If Ubuntu did not exist, what would be your immediate second choice?

[youbuntu]

If Ubuntu did not exist, what would be your immediate second choice as a distro? I want to break away from Ubuntu pretty soon, for various reasons, and I am well versed in GNU/Linux, but recommendations are always good.

Thank you :)

[Kdar]

Arch Linux :) But this is my first choice now.

[youbuntu]

Arch Linux :) But this is my first choice now.

Hmm yeah I have heard of that. I wonder if it is as good...

[uRock]

Arch, Debian, and/or/nand/nor Windows.

[youbuntu]

Arch, Debian, and/or/nand/nor Windows.

Yes, thanks, but I was excluding windows :roll: as I hadn't realised it had been re-classified as a GNU/Linux distro.

Debian is good - am used to apt-get :)

[racie]

I would say Mint, but that would obviously not exist if Ubuntu didn't.

Probably OpenSUSE, Fedora, or Debian (in that order).

[jerenept]

Fuduntu, Fedora, or Sabayon.

[stlouisubntu]

If Ubuntu did not exist, my choice would be either Linux Mint Debian Edition or straight Debian. For either one you would need to be well versed in Linux (as you indicated you are.) One might say that Linux Mint is good for new user, but frankly things will break with any rolling release (of which LMDE is effectively one since it is based on Debian testing) and new users will struggle with sorting things out.

[3Miro]

Going back a year ago, I would have said Fedora. I think this is one closest to Ubuntu (not counting Ubuntu derivatives). With Fedora one gets fairly "cutting edge" software, with large repository, large community and it doesn't assume you know too much. I also had prior experience with Red Hat (before it became commercial) and Mandrake (before it became Mandriva).

Right now, if I am lazy, I would go with Arch. However, since I like to compile, I use Gentoo.

[wojox]

Linux wojox-desktop 2.6.37-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Mar 15 09:21:17 CET 2011 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

[uRock]

Fuduntu, Fedora, or Sabayon.

I was gonna say the two "f" words there, but I figured that Arch would keep the OP fascinated for a while.

[mamamia88]

contemplating moving over to debian after support for lucid ends. i just don't like unity.

[wojox]

I was gonna say the two "f" words there, but I figured that Arch would keep the OP fascinated for a while.

:p

[jerenept]

I was gonna say the two "f" words there, but I figured that Arch would keep the OP fascinated for a while.

If you want to be fascinated for a while, and, knowing the OP ;) :P I would try Gentoo.
I did use it for a while, and needless to say, after about 10 days, I was back on Ubuntu.

[GabrielYYZ]

well, i use Kubuntu and it was 2nd choice after using Ubuntu for a bit, i liked KDE better. if i read the question as "if *buntu didn't exist, etc..." then my 2nd choice is Fedora, i actually dual boot it with Kubuntu.

if i had to give a couple reasons, they would be:

1. i find yum a bit better than apt. apt is a fine tool and i have nothing against it, but i find myself doing the same things with yum a little bit faster (i.e. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade = yum update)

2. the GUI tool for enabling/disabling/starting/stopping services can be useful at times.

OTOH, those reasons are trivial. i think, given enough time, i would adapt to any distro.

[FreeAsInMe]

well, i use Kubuntu and it was 2nd choice after using Ubuntu for a bit, i liked KDE better. if i read the question as "if *buntu didn't exist, etc..." then my 2nd choice is Fedora, i actually dual boot it with Kubuntu.

if i had to give a couple reasons, they would be:

1. i find yum a bit better than apt. apt is a fine tool and i have nothing against it, but i find myself doing the same things with yum a little bit faster (i.e. sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade = yum update)

2. the GUI tool for enabling/disabling/starting/stopping services can be useful at times.

OTOH, those reasons are trivial. i think, given enough time, i would adapt to any distro.

Kubuntu IS Ubuntu... with a K.

[barbedsaber]

OSX

<.<

don't judge me

[LADmaticCA]

Hmm...probably would go with openSuse, I'm using it at the moment. But I like Arch as well.

[marl30]

Most likely Debian or OpenSuse

[racie]

OSX

<.<

don't judge me

I think he meant Linux distros.

[cbowman57]

Linux Mint LMDE (rolling Debian distro)


I would say Mint, but that would obviously not exist if Ubuntu didn't.

Probably OpenSUSE, Fedora, or Debian (in that order).

[KiwiNZ]

Given that the OP is no longer with us we will close this thread