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[nadamp]

Xubuntu 11.10 master race checking in!

I had dual-booted Linux and Windows for a long time, but around the time 11.10 was released I was ready to give up Windows for good. Have not missed Windows much, either.

Wonderful OS. All the goodness of Linux, all the support of Ubuntu and none of the nuisance and annoyance of Unity or Gnome. What more could one ask for.

[nadamp]

Originally Posted by isamu

ubuntu isnt the best server choice, if you want a pure server I will use OpenSuse, Mandriva or ArchLinux;

Ubuntu Server is it's own OS (with it's own mailing list), it should not be confused with the desktop Ubuntu.

On what parameters have you found Ubuntu Server to be lacking as compared to the options you list?

[DemodeX]

I'm an happy Archer.
Still using Windows for work, though

[ti83plus]

Messed around with ubuntu on dual boot but never really used linux until the mobo on my main build died. I was forced to dust off my archaic Athlon XP build and load an os on there. I installed Mint 12 and have become unexplicably addicted!

[luke159]

Ubuntu for sharing.
Backtrack for work.
Mint for publishing.

It's all the same and it's all good.

[ankitshetty142]

Kubuntu 12.04
Been using for years.

[isamu]

Originally Posted by nadamp

Ubuntu Server is it's own OS (with it's own mailing list), it should not be confused with the desktop Ubuntu.

On what parameters have you found Ubuntu Server to be lacking as compared to the options you list?

On my own experience. Its a good one if you have some light work/school work. But it lacks stability, speed and resources support (when you have to install something offline or without a gui)
In the end : the best one is that have work done =)
Greetings

[lickdick]

Being a open source supporter i use kubuntu 12.04 now

[ww345]

been using Ubuntu 11.04 for quite a while now and being forced to go to 12.04 or 12.11 soon, might try the new Gnomebuntu instead since i like the Gnome desktop. Tried Fedora but it didn't seem to much different than Ubuntu and it installed in some kind of LVM(?) partition that i couldn't look into iirc from other Ubuntu partition and GParted couldn't shrink it so as it took up 30 GB and i needed rest of space for other stuff i just deleted it.

also use WinXP and like to try BSD (i think its called) some time in the future.
also wanted to try this ReactOS, which is supposed to be a WinXP clone for when WinXP is finally no longer supported but ReactOS seems to get quite a few negative reviews, sadly. i also use TAILS from Live CD and considering using other security/privacy OSes likes Qubes and Liberte Linux.

[suptrniq]

Currently Bodhi Linux 2.0 / dual boot w/Windows 7.
Raspberry PI version B (with network port)
Three laptops:
Linux Mint LXDE 11 on one.
Centos 6 on the other.

My first PC experience was when a guy showed my sister his Apple II PC
to impress her. It impressed me more.

I've been through PC compatibles, Atari, Commodore, Windows 31, WFW,
Win98, WinXP, Win7. Then I got fed up with the slowness of my PC due to
virii, malware and I read that the lion's share of said are written for Microsoft
systems. So, I tried Ubuntu 9.04.

It worked. Instead of dealing with bugaboos, I was busy being productive.

Since then, I've discovered DistroWatch and have explored numerous linux
distros. I switched from Ubuntu to Linux Mint LXDE because Ubuntu switched
to Unity. Linux Mint was more user friendly. Then Linux quit LXDE and switched over to Cinnamon / MATE - more problems, so I moved over to and
settled on Bodhi Linux - latest version 2.0. I have become far more familiar with "sudo", rather than "yum" as a means of software management, to I lean towards Ubuntu / Debian systems. Having added VirtualBox to my recent toolkit, I now spend a good amount of time playing with the assorted
distros in a controlled environment, downloading and loading the most current LiveCDs. Through Linux mags I learned about the Raspberry Pi. Purchased two. Donated one to a non-profit auction. Used the other to setup a headless server, another SD card with XBMC (Openelec) and am currently looking at the possibility of setting up a headless kiosk with the
purchase of an upgraded Pi (same price - more memory).

I'm nowhere near a Linux expert, but, know enough to:

- create a duplicate USB stick using Sudo
- have a basic configuration set of tools including:

- Firefox / Chrome
- Libre Office
- Inkscape
- Blender
- Pinta
- FSLint
- Feh
- Ubuntu Tweak (currently discontinued)
- Bleachbit
- VirtualBox
- Wine
- Shutter
- KPat (for fun)
- Remmina (remote desktop tool)

I do tech support for a living (about ten to fifteen years now) so tinkering around with software and inside a pc is more fun than intimidating.

I look for a linux distro with minimal fuss, maximum flexibility.

Crunchbang is my go to for quick and functional. It starts up quick, includes
a browser and network access. Shuts down quickly. And, what isn't included, such as remmina or tsclient, I can install from scratch using sudo.

As I've said, I'm no expert, there are those who know far more than I do
about linux OR windows. But, this works for me.

I go out to the forums and to google when I run into problems. Just stumbled upon this board while looking for other things here.

Sharing my background and experience. I'll help when I can and if I don't
know, I'll give you an honest, my best answer.

Think that's enough for now.