Comments on: The Best Way To Choose A Linux Distro http://stephencuyos.com/the-best-way-to-choose-a-linux-distro/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:20:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bongitz http://stephencuyos.com/the-best-way-to-choose-a-linux-distro/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Bongitz Fri, 09 Mar 2007 08:30:40 +0000 http://www.stephencuyos.com/?p=268#comment-742 The best way to find the Linux you like is to try some. Many distro's are available as live cd's - cd's that you can boot and run Linux from without screwing up or over-writing your Windows system. Linux distro's can also often be installed under products like VMware. With modern hard drives being so large and inexpensive, you can probably install as many distributions as you like. The best way to find the Linux you like is to try some. Many distro’s are available as live cd’s – cd’s that you can boot and run Linux from without screwing up or over-writing your Windows system. Linux distro’s can also often be installed under products like VMware. With modern hard drives being so large and inexpensive, you can probably install as many distributions as you like.

]]> By: Jan http://stephencuyos.com/the-best-way-to-choose-a-linux-distro/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Jan Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:54:25 +0000 http://www.stephencuyos.com/?p=268#comment-743 Debian is a viable choice on the server side, but I think it is also a stealth distro there, too. I know businesses use it, but they're not very vocal about it. Seems like the Ubuntu-on-the-server users are a lot more vocal. Debian is a viable choice on the server side, but I think it is also a stealth distro there, too. I know businesses use it, but they’re not very vocal about it. Seems like the Ubuntu-on-the-server users are a lot more vocal.

]]> By: michuk http://stephencuyos.com/the-best-way-to-choose-a-linux-distro/comment-page-1/#comment-744 michuk Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:27:02 +0000 http://www.stephencuyos.com/?p=268#comment-744 Not all distros have popular online forums. Debian GNU/Linux for instance does not have an oficial forum, but uses mailing lists and newsgroups instead. The community is certainly bigger than the one for PCLinuxOS, that's for sure. Also, concerning choosing the Linux distro, I recommend visiting the distro comparison site: http://polishlinux.org/choose/comparison/ which may give you some more hints on which should be your distro of choice. Not all distros have popular online forums. Debian GNU/Linux for instance does not have an oficial forum, but uses mailing lists and newsgroups instead. The community is certainly bigger than the one for PCLinuxOS, that’s for sure.

Also, concerning choosing the Linux distro, I recommend visiting the distro comparison site: http://polishlinux.org/choose/comparison/ which may give you some more hints on which should be your distro of choice.

]]> By: Huuggee http://stephencuyos.com/the-best-way-to-choose-a-linux-distro/comment-page-1/#comment-740 Huuggee Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:56:56 +0000 http://www.stephencuyos.com/?p=268#comment-740 I can't believe debian isn't in that top 10 list. From where have you compiled your stats? I can’t believe debian isn’t in that top 10 list.
From where have you compiled your stats?

]]> By: Jaba http://stephencuyos.com/the-best-way-to-choose-a-linux-distro/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Jaba Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:18:55 +0000 http://www.stephencuyos.com/?p=268#comment-741 But wait! There's more. One should not take a look only at the active number of end-users, but keep an eye on development side, too. Is there only handful of developers for the whole thing or is there a huge pool of developers? How about updates? How often and reliably they will be released? But wait! There’s more. One should not take a look only at the active number of end-users, but keep an eye on development side, too. Is there only handful of developers for the whole thing or is there a huge pool of developers? How about updates? How often and reliably they will be released?

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