No.109
hey /gentoo/ which distro are you currently running?
i'm not proficient enough to run gentoo or fiddle the stuff with arch, so i went for manjaro because it's preconfigured arch
i had a friend telling me to start with it because i'm a newfag to linux and that arch and gentoo would just stomp my dreams of learning computers into shit
also, i'm starting to learn how to program so i think it's a good start. well, at least it's linux
which distro is your favorite?
No.110
Plain ol' Ubuntu. I don't really have a favorite.
No.111
>>110i tried ubuntu myself, but i didn't really like unity. i also think that lubuntu, xubuntu and kubutu are awesome just because of the DE's. I'd sooner use Ubuntu Gnome rather than Unity, but that's just me.
currently i'm sporting KDE and I love it. don't really know why people hate KDE. if you have RAM in gigabytes the "bloat" actually comes off as being beautiful and quite handy
No.113
>>111+1 on Unity.
Rockin Ubuntu with like six different DEs. Who says you can only pick one?
No.117
disclaimer: Purely desktop oriented, CentOS, CoreOS etc don't even apply here
GOD TIER:
Fedora
GOOD TIER:
Arch
Debian Jessie
MEH TIER:
Ubuntu
OpenSUSE Factory
SHIT TIER:
Debian Wheezy
OpenSUSE (release versions)
Mint (any version)
Gentoo
WTF IS THIS I DONT EVEN TIER:
everything else
No.119
>>117Fedora? Really? Fuck yum.
No.121
>>119Agreed, but dnf isn't as stable yet. The devs should stop licking each others arses and go with zypp, because that already works just fine
No.127
Xubuntu is good but the screentearing is annoying.
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gentoo, obviously
> 2014> using other peoples' binaries> not having glorious USE flags> /usr/bin/shig –dig>>127installing+running xcompmgr might help, it just sits in the background and does compositing for you. works great on awesomewm, never tried on XFCE.
No.168
>>117You should provide some reasoning for all that opinion.
No.169
Manjaro
No.170
>>168Fedora has up-to-date packages, SELinux, libvirt works perfectly (I'm looking at you, OpenSUSE), ip(6)tables enabled by default, choice of desktop at install time including Gnome, Mate, KDE, XFCE and LXDE (no Unity shit). It's reliable and polished, no messing around for anything. Just get your codecs from rpmfusion.org and you're all set.
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>>128shit, i didn't even know ubuntu had official mate flavour
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>>170TY
Ok that's one down.
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>>170Also I like that you can choose your environment that easily. Is it hard to do with other distros?
eg; Gentoo or arch?
No.212
>>109Crunchbang
inb4 pre-riced debain
I don't want to spend an hour dedicated to just ricing my desktop.
No.299
>>109Arch, 1229 packages, KDE (guaranteed hate).
I also run vanilla Arch on my home server, I update it only when I have updated my desktop with no issues.
My Raspberry Pi also runs an Arch derivative, arkOS.
No.300
>>117Debian for desktop.
Fedora for laptop.
OpenBSD for netbook.
FreeBSD and CentOS for server.
No.303
Ubuntu that I've tweaked to the point that it resembles arch.
No.304
>>300You have two server OSes?
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>>306I was imagining a setup where FreeBSD was running inside of a virtual machine on a CentOS box…
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>>316I'm serious, though. I'd say the best way to learn Linux is to just download Ubuntu and break/fix it until you're a wizard.
No.327
>>109I've been thinking about Downloading Arch for a play toy. I think it would neat to do a Command-line only install for fun.
(Anyone know if this is a bad idea? Or if there are still any CL-only OS's around?)
>Inb4 PlebI've just though it would be a fun little toy to play with.
No.328
>>327Arch is CLI OOTB, the same is Gentoo.
If you want to be a UNIX wizard install OpenBSD(without Xorg) or FreeBSD.
No.329
>>3283 and a half hour later, not a single other post ;_;
I love this board but I need it to move faster, I just can't get my gentoo fix this way.
No.330
I'm running Fedora on my desktop and I'm enjoying it.
No.345
I use Qubes on one laptop and Debian Stable on the other.
I've started to learn to program in Python. It's fun.
No.366
>>327Arch works fine as a play toy.
