my loving!
Nexenta looks to be similar to Ubuntu in look and feel. But I'm going to stick with something that has worked well for me all this while! And that's Gnome Ubuntu! There's no home like Gnome! :)
littlered
December 26th, 2005, 06:31 AM
I'll be using Ubuntu because I'm comfortable in a Gnome environment and haven't spent much time with KDE or anything else. Maybe some day, but I like my Gnome. :D
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dmacdonald111
December 27th, 2005, 04:39 PM
I shall be bringing in 2006 with xubuntu. I have been using it already for about a month and I am very happy with it. I would only change two things though. 1) Be able to use my new webcam and 2) support for my ati radeon card in 64bit version :D
rharris
December 28th, 2005, 08:36 AM
Going to stick with ubuntu here. I've played around with KDE over FreeBSD, PCBSD and Desktop BSD and just did not like the feel. To blocky, clunky and cartoony for my taste. Gnome for me seemed to be more intuitive and cleaner in its apearance.
Two desktops and a laptop here, all running ubuntu with no problems. For those few little sticking points, the forums have been a wealth of info. So many nice folks willing to contribute fixes and solutions. All one has to do is just read a bit and probably the a solution has already been posted before. :D
Take care and have a Happy New Year everyone.
Rob
peanut butter
December 28th, 2005, 09:10 AM
kubuntu because i startedwith kde and for some reason just cant get gnome
vayu
December 28th, 2005, 09:13 AM
I think I'm finally happy with Linux now that I've found xfce4. I don't like M$ and want to be free from it, but XP works really well for me. It's fast, stable and the windowing environment is smooth. Moving, resizing and minimizing windows in Gnome is clunky and ugly for me. I've just got xfce4 set up nicely with compositing and it rocks. I have it set so that windows are transparent when I move them and they have well done drop shadows. It looks pretty good with transparency on resize but I prefer turning off redraw while resizing all together. Now everything is smooth. It's simple and fast. So far I've just started but it seems more stable than Gnome has been for me (I'm talking without xcompmgr which is beautiful but slow and even more buggy). I have not had the stability or speed I enjoy with XP. I think xfce is doing it. Can't wait to see what the new file manager is like.
mcduck
December 28th, 2005, 09:45 AM
I'll run Ubuntu, but I suppose I will use some of my unpartitioned disk space and give some BSD a try too. Just to see how things are on their side ;)
That Nexenta looked interesting , and I have never used Solaris. I think I'll have to try that too some day. And I'd like to test Symphony OS.. They have some nice new ideas.
But I'm sure while trying all those, I'll feel lucky having Ubuntu on my computer so there's always one OS that just works :D
cjm5229
December 28th, 2005, 11:34 PM
Have to go with Ubuntu, Tried Kubuntu, loved the blue, but just didn't feel comfortable getting things set up. I think the main reason I like Ubuntu is that when I hit a snag, I come here and someone, somewhere, has an answer. A lot of times as I'm searching for answers to a problem, I find an answer to a problem I haven't even had yet, and that is just fun. Carl
mstlyevil
December 28th, 2005, 11:45 PM
Kubuntu, because I just plain love eye candy and KDE is far superior to Gnome in that department. As far as the support goes, 90% of what is posted for Ubuntu also applies to Kubuntu on this forum. Also the Kubuntu forum usually has what is lacking on this forum, so the better support argument against KDE does not hold weight in my opinion. I am building my new rig on Friday and I will be replacing Suse 10 with Kubuntu. The thing that is swaying me most back to the Ubuntu camp is the great level of support in these forums even if Suse is easier to set up. I know that if I have a problem in the future that I will be more likely to find the answer to my question on this forum instead of being told to Google it or RTFM.
Lord Illidan
December 29th, 2005, 12:08 AM
Kubuntu all the way... Gnome just doesn't cut it for me... plus I like Kdevelop, Amarok, Kate, Konqueror (beats Nautilus anyday...)
chimera
December 29th, 2005, 12:46 AM
Ubuntu.
