Comments on: Choosing the right distribution will ease your migration

By: Walter

Walter — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:10:54 +0000

Thanks Roman, i will give Xubuntu a try and come back with comments later

By: BRasulov

BRasulov — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:08:20 +0000

@Roman ShaRP

take it easy mate:)

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:47:52 +0000

I’m geek in Windows, not in Linux. :)

Now I want to confront Murphy’s Law and read instruction before nothing else helps :) I think it will save me some time. :)

By: BRasulov

BRasulov — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:33:35 +0000

@Roman ShaRP

:) ur funny, mate. u cant say ur geek if ur:
1. reading commercial books;
2. using ubuntu;
3. saying that ur geek;
4. afraid of risks.

By: MartinJB

MartinJB — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:18:14 +0000

So far I am very happy with gOS – it installed easily and dual boots with XP – still have a lot to learn about ‘nix but then again I started with MS DOS 2.11 many years ago ;)

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:58:53 +0000

2 Walter

It seems that antispam plugin ate one my comment because of link in it. :)

I would recommend to you to try Xubuntu, Ubuntu branch with XFCE desktop. I installed it on 256 Mb RAM PC myself.

If you look for lightest Linux, I heard about Damn Small Linux, branch of Knoppix. But I hadn’t personal experience with it.

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:59:06 +0000

BRasulov
If u wanna taste linux dont use virtual machines. without loosin ur windows box n spending ur weekends readin docs u cant learn linux:)

I prefer to start learning in the virtual environment. :)

As for docs – I’m reading “Ubuntu Linux for non-geeks” now, and have got some more docs and books. I’m geek, but not yet in Linux :)

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:55:28 +0000

what do you suggest if user are looking @ the lightest linux, i have try installing ubuntu on IBM t21 with 256mb, it seems heavier than WFLP, can anyone kindly suggest? I succeeded with installation of branch of the Ubuntu, Xubuntu Linux (7.04, 7.10) on machine with 256 Mb RAM. There are also Damn Small Linux, but I chose Ubuntu as one of the most popular, and, because of this, bigger community distros. :)

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:43:50 +0000

what do you suggest if user are looking @ the lightest linux, i have try installing ubuntu on IBM t21 with 256mb, it seems heavier than WFLP, can anyone kindly suggest?

By: yehoni

yehoni — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:08:31 +0000

I haven’t done more than take a quick look at it myself, but I have to ask, how did gOS make it into the mid-range category? My understanding is that it’s basically a modified Ubuntu, and was supposed to actually be *simpler*, since it was designed basically as an “easy mode” for netbooks. A desktop with links to webapps. How is this at all complex?

By: pospam

pospam — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:06:59 +0000

I can also recommend Linux mint for the beginner. It is pretty similar to Ubuntu with the advantage that it has all the codecs and some other stuff you need to have a computer ready right after install. Also it really has a nice desktop theme.
http://www.linuxmint.com/

By: BRasulov

BRasulov — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:22:16 +0000

@jack
good start, mate!
but u forgot ab slackware – the father of linuxes.

@Roamn ShaRP
If u wanna taste linux dont use virtual machines. without loosin ur windows box n spending ur weekends readin docs u cant learn linux:)

By: Roman ShaRP

Roman ShaRP — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:26:53 +0000

Here around me people recommend to start from Ubuntu or Mandriva too.

But I think that virtual machine like VirtualBox is better way of learning than LiveCD.

By: Sameer

Sameer — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:45:59 +0000

I have been using ubuntu for quite some time and i am impressed with it really. I do have some problems configuring pppoe on it though it has a built in one

By: Beginners

Beginners — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:27:46 +0000

Thank you! Great and useful article!

By: Dotan Cohen

Dotan Cohen — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:37:23 +0000

> I often lump BSD-variants in with Linux
> distributions for simplicity sake.

People who know me call that principle “Dotan’s Razor”: An insignificant inaccuracy can save a lengthy explanation.

By: Anupam Shriwatri

Anupam Shriwatri — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:19:34 +0000

Nice article. Thanks a lot. I often wondered about so many linux. This article will give a right direction to many people who want to use linux.
Looking forward to more articles from you Jack.

By: jack

jack — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:36:05 +0000

No FreeBSD isn’t a Linux distribution – it is a BSD-based distribution. But it is often categorized with Linux distributions. I often lump BSD-variants in with Linux distributions for simplicity sake. I like BSD (FreeBSD to be precise) and feel one of the best ways to help people get to know BSD is to include it with Linux. The average user is starting to become familiar with Linux – but not UNIX. If I were to say to an average user “Try BSD, it’s like UNIX” most average users wouldn’t know what I was talking about. If I say, however, “Try BSD, it’s a variation of Linux.” the average user might be so inclined to try.

By: MrBuddha

MrBuddha — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:28:07 +0000

FreeBSD is a Linux distribution? Whow, didn’t know that! An article obviously written by a real expert who knows what he talks of… I’m not impressed so far.