Best looking distro out-of-the-box? [Archive]

CJ Master

February 14th, 2009, 06:22 AM

What do you think is the best looking distro when you first start it up? (That means absolutely no changes)

I'm thinking Linux mint here, it's simple, elegant, and not in-your-face.

kernelhaxor

February 14th, 2009, 06:30 AM

opensuse!

I'm a Ubuntu/Kubuntu user though

Jollyollydog66

February 14th, 2009, 06:48 AM

Dreamlinux is super pretty out of the box.

tjwoosta

February 14th, 2009, 07:00 AM

elive

kerry_s

February 14th, 2009, 07:00 AM

the pclinux distro's, they have a team that just works on the looks and it shows.

rickycodie

February 14th, 2009, 07:41 AM

goblinx it's just purdy. although i use mint.

thisllub

February 14th, 2009, 07:52 AM

elive

Yeah it is nice but there seems to be a widespread phobia against E17.

I guess I wouldn't get too many votes for my pure black openbox setup without panels.

swoll1980

February 14th, 2009, 07:57 AM

Not a distro, but I would have to go with Vista. The theme was one of the few improvements they actually made over xp. The New Wave theme for Ubuntu is real nice for me though.

binbash

February 14th, 2009, 10:38 AM

Mint and fedora's artwork is nice.

OrangeCrate

February 14th, 2009, 11:10 AM

OzOS, Mint

kamitsukai

February 14th, 2009, 11:11 AM

I'd go with mint or progex

JECHO

February 14th, 2009, 12:14 PM

Kubuntu 8.10 but after a few minor tweaks, Ubuntu can look pretty sweet :)

RichardLinx

February 14th, 2009, 01:26 PM

openSUSE. Mint is also very elegant though.

Phreaker

February 14th, 2009, 01:34 PM

opensuse/Mint

uh_Iforgot

February 14th, 2009, 01:38 PM

I would say Mint but Kubuntu 8.10 is pretty slick too.

cb951303

February 14th, 2009, 01:44 PM

none of them :)
I always found myself removing and installing *a lot* of packages after a fresh install regardless the distro.

configuration wise though ubuntu is pretty much painless out of the box.

HavocXphere

February 14th, 2009, 01:44 PM

Kubuntu 8.10 The Black/Dark Blue default look is nice. But I can see how some people don't like dark themes.

Not too keen on ubuntu brown or the opensuse green.:-k

dragos240

February 14th, 2009, 02:04 PM

Not a distro, but I would have to go with Vista. The theme was one of the few improvements they actually made over xp. The New Wave theme for Ubuntu is real nice for me though.

Traitor.

gn2

February 14th, 2009, 02:18 PM

OzOS

tjwoosta

February 14th, 2009, 04:10 PM

yeah it is nice but there seems to be a widespread phobia against E17

my question is why?

i love e17, the eye candy is amazing

supports animated wallpapers and icons

supports awesome looking drop shadows

supports flashy animations with the window borders

its very easy to use and configure

(basically if you like eye candy and making things look good, i think you should definatly give elive a try at least once)

OzOS

ozos is also an e17 distro, and i have to agree that is great

smartboyathome

February 14th, 2009, 04:21 PM

I would say Arch Linux, because it doesn't really have a "default look", so you can make it look however you want. ;)

bigbrovar

February 14th, 2009, 04:37 PM

i say Fedora .. artwork is top notch

myusername

February 14th, 2009, 05:53 PM

kde opensuse is the best it gets

steeleyuk

February 14th, 2009, 05:55 PM

Zenwalk.

Bart_D

February 14th, 2009, 06:17 PM

1. DreamLinux
2. OzOs
3. Linux Mint.......<--- I hate using it but it does have a good default look

SunnyRabbiera

February 14th, 2009, 06:22 PM

Linux Mint and Dream linux seem to have decent artwork, as does fedora.

Icehuck

February 14th, 2009, 06:57 PM

PCLinuxOS always looks pretty darn good.

kk0sse54

February 14th, 2009, 07:07 PM

minimal install of Slackware

Eclipse.

February 14th, 2009, 07:17 PM

I thought Fedora 10 was really sexy.Big improvement from F9.

Twitch6000

February 14th, 2009, 07:32 PM

1.PclinuxOS 2009 (even though it is still a beta)

2. OpenSuse 11

3. Linux Mint 6

These all by default have a great look and are also really simple to use at the same time =].

dannytatom

February 14th, 2009, 07:36 PM

+1 :d

izizzle

February 24th, 2009, 03:25 AM

Elive
OzOs 0.9
Sabayon 4 LiteMCE

adamlau

February 24th, 2009, 03:45 AM

OpenSolaris.

abn91c

February 24th, 2009, 04:03 AM

Dreamlinux is super pretty out of the box.
+1 for Dreamlinux, the dock is cool

namegame

February 24th, 2009, 04:05 AM

OpenSolaris.

I do think OpenSolaris has the best default Gnome implementation out there.

SonnHalter

February 24th, 2009, 04:08 AM

open Progex linux is the best damn out-of-box there is.

bubwitmaingay

February 24th, 2009, 06:45 PM

For minimal and light Distro? I like PuppyLinux, especially the derivatives called Puplets (some have great graphics). Although DSLinux is lighter, I don't like the environment.

