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drakkenkorin

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« on: January 20, 2006, 07:34:34 AM »
who uses it?

if so which distro do you use?

someone asked me about it but i really don't know much about the linux world since i finished school.  back then everyone was getting wet over mandrake but i couldn't find any/that much info on it anymore...
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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2006, 10:55:51 AM »
i'm a regular user at work and at home.  Work centers around three main distros:
1) Debian Stable(sarge) 2)Ubuntu Breezy 3) SUSE 10

Debian on the servers at work.  I have a Ubuntu workstation at work (it's debian based), and I have SUSE 10 on my Dell Inspiron 600m.

http://www.opensuse.