Comments on: Which Ubuntu Derivative Is Right For You?

By: Environmental Consultants

Environmental Consultants — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:46:02 +0000

Xubuntu was ok, but it fell flat on driver support and multimonitor support.

I now I could have maybe done this via the comnad line but it really was two complicated for a wysiwigophile like my self.

Perhaps I should have gone for standard ubuntu 1st off, as is I have plumped for windows 7 which is fine, and has very good compatability with old hardware some of which is 10 years old.

xubuntu would be fine for a simple system and is as good as windows in that setting.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:22:16 +0000

I have tried ubuntu a couple of years ago, but due to my hoards of MS softeware switched back to XP. My machine needs a re install so I will try xubuntu this time round, and see how I get on. I am a big fan of light wieght programming and so xubuntu seems to be my derivative of choice.

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By: Hi, I’m an Ubuntu and You Suck My Balls | The Minority Report

Hi, I’m an Ubuntu and You Suck My Balls | The Minority Report — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:46:00 +0000

[...] In this article we will examine the different Ubuntu Linux spin offs, highlight what each spin off is about, and decide who that spin off would suit. Hopefully, in the end, you will know exactly which *buntu ISO to download, burn with your CD or DVD burning, and install on your computer. Which Ubuntu Derivative Is Right For You? [...]

By: anarchyuk

anarchyuk — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 09:32:51 +0000

ubuntuultimate edition rules them all

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Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:20:43 +0000

[...] Which Ubuntu Derivative Is Right For You? If you’re interested in Linux then most likely you have taken a look at Ubuntu. And if you have taken a look at Ubuntu then you know there are a lot of derivatives out there that specialize in one cross section of society or another. But which one is right for you? That is where gHacks comes in. [...]

By: mividaendigital

mividaendigital — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:27:18 +0000

Sorry about that. Always thought it was official.

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Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:31:24 +0000

[...] If you’re interested in Linux then most likely you have taken a look at Ubuntu. And if you have taken a look at Ubuntu then you know there are a lot of derivatives out there that specialize in one cross section of society or another. But which one is right for you? That is where gHacks comes in. More here [...]

By: Richard Kut

Richard Kut — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:01:01 +0000

Another great distro is moonOS. It uses E17 as its GUI. It is very fast, and looks great (at least to me).

By: Zed

Zed — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:29:23 +0000

CrunchBang is pure, pure, pure awesomeness.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:09:03 +0000

Linux Mint is, by far, the best derivative of Ubuntu for the desktop. JRE, Flash, and Win32 codecs out of the box. The artwork is beautiful, too.

By: Beer Meister

Beer Meister — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:30:02 +0000

I set up Ubuntu Server on an old Dell to act as a local network mirror for my online wiki. 20 minutes to install with Apache, MySql, and Samaba, and another 10 or 15 minutes installing and reinstalling MediaWiki until I figured out how to import my database and files properly, and I was done. I had some basic knowledge, and I had been doing some research on mirroring databases, but I am far from a wiki, Ubuntu, server, or MySql expert and within an hour I had this done. I know…I know…Distributions like Clark Connect can do this too. But, I did this from scratch, I know where everything is, and I Google anything I need. I installed WebMin and PHPMyAdmin, but they are largely used to just look around. No glitches, burps, or headaches. I was never able to do this with the original Redhat, Mandrake, and TurboLinux server distributions. I didn’t have to troubleshoot anything, tweak anything, find drivers, etc. It just works. SSH via Putty rules. Ubuntu Server. A good distribution. Nice write up on the derivatives. Thanks.

By: nimicitor

nimicitor — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:30:09 +0000

You forgot nUbuntu:

http://www.nubuntu.org/

By: jack

jack — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:39:19 +0000

Mividaendigital: Xubuntu is not an Officially Supported derivative but a Recognized derivative. Check out this ubuntu.com page:
http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/derivatives

i reworded a bit. now it’s is 100% correct. ;-)

By: mividaendigital

mividaendigital — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:22:52 +0000

Sorry to tell you, but Xubuntu is an official derivative. Also you forgot Linux Mint.

By: jack

jack — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:24:40 +0000

Lee: Crunchbang has been added (as well as OpenGEU).

thanks for letting me know about Crunchbang.

By: iampriteshdesai

iampriteshdesai — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:15:22 +0000

This time I will try KDE!
KDE 4 sucked but this time I ope 4.1 is stable enough.

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:04:46 +0000

No Crunchbang? It’s not *buntu, but it IS based on Ubuntu and 450 (or 700) megs of pure win.

http://crunchbanglinux.org/