Coming back to the light

Staffy · 23 Jan 2011 at 22:33

After a extended break away from running Linux due to work I am now thinking of moving back. The last install I had on my rig was Gentoo but as I recall this took and age to setup and tweak.

A couple of quick questions:

I need an install that is going to work outta the box, obviously it will need tweaking around and as time allows I may go back to a Gentoo type install. What are the best at the moment. I see Mint and Ubuntu mentioned a lot.

Are there still issues with ATI graphics cards and Linux?

Has there been many other big changes in the last 3 years that may jump up and bite me in the (well you know what!).

Cheers
Phil

jack.mitchell · 24 Jan 2011 at 08:04

ArchLinux should be perfect for you. The wiki is FANTASTIC, start with the beginners guide and it will take you through the steps and teach you the ropes.

http://wiki.archlinux.org

Hairybudda · 24 Jan 2011 at 10:50

Gotta agree, arch sounds perfect, consider it to basically be the same as gentoo without having to compile everything manually.

Pacman is a great package manager and the AUR is great for bleeding edge.

eXor · 24 Jan 2011 at 11:04

Don't you mean "..the darkness"?

Most things in Ubuntu work pretty much out of the box.

If you want to get your hands a bit grubby, there's Debian, which Ubuntu is based on.

Staffy · 24 Jan 2011 at 17:57

Thanks for those will take a look at Arch later also gonna download Ubuntu to have a look at it.

Yeah think you are probably right about the darkside