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#270812 - 28/11/2005 17:02 Which linux?
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1909 Loc: London	I think I'll turn one of my PCs into a linux box, this is what I want it to do: File server Slim server IMAP server I've never set up a Linux system and have very limited capabilities in it, which Linux should I go for?
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#270813 - 28/11/2005 17:15 Re: Which linux? [Re: tahir]
JBjorgen carpal tunnel Registered: 19/01/2002 Posts: 3584 Loc: Columbus, OH	I use Red Hat, but it's not great for starters. Mark Lord seems to like Kubuntu, so I'd try that. Maybe also try Lycoris as it's aimed at transitioning users. _________________________ ~ John
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#270814 - 28/11/2005 17:23 Re: Which linux? [Re: JBjorgen]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1909 Loc: London	Lycoris looks good, anybody tried it?
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#270815 - 28/11/2005 18:38 Re: Which linux? [Re: JBjorgen]
sein old hand Registered: 07/01/2005 Posts: 893 Loc: Sector ZZ9pZa	Quote: Mark Lord seems to like Kubuntu Kubuntu is basically Ubuntu for people who prefer KDE to Gnome. However, it has to be said that this is the minority. Ubuntu is more mainstream, which means more support and would be a great way to start with Linux. I have two friends who have started off with Ubuntu, and both are doing great, much of it works out of the box and its come to the stage where it is pretty much 99% point and click. As a bonus, they both installed it and started using it without needing to ask me any questions - its incredible how far things have come. All I had to show them was how to add "universe" and "multiverse" to their apt sources, so they can easily install a massive amount of stuff. If you want to decide for yourself between Gnome and KDE, by all means, install both! Its always worth trying out a few distros when you're new. An easy way of quickly trying out KDE is by booting a Knoppix LiveCD, btw. _________________________ Hussein
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#270816 - 28/11/2005 22:11 Re: Which linux? [Re: sein]
mlord carpal tunnel Registered: 29/08/2000 Posts: 14488 Loc: Canada	Quote: Ubuntu is more mainstream False. Both are mainstream. But, yes, the Gnome desktop has a higher degree of Microsoftism than the KDE desktop on Ubuntu. Cheers
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#270817 - 29/11/2005 07:41 Re: Which linux? [Re: mlord]
sein old hand Registered: 07/01/2005 Posts: 893 Loc: Sector ZZ9pZa	Quote: Both are mainstream. Oh yeah, I mean, they are exactly the same! Kubuntu is just Ubuntu with kubuntu-desktop installed. By mainstream, all I mean't was Mark is the only person I know who is using that They are the same really and its easy to switch between them. _________________________ Hussein
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#270818 - 29/11/2005 09:15 Re: Which linux? [Re: sein]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1909 Loc: London	OK, Ubuntu could be on the cards then
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#270819 - 29/11/2005 11:46 Re: Which linux? [Re: sein]
pedrohoon enthusiast Registered: 06/08/2002 Posts: 333 Loc: The Pilbara, Western Australia	I am using Kubuntu too I tried Ubuntu but I prefer KDE to Gnome. K/Ubuntu was the first Linux distribution I have tried that picked up all the slots on my USB card reader (not just the first one) and the first one that printing to a USB printer on my GF's WinXP box worked on Installing was painless too! I have been able to make almost a complete switch from Windows now. OT: Does anyone know of a good digital photo management app for Linux? Specifically one which allows 'drag and drop' tagging of images with keywords and susequent searching on these tags, such as this one? _________________________ Peter. "I spent 90% of my money on women, drink and fast cars. The rest I wasted." - George Best
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#270820 - 29/11/2005 13:00 Re: Which linux? [Re: tahir]
SuperQ addict Registered: 13/06/2000 Posts: 429 Loc: Berlin, DE	Lycoris is bad because you're always root on the system. Ubuntu/Kubuntu are what I use for a lot of things. _________________________ 80gig red mk2 -- 080000125 (No, I don't actually hate Alan Cox)
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#270821 - 29/11/2005 14:02 Re: Which linux? [Re: SuperQ]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1909 Loc: London	Quote: Lycoris is bad because you're always root on the system. Ubuntu/Kubuntu are what I use for a lot of things. Probably wouldn't be a problem for me, but if (K)Ubuntu is easy I'll probably give that a go
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#270822 - 29/11/2005 15:10 Re: Which linux? [Re: pedrohoon]
sein old hand Registered: 07/01/2005 Posts: 893 Loc: Sector ZZ9pZa	Quote: I am using Kubuntu too I tried Ubuntu but I prefer KDE to Gnome. Last time I tried KDE, I had a few 'bad experiences' which subsequently turned me into a bit of a Gnome fanboy. Y'know what, I'm going to give KDE a go when I get home. Its nice that I have a Linux partition that is purely for mucking about with. Looking forward to doing that actually _________________________ Hussein
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#270823 - 29/11/2005 16:18 Re: Which linux? [Re: tahir]
Roger carpal tunnel Registered: 18/01/2000 Posts: 5683 Loc: London, UK	Quote: Quote: Lycoris is bad because you're always root on the system. Probably wouldn't be a problem for me Yes it would. Repeat after me: I don't want root privileges all the time. _________________________ -- roger
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#270824 - 29/11/2005 16:30 Re: Which linux? [Re: Roger]
tahir pooh-bah Registered: 27/02/2004 Posts: 1909 Loc: London	Quote: Yes it would. Repeat after me: I don't want root privileges all the time. OK, OK, I'm sorry, don't hurt me...
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