new linux distro

[davo11]

hi!
i'm wondering about checking out a new distro between now and the release of jaunty. i want a distro that is a bit more 'challenging' than linux (not like gentoo or slax though). a balance of user friendliness and a bit of challenge.
thanks

[albandy]

This is a wish list? I want a new car!

[Sealbhach]

Arch Linux. Just follow the Wiki. No compiling necessary but good learnings.


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[bhishan]

Go for Fedora.

[binbash]

arch linux.It is between gentoo and ubuntu

[kidux]

Slackware. It's really easy to install, plus getting the configuration done is a snap by looking at the Slackware forums on www.linuxquestions.org, or the official site at www.slackware.org.

[Simian Man]

Check out Zenwalk. It is slackware based, comes with a curses installer and features the new Xfce 4.6. I'd say it is a good mix of easy to use and learning.

[jelle_]

slackware is a lot different from ubuntu. you have to use startx to get kde. here is a good tutorial: http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfect_desktop_slackware12

[LowSky]

If you want different try OpenSuse or Fedora

If you want a small chalenge Arch is good for that, getting the GUI up will make you feel amazing once it works, I took me a few hours (when it shouldn't have) because I missed a step and didn't install a important componant (HAL support). But the Arch Wiki is really easy to follow as long as you dont skip steps like me. BTW Pacman is an awesome tool in Arch, very simular to Ubuntu's Apt-get

Otherwise why not try OpenSolaris, its actually another form of Unix so its will be something new to learn. Its easy to install so the only issue will be learning some new commands.

[Dragonbite]

Fedora. It gives a nice bleeding edge feel while being manageable.

[gjoellee]

Arch Linux

[andrew.46]

Hi jelle,


slackware is a lot different from ubuntu. you have to use startx to get kde.

You can do this is you want but most will alter the default runlevel in /etc/inittab so that X is automatically loaded. And don't forget that real slackware users will be running xfce not kde :-).

Andrew

[eyeofliberty]

Debian, Arch, or Sidux.

Remember, Ubuntu is African for "Can't install Debian." :P

[Mason Whitaker]

Just stick with Ubuntu, it's not that hard to dive deeper into Linux with it if you really want to, at least untill you're comfortable with the command line.


Remember, Ubuntu is African for "Can't install Debian." :P

+1 XD

[liamnixon]

And don't forget that real slackware users will be running xfce not kde :-).

I guess I'm not a real Slacker, then. Slackware made me not hate KDE, actually. \\:D/

[chucky chuckaluck]

+1 for arch. great documentation without all the tl/dr manifesto filler some of the other 'challenging' distros seem afflicted with.

[Simian Man]

Fedora. It gives a nice bleeding edge feel while being manageable.

I agree, you will see software that will probably make its way to Ubuntu in a few releases.

[andrew.46]

Hi eyeofliberty,


Remember, Ubuntu is African for "Can't install Debian." :P

Sounds a little like Dan C: 'Ubuntu is African for "Slackware is too hard for me"'. Any useneters here?

Andrew

[jimi_hendrix]

Arch Linux. Just follow the Wiki. No compiling necessary but good learnings.
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+1, before 8.10 came out i did the same and installed arch, and i loved it

i came back when i realized ubuntu liked my vid card more (ubuntu probably optimizes something somewhere)

[apmcd47]

Hi eyeofliberty,



Sounds a little like Dan C: 'Ubuntu is African for "Slackware is too hard for me"'. Any useneters here?
Yup!

I've even suggested comp.unix.shell to someone on this forum.

Andrew
Snap!

Andrew

[Chemical Imbalance]

Just for something different, how about research BSD and install PCBSD:

www.pcbsd.org

PCBSD gives you a desktop environment (unlike FreeBSD, NetBSD, etc...) to start out on

[Dragonbite]

Hi jelle,



You can do this is you want but most will alter the default runlevel in /etc/inittab so that X is automatically loaded. And don't forget that real slackware users will be running xfce not kde :-).

Andrew

Ouch!
Isn't openSUSE built off of Slackware? You dissin' all the geeko users? :lolflag: