Spec me a Linux/ Unix...

[Bes]

So,

I am getting fed up with Arch.

I ahve been running it about 2 years, and recently I have found that the RR policy is just playing havock with my system- Samba is broken now, I get an error about Compiz when booting, I get all kinds of X server problems that I have fixed by softlinking because frankly I just want to get on with my work and not arse around with the guts of the OS.

I work with Solaris day in day out (and it's great, but I spend a lot of time fixing software installs on there, etc), so don't want my home PC to be a pain in the arse too..

I am thinking of moving away, but want something I can customise from the ground up, has good support forums, is lightning quick, and lite as a feather as standard, and has RELIABLE updates!

Am thinking Debian or OpenSolaris at the moment Any thoughts?

 

[Bes]

Is there no 686build of Deb? Will the i386 one be much slower than Arch?


And this is a really n00b question, but there seems to be an IA64 version- does will this work with my Intel E6600 processor? Is this perhaps the one to get?

Thanks