favorite flavor?

[enCode]

I have been wanting to break away from window$ for a while and have got linux 7.1 on another computer.
My question is "what is you favorite distro of linux and why."
is there an upside to any one over another?
thanx
-enCode

[GodMinusOne]

I have been wanting to break away from window$ for a while and have got linux 7.1 on another computer.
My question is "what is you favorite distro of linux and why."
is there an upside to any one over another?
thanx
-enCode

Linux 7.1? Which distribution do you have version 7.1 running? Redhat? Mandrake? Etc? I personally use Slackware, so I'd have to recommend that. Although not as "new user friendly" as other distributions, I believe it is an excellent distribution if you want to truly learn and understand Linux. Another recommendation I have, take it or leave it, is to stay in a shell for the first while you are learning, rather than running X and "pointing and clicking" to get something accomplished. Take the time, and learn the commands. As for resources, there are many available online, one beingLinux Questions. As for printed material, I recommend "Running Linux" by O'Reilly. Also, don't overlook using the "man" and "info" commands, most times you can find the answers to your questions in the program documentation.

[Grifter]

Flavor? Slackware

Why? Because anything else is just gay.

[highwizard]

Flavor? Slackware

Why? Because anything else is just gay.

But I am gay and use slackware... Doesn't that make slackware gay? And if so, does that make you gay for using slackware?

[astcell]

I think gay has more than one meaning.

[CyberChrist]

WTF is Linux 7.1 anyway?

[bascule]

My favorite flavor is Blackalicious

[enCode]

Flavor? Slackware

Why? Because anything else is just gay.

hahahahaha!

[enCode]

Linux 7.1? Which distribution do you have version 7.1 running? Redhat? Mandrake?

Right now i'm running redhat 7.1 (sorry should have specified. )

[enCode]

how do you define slackware?
what is it?

[Chris]

how do you define slackware?
what is it?

Ok, first off, I don't like threads like this one. I find "What's your favorite distro?" threads similar to a/s/l on IRC. Stupid and lame.

I was kind of letting this one go for some bizarre reason though.

That said...come on. Google. The question you just asked (quoted) is just plain lazy.

[kree]

Although not as "new user friendly" as other distributions, I believe it is an excellent distribution if you want to truly learn and understand Linux.

My 4yo. daughter helped me install slackware 9.1 on her laptop, after we figured out the gig to cylinder equation it was all good!

[Chris]

My 4yo. daughter helped me install slackware 9.1 on her laptop, after we figured out the gig to cylinder equation it was all good!

You know you don't have to do that right?
I am assuming that you are talking about partitioning the drive. If you use fdisk you can just do +1500M or whatever you want the partition size to be. In fact, I think you can just do +3G for 3 gigs, but I am not 100% sure on that.

[m3m3tic]

i'll problably get banned for this, but i prefer the gay distro (aka not slackware)

Its called nathanlinux.
here's a link to a screenshot and some info, read up:


http://gallys.nastydollars.com/bf/267/nathan-014.jpg


m3m3tic

[highwizard]

Wow, you're soo funny. I bet you even think your the first person to come up with a gay joke like that. Har Har Har.

I fucking hate unoriginal people.

i'll problably get banned for this, but i prefer the gay distro (aka not slackware)

Its called nathanlinux.
here's a link to a screenshot and some info, read up:


http://gallys.nastydollars.com/bf/267/nathan-014.jpg


m3m3tic