Jukey
January 2nd, 2006, 06:11 PM
Ubuntu, as soon as i get it installed.:D
equal
January 4th, 2006, 04:44 PM
I'm running Xubuntu. I Love it's simplicity, and a lot of the logic behind it's features. That being said, I also have Ubuntu installed, because I learned Linux in gnome and I'm still learning XFce, so I have the dual environment for now, until I'm comfortable enough to just run XFce. I'm also using Open Office, and Amarok, but hey, no one said you couldn't. :P
taseal
January 4th, 2006, 05:41 PM
tried kubuntu and ubuntu.... i'm somewhat that likes eye candy, so I prefer kubuntu.. and I like the programs kubuntu offers...
i have never used xubuntu, dont even know what xfce is actually
Minyaliel
January 4th, 2006, 06:56 PM
I use Ubuntu, but have just installed the kubuntu desktop. So I'm still having "normal" ubuntu programs and stuff in addition to those that come with kubuntu. I love it :)
Josef K.
January 8th, 2006, 11:16 AM
guess I'll switch to ubuntu
kde looks generally nicer (even if doesn't have blended theme), got tons more stuff without getting mad with firefox extension, natilus script and gnome sandwitches... :twisted: and if you forget gtk you don't have to wait ages to surf the web or write a document in word (cause koffice loads really faster than ooffice)
xfce is generally faster (if you don't open any apps :evil:) clean and spartan and problably I'll love it when I'll manage to make gnome updater work on it :rolleyes:
but till now everybody can feel ubuntu developers spent 90% of their time in gnome so why bother with other DE?
beercz
January 8th, 2006, 12:28 PM
ubuntu for me - I have it running and looking exactly how I like it
cblanquer
January 11th, 2006, 11:13 AM
Kubuntu as main option, Edubuntu to work with my 3 yold son.
(Sad that the split between both is no transparent, I have no time to erase links to Gnome apps in KDE and viceversa.)
I think several versions are suitable for several needs. Who would say we shoould all wear the same way, drive the same car and eat the same meals ?
ajgreeny
March 7th, 2006, 09:32 AM
Like several of the others on this thread I prefer Kubuntu, but I got it by adding kubuntu-desktop to standard Ubuntu, so I have both on my machine, and occasionally use Ubuntu just to try it again. KDE has some great apps, particularly konqueror as a file manager. I also like kcontrol better than the gnome equivalent.
Sutekh
March 7th, 2006, 10:45 AM
XUBUNTU!
Love the simplicty, love the features, love running it with the X Composite Manager. Look forward to a Dapper release of Xubuntu
Josef K.
March 7th, 2006, 12:19 PM
these days I'm trying gnome-ubuntu, with ximian, banshee, beagle, f-spot, now they're adding xgl-compiz... good apps, for sure, but all good stuff in gnome seems to me from novell... guess I'll switch back to kubuntu, cause seems pointless to me hide a novell desktop 10 under a dapper drake :twisted:
Rotarychainsaw
March 7th, 2006, 05:10 PM
regular ubuntu with XGL and compiz. The bling of KDE( and then some) and the classic layout of gnome that i like.
SpEcIeS
March 7th, 2006, 05:17 PM
Even though all of the window managers have something to offer, and are enjoyable to use, I would have to say that I am a Gnome user.
When it comes to gnome, and one is running a fairly fast system, it is clean, easy to use, and has been making some very nice improvements.
Bandit
March 7th, 2006, 05:47 PM
I use Ubuntu with kde (amarok, k3b) and xfce (xfwm4 window manager) bits thrown in.
