Gnome Distributions?

mattgaunt

mattgaunt

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Hey everyone

I've been using ubuntu for just over a year now, but many people say u don't see the in's and out's of linux because ubuntu kinda glosses over all of it.

I wanna learn more about how linux works and stuff and want to try a different distribution of linux but which ones use gnome? Ive tried KDE and just never really got into it

Thanks for any help / Advice

Matt
 
You can run GNOME on any distro. It's an application just like any other.

Not sure what people mean when they say Ubuntu glosses over the ins and outs... to really get to grips with Linux you need to use the command line, and that's independant of the GUI.
 
Debian or Fedora would also have Gnome by default :)

And ubuntu can work like any other distro, just you have more GUI tools than others. They force to you fix things by hand, whereas ubuntu can help you fix things :p
 
YAY its Arch Linux time again...

One of its MANY selling points is that you get to learn the in's and out's of a linux distro without having to wait three years to get it all set up (see gentoo).

Fast, packages optimised for newer machines.

Simple, everything is done in a simple easy to learn way of doing things. However not as in simple as in the Ubuntu point and click way. Everything is done via the command line.

Awesome package manager, which is a must (see slackware).

Bleeding edge, all you stuff is the latest and greatest. (see debian)

Pick everything (package wise) yourself from the beginning instead of something someone did for you (see Ubuntu, SuSe etc*).

*NOTE: Not 100% sure that those distro apply to that.
Well aware you can do a 'server' install of Ubuntu.
 
Nah, methinks it's Gentoo time, Portage is awesome, you optimise your own packages, the help and support online is fantastic. Just make sure to install it properly and don't use any of the scripts. If you really wanna go for it see LFS. (Hint: not until you can get Gentoo working with your eyes closed!)
 
Another Gentoo vote from me. Configuring Gentoo forced me into editing config files. When you understand what is in them you can solve a lot of system problems on your own.

If you don't want to go that far, try compiling your own kernel. It's not as hard as some people believe.
 
cheers guys ill have a little look into gentoo

Although i have just got my dual screens on ubuntu working with compiz-fusion . . . . so may take a little while before i can drag myself away from it lol
 
Gentoo is ok if you want to spend years (jk) compiling stuff if not go to distrowatch and just pick out a distro. seeing as though you use ubuntu now you may want to try what ubuntu is based on Debian it's not quite as hands on as ubuntu(if you google you will find out what I mean) but it still has the apt goodness there.
 
if your wanting to learn more but still wanting the desktop, id say go debian, ubuntu is built from debian, however youll feel like you got more control with debian than you will with ubuntu definately worth looking into
 
uk_viper said:
if your wanting to learn more but still wanting the desktop, id say go debian, ubuntu is built from debian, however youll feel like you got more control with debian than you will with ubuntu definately worth looking into
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Yes thats what I just said.
 
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