For great looks but heavier? I tried PCLinuxOS and liked it, but I really liked this Vixtra3D. I think it's a Brazilian Distro derived from Ubuntu (not so sure about that).

cmay

February 24th, 2009, 08:11 PM

open-solaris.
then i like the debian etch default looks very much. i almost never change the wall papers for at least a couple of month when i install etch.
i also happen to like intrepid ibex default theme. i was happy with hardys but ibex is a bit nicer i think. i happen to like both gnome and brown.

there is other nice looking linux distros such as dreamlinux and macpuppy. reactOS looks nice also but the ubuntu ultimate edition has the nicest mouse curso theme i seen.

Simian Man

February 24th, 2009, 08:17 PM

Fedora.

ghindo

February 24th, 2009, 08:34 PM

I'm really surprised more people haven't mentioned Fedora. I think it's one of the most polished distros out there. From the artwork to technologies like Plymouth, Fedora looks really good ;)

Orlsend

February 24th, 2009, 08:41 PM

I think linux Mint,eeebuntu and Crunch Bang Linux are the hot looking ones :D

MasterNetra

February 24th, 2009, 08:55 PM

Link me to this "Vixtra3D" I can't seem to find it on google or in Distrowatch (not even Vixtra by itself has any hits in either) prehaps its misspelled idk.

mcduck

February 24th, 2009, 09:35 PM

Elive, of course. :D How could anything look better than a distro running E17?

The first versions of Sabayon were also very pretty, quite a trick considering it uses KDE, but I don't like the latest incarnations that much.

timberjack

February 24th, 2009, 09:39 PM

Link me to this "Vixtra3D" I can't seem to find it on google or in Distrowatch (not even Vixtra by itself has any hits in either) prehaps its misspelled idk.

http://vixta.sourceforge.net/

It's just kde trying to be vista, imo something it does'nt need to be

MisfitI38

February 24th, 2009, 10:23 PM

Arch. (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide)

Dekkon

February 24th, 2009, 10:35 PM

http://vixta.sourceforge.net/

It's just kde trying to be vista, imo something it does'nt need to be

Vista or Not, that is one of the best themes I have seen for KDE. Clean, elegant, and not too bloated with nice transparency, windows need work tho.

RATM_Owns

February 24th, 2009, 10:37 PM

Arch. (http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide)
Agreed. :P

kaldor

February 24th, 2009, 10:42 PM

OpenSolaris!

Sealbhach

February 25th, 2009, 12:31 AM

I really like how Slax looks

http://www.slax.org/screenshot.php?s=2

.

abn91c

February 25th, 2009, 12:34 AM

Link me to this "Vixtra3D" I can't seem to find it on google or in Distrowatch (not even Vixtra by itself has any hits in either) prehaps its misspelled idk.
Here you go http://vixta.sourceforge.net/

MasterNetra

February 25th, 2009, 12:35 AM

I really like how Slax looks

http://www.slax.org/screenshot.php?s=2

.
Eh...Not my cup of tea but to each their own. but Vixta is nice
looking setup of kde..Does Vista better then Vista does :p

Bart_D

February 25th, 2009, 12:36 AM

Fedora 10 looks gorgeous, out of the box:

https://fedoraproject.org/w/uploads/1/12/Tours_Fedora10_012_Plymouth_Boot.png

http://www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/index.php?linux_distribution_sm=Fedora%2010%20Beta

lukjad

February 25th, 2009, 12:40 AM

Ubuntu 8.10 or Ubuntu Studio.

jacz

February 25th, 2009, 12:42 AM

i carnt pick one

doorknob60

February 25th, 2009, 02:16 AM

dragos240

February 25th, 2009, 02:46 AM

Holy crud! I've been looking for a simple distro that is really basic! Looks like that hits it! Thanks!

Simian Man

February 25th, 2009, 02:56 AM

Arch, so simple, soothing, and lets you customize it to loko like anything else. If you want to make it look like Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Openbox, or whatever, go 'head, it doesn't choose for you.

Yeah...virtually all distros will let you do that. I know you Arch people are proud of yourselves, but no sensible person would say Arch looks better out of the box than a distro that gives you a default desktop.

RichardLinx

February 25th, 2009, 03:05 AM

Besides, INX looks much nicer out of the box compared to Arch.

CJ Master

February 25th, 2009, 03:58 AM

Arch, so simple, soothing, and lets you customize it to loko like anything else. If you want to make it look like Gnome, KDE, Xfce, Openbox, or whatever, go 'head, it doesn't choose for you. To me, this looks like what I want out of the box from a distro, so it technically counts.

Oh come off it. Seriously, Arch isn't THAT good! And saying its best looking out of the box is RIDICULOUS. Seriously, that's like saying that ubuntu looks better out of the box then windows 7. Nobody but the largest fanboy is going to agree. [/archuserrant]

I notice that a lot of people thing many different distros are great out of the box.. which was pretty unexpected for me, I though that many people would just think one is the best. Keep em comming :)

T2manner

February 25th, 2009, 04:06 AM

I'd have to say Fedora.
I love their wallpapers.

gnomeuser

February 25th, 2009, 09:56 AM

I have always been very impressed with Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop offerings, they always seem to be able to shake together all the little pieces that is the Linux desktop and make it look slick, professional and consistent.