What should I vote for? ;)
LOL... Inbreadubuntu :D
Arktis
March 7th, 2006, 06:05 PM
Ebuntu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebuntu) sounds great, except for some reason that escapes me, for now it's Live-CD only. So I'll be with regular old ubuntu for a while. 'Cause I'm lazy like that.
paulle
March 14th, 2006, 11:42 AM
i use ubuntu, beause gnome is clean an modular.
i use xfce too. i'm using only a few kde-programs (k3b) but
in the future i will gnomebaker give a try, for
office work i use gnumeric and abiword. for mail thunderbird.
dermotti
March 14th, 2006, 12:20 PM
Xubuntu Server install. I can fit an entire webserver ghost image on one bootable CD. So if my linux every gets messed up, i just pop my ghost disk in without having to reconvfigure everything all over again.
KDE = Fast
Gnome = Reliable
XFCE = Fast and reliable.
blackrim
March 18th, 2006, 07:28 AM
i just changed to xubuntu and love it. i have tried both kubuntu and ubuntu, but the small footprint of xubuntu (xfce4) can't be beat. lightning fast and small. i am sticking with xubuntu.
Gijith
March 18th, 2006, 08:28 AM
My love affair with kubuntu is ongoing.
Try as I might, I can't get into gnome. I'm totally computer illiterate, but even I feel like the gnome designers are talking down to me. I like personalizing things and KDE seems to be built with that in mind. Lots of options. Opens your mind. The slight majority of the programs I like and use are KDE. I've seen people put off about how Konqueror browses both local and net, but I think it's great. Keeping with that, it seems like the whole KDE family is geared more towards integration. For example, I have my IM and email clients synced very smoothly with my address book. Maybe things like this are available in gnome, but I couldn't figure it out. Everything seems more walled off... The artistic design is where I notice the most difference. I know themes can be easily changed, but I think you can tell a lot about an organization by what its defaults are. In my very humble opinion gnome looks a bit dated. Sorta flat and colorless like something out of the mid 90s. Admittedly, the KDE defaults are currently a bit too glossy, but that looks like it's changing with next release. That brings me to the future. I haven't been around all that long, so maybe I'm mistaken about this, but KDE seems a little more ambitious. KDE 4 looks like it will be truly innovative and even revolutionary.
Now, I definitely have my complaints with KDE. Takes way too long to open apps. Lacking lots of important software, especially in the art and media areas. Sometimes, the menus do go a little over the top. For example, with kopete, there are 2 menu items that serve the exact same purpose. Sound engine has real problems. The list goes on.
A big part of me would like to use just plain ubuntu, because it definitely seems more polished and it's a lot easier to get gnome help here. Maybe I'll switch eventually.
Josef K.
March 18th, 2006, 08:55 AM
A big part of me would like to use just plain ubuntu, because it definitely seems more polished and it's a lot easier to get gnome help here. Maybe I'll switch eventually.
I've heard things will change since seems Mark Shuttleworth use kde on his system (http://www.kubuntu.org/announcements/kde-commitment.php)
I hope this means in the next future kubuntu will become more than the dumb brother of ubuntu :rolleyes:
detyabozhye
March 19th, 2006, 12:40 AM
Ubuntu! There's no place like GNOME! lol I do use a lot of KDE apps and XFWM though.
Single
March 19th, 2006, 05:09 AM
My love affair with kubuntu is ongoing.
Ditto. Switched to Kubuntu since 3.5 and never look back.
balilu
March 31st, 2006, 08:53 AM
i chose kubuntu. i lovee kde alot. altough im sorry to say but kubuntu support really sucks at the kubuntu forums but still i ask here for help :D
phummers
May 6th, 2006, 04:30 PM
Xubuntu on my desktop; server install with wm2 & a few apps on my desktop (I'm an old FreeBSD hand). Xfce is about as much as I can take in an integrated desktop, but I do like the integration (the way open/save dialogues are consistent over several apps etc.). I can get a lot of work done with Xfce.
Gnome makes me hear Grateful Dead and see Natalie Portman desktops; KDE reminds me of Kraftwerk and polished steel; Xfce reminds me of Gauloises and garlic. Mm-m-m-mh good!
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