In Search of a Decent Distro

Muel

Muel

Muel

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Hi All

I'm a Linux user, I've used various versions of Ubuntu for a while, but I'm starting to get sick of them.

I have a Netbook, which I use for Web Development. In the past I used Ubuntu Desktop on it, which worked fine for a while until it started crashing and playing up. I then wiped it and installed Ubuntu Netbook Remix, which is seriously annoying me. Loads of little flaws with it and it's locked down, I can't edit a lot of stuff I want to.

So, I'm on the lookout for a clean, unflawed, streamlined, un-neutured Linux distro with some form of GUI, and the ability to run Opera, Firefox, Chrome and Gedit.

Any recommendations? Maybe Fedora?
 
Hmmm I see. It just seems to be the next biggest player to me.

As little effort as possible really, I need it sorted and running properly as soon as possible.

My experience comprises mainly of installing and uninstalling packages, and plenty of file manipulation, no scripting or anything.
 
CentOS looks like it could do with a good look...

I forgot, I need to also be able to install a LAMP stack and Ruby on Rails.

It'll be running on a 1.4ghz Atom with HT and 2gb RAM, on a 5400rpm 160gb HDD. Not the highest spec in the world, (in fact, rubbish), but Ubuntu Netbook Remix is easily fast enough, it's just glitchy and restrictive.

I'm beyond caring about cutting edge. It just needs to support the latest versions of PHP, MySQL and Ruby on Rails, and ideally run Opera, Firefox and Chrome, or at least one of them.

EDIT: Oh, and I need the wireless, keyboard and trackpad to work faultlessly.
 
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