You shouldn't use only BSD as ther other guys said but instead have Free/OpenBSD and Debian minimal/Arch/Gentoo also.
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>>327go ahead, just keep in mind that most of what you'll be doing will go way over your head unless you're already familiar with linux filesystems
No.375
I'm currently running Debian (netinstall, and upgraded to Sid), but I have a few days off so I'm going to start getting into Slackware.
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>>109Currently i'm using CRUX and Slackware, plus openBSD (that's not linux though)
>>117>SHIT TIER:>Debian Wheezy>OpenSUSE (release versions)>Mint (any version)>Gentooagreed on mint (ubuntu is way more stable, supported, and less buggish), but have you at least tried the other distros? Debian and gentoo are fucking awesome
No.381
Currently on Fedora Gnome using i3, but will go back to Arch once final assignments are done. Can't figure out which DE/WM to live on. I like Gnome Xfce and i3. Gnome is too overheating for my laptop and i3 is a pretty nice centralized system but Xfce is the sweet spot.
No.448
I'm using #! for two reasons:
1. it's a preconfigured lightweight, I'd use plain debian but I am too a n00b
2. arch has systemd, I too used manjaro for a while until I started reading what systemd is all about and, sorry, I like my config files in plaintext
No.451
I run Knoppix on my laptop simply because it's pretty small and the only flash drive I have is 1GB.
>buying a laptop that has a CD drive
Someone sell me on #! or installing Arch. I am definitely not married to Knoppix at all, and if there are superior alternatives out there for under a gig, I would love to get in the know about them.
>mfw my unix class is literally "Did you google it?": the class
No.452
>>451Try out Debian Wheezy. That shit rocks.
The packages are stable and you have a large package list.
Even though the packages aren't bleeding edge they are still usable.
You only get security updates and the system just werks.
I will use Wheezy with GNOME 3.4 classic on my desktop until support runs out.
No.453
>>451dude, knoppix is for live boot, rescue and ancient computers
just get a real distro for everyday use
i advice against Arch if you're a newfag and if you're not an elitist cunt. not even years long arch users know how to properly configure their own systems, they just think they know. don't believe me? just ask any arch user how did they configure bfq scheduler, kek
i also advise against debian/crunchbang because i think they're boring, but that's a personal prefrence
go with a rolling distro for newfags like manjaro, LMDE, solydXK, or even new opensuse with tumbleweed
No.550
FreeBSD 10.1-STABLE
No.553
I have read no reasonable criticism as to why gentoo would be shit, which many just puked out out at this thread.
You're on a board called /gentoo/ and you're shitting on Gentoo with reasons like "IT'S SHIT XD".
Am I being trolled right now or what the fuck is going on?
Also why are you all using Ubuntu or Fedora with fucking GNOME?
What is this shit
No.590
>>553This thread is systemdick love, that's why
No.638
>>109>hey /gentoo/ which distro are you currently running?FreeBSD; I hopped off the Ganoo+Leenooks train not long after people started taking systemd seriously.
>mfw I don't even care if systemd is a good thing or notIf I ever go back though, I'll probably use Gentoo.
No.639
My favorite distro is OpenBSD. with cwm or wmii i hate fucking de they are pure cancer. And this is coming from someone who been a window/de user for a majority of the time. Seriously fuck them and fuck anybody who uses them
No.742
I installed void linux a couple of weeks ago, and its now my daily driver. I like it. The package manager is cool.
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>>742
Also i use i3 as a window manager, and xfce for games
No.744
OpenBSD, 9front, and FreeBSD. Haiku will replace FreeBSD once the beta is out and they are using the FreeBSD 10 wifi drivers.
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>>553
Gentoo is too complex and Gentoo users fucking suck. Gentoo has almost no quality assurance, unlike e.g. a BSD.
No.803
After using Debian almost exclusively for the last 3 years or so I recently installed mint on a fairly decent i7 wangblows 7 machine. I was very impressed, pleb tier distro's are the future I think, and mint isn't even the best pleb tier one available. Also tried Antergos, that was a real surprise to me, GNU/Linux shows it has the potential to be very good for beginners and experienced users.
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OpenBSD, 9front those are my os.
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>>303
>using arch
>using ubuntu
>using archbuntu
the autism is too much
also check em
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