Linux noob..which distro recomendations

PermaBanned · 6 Feb 2010 at 13:25

bledd. said:
linux mint, everything just works

I'm the sort of user that doesn't want to faff around in command prompt -a stubborn windows user I guess. Linux Mint is awesome

This, although i've had a few problems with Helena, it might be worth thinking about Gloria too.

craptakular · 6 Feb 2010 at 13:26

bledd. said:
linux mint, everything just works

I'm the sort of user that doesn't want to faff around in command prompt -a stubborn windows user I guess. Linux Mint is awesome

hehe I hear what you say, I have been there myself. I now think the terminal is quicker than using GUI

bledd · 6 Feb 2010 at 13:59

Oxy said:
hehe I hear what you say, I have been there myself. I now think the terminal is quicker than using GUI

There is no doubt in my mind that there are other/better builds, I just find linux mint as a great free os that everything just works in

All I want from it is..

Media player
Browser
FTP
Torrent
Viewing windows shares
Looking nice

bigredshark · 6 Feb 2010 at 14:40

Hoodlum said:
fair enough I wouldn't recommend fedora or debian regardless for a newbie personally though.

In my opinion fedora 12 is about the easiest out of the box I've yet seen. Certainly as good as ubuntu in my opinion...

Sp00n · 6 Feb 2010 at 14:46

As a noob myself I'm running ubuntu with no gui and I must say its been more useful having to find out commands and stuff as I'm beginning to understand the different wayf doing things.

craptakular · 6 Feb 2010 at 15:05

bledd. said:
There is no doubt in my mind that there are other/better builds, I just find linux mint as a great free os that everything just works in

All I want from it is..

Media player
Browser
FTP
Torrent
Viewing windows shares
Looking nice

yeh and thats the great thinhg about linux, choice!

Hoodlum · 6 Feb 2010 at 22:02

bigredshark said:
In my opinion fedora 12 is about the easiest out of the box I've yet seen. Certainly as good as ubuntu in my opinion...

Hm kind of. I use Fedora and SL personally but I wrote a script that sets everything up exactly as I like it post-install (repos, software, changes many config files etc). A total newbie wouldn't know how to do this or necessarily know about repos at all (let alone rpmfusion / livna). How can they be expected to install mp3 support or proprietary drivers? Fedora assumes knowledge of repositories which are non-obvious to new linux users. With Ubuntu not only does it actively point out the existence of them, you can just check a box and extra repos are enabled; I think fedora is a bit minimalist for a newbie. I certainly prefer it myself I'm just not so sure it's as well suited as Mint or Ubuntu for a newbie that wants to get going immediately.