I have tried many different distros and currently I am using debian. I do all my work & stuff on linux. I have dualboot for XP too and I use it only for games that do not work on linux. I would use gentoo, if I would have time, but debian is pretty good alternative for those who do not want to spend too much time for tinkering their OS. :)
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Khuutra said: ... Moving on. So I don't know if my computer puking on itself is the fault of Windows or the fault of Dell, but the point is I had Ubuntu loaded on my laptop for a while and the time has come for me to switch over full-time. Running the latest games may not be an option on this bad boy, but right now WINE works fine for the stuff I want to play. And hell, that's what me and the wife are going to be building a desktop for anyway. So, regardless. Linux seems pretty cool. I.... I don't really know a lot about it. I'm the kind of guy who stumbles through a new OS like a newborn learning how to walk without a walker. I only just today, for the first time, mounted all of my Windows files and pulled them over into my Linux partition! But I still like it! One thing I like about Ubuntu is that functionally it seems a lot more solid now than it did even a year ago, which is pretty surprising. Anyway, uh. Let's talk about Linux! Any other users out there? Anybody have a favorite distro? |
I've been using and working on Linux in some way or another since 1994, but only recently -about 6-7 years- it's been my default desktop OS.
Yes, it advances quite fast when it comes to support for hardware and new technologies. On the other hand its mission of being a slot-in Windows replacement (or at least that has been true for many distributions) has held it back when it came to interface innovation... somehow a shame when even OS X has been more daring, and of course still ended up being more polished.
But basically, for all your average user needs Ubuntu is a solid choice. The package management is great and it is focused on core desktop use cases: internet, messaging, office tools, email and multimedia. I myself tend to gravitate toward Fedora, which is usually a bit more bleeding edge and paves the way for many other distributions when it comes to integrating newfangled technologies.
On the extreme of the spectrum you have stuff as Gentoo, which I would seriously advise you against. It's a distribution for people who want to squeeze the last inch of performance out of their computer and the last megabyte out of their HDD, at the cost of some user-friendliness in managing and maintaining the OS. If you're not a tinkerer then you're better off with a pre-packaged distro such as Ubuntu/Fedora/Debian/Suse etc.
The strangest thing Ive noticed once I got wubi(ubuntu) on.. was that I could run 1080 video on the lowest possible power settings without any hiccups in VLC(and by lowest i mean 10-20% processing power).. something i always have to run on full power in windows to get the same performance...
Ubuntu is tricky to use though and I dont see my folks using it but its a pleasant change from everything else out there..
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owner of : atari 2600, commodore 64, NES,gameboy,atari lynx, genesis, saturn,neogeo,DC,PS2,GC,X360, Wii
5 THINGS I'd like to see before i knock out:
a. a AAA 3D sonic title
b. a nintendo developed game that has a "M rating"
c. redesgined PS controller
d. SEGA back in the console business
e. M$ out of the OS business
not in front of girls... they might be watching us... >_>
Face the future.. Gamecenter ID: nikkom_nl (oh no he didn't!!)
Ssenkahdavic said:
For The PS3, I stick with Ubuntu's distro. For your MKV support, get Mplayer and just set up a Samba Server for easy access to your windows based network (for ease of streaming and whatnot). |
Would be an option if I could stream HD 720p easily, but I can't (slow PC and net), which is why in need it natively.
i test on my ps3 ITS FAST. need more ram sadly.
i think distro like xubuntu would work better in it
Xen said:
Would be an option if I could stream HD 720p easily, but I can't (slow PC and net), which is why in need it natively. |
Will work natively as well (just skip the Samba Server setup). That way you can go from PC-ExtUSb Dev-PS3 and watch them using Mplayer. If you only need Mplayer, just use the lowest partition option available (its been a long time so not sure what it is anymore).
I dont think that the Linux OS on the PS3 cannot access the Sony OS. So anything (videos/music/whatever) saved on that Partition will not be accessible (Im not 100% about this but the one time I tried I couldnt). So just use an external source to save data/videos whatever you wish to view in both.
Hey what is everybody's favorite music player? I'm just using Rhythmbox at the moment, but I have heard good things about Amarok.
| Khuutra said: Hey what is everybody's favorite music player? I'm just using Rhythmbox at the moment, but I have heard good things about Amarok. |
Are you familiar with the Gnome/KDE feud? They are the two big options under Linux for desktop environments, and Ubuntu defaults to Gnome.
Amarok is beloved by many and offers countless plugins and features, whereas Rythmbox is more bare-bones (thought suited to my needs, ie to have my playlists going while I code and keep my music tagged and ordered).
Being a KDE application Amarok might look aestethically and functionally slightly out-of-place in the Gnome environment, though you can theme it to be closer to the rest of the Gnome environment. Plus, it will bring a slight overhead in memory consumption because it will need to load different libraries from the rest of the environment. Unless you are really memory constraint this shouldn't be an issue, though... I liberally mix and match applications from the two parts with no troubles.
Other players you might want to look into are banshee and muine. If you like simple and to the point (your pidgin remark), then you might like muine over rythmbox, but amarok will probably feel like overdoing it.
WereKitten said:
Are you familiar with the Gnome/KDE feud? They are the two big options under Linux for desktop environments, and Ubuntu defaults to Gnome. Amarok is beloved by many and offers countless plugins and features, whereas Rythmbox is more bare-bones (thought suited to my needs, ie to have my playlists going while I code and keep my music tagged and ordered). Being a KDE application Amarok might look aestethically and functionally slightly out-of-place in the Gnome environment, though you can theme it to be closer to the rest of the Gnome environment. Plus, it will bring a slight overhead in memory consumption because it will need to load different libraries from the rest of the environment. Unless you are really memory constraint this shouldn't be an issue, though... I liberally mix and match applications from the two parts with no troubles. Other players you might want to look into are banshee and muine. If you like simple and to the point (your pidgin remark), then you might like muine over rythmbox, but amarok will probably feel like overdoing it. |
Well it's true I do like simplicity. I'm converting my MP3 collection to .ogg right now...
I'm gonna give muine a shot, then. Thanks.
And I am not at all familiar with the Gnome/KDE feud, do tell me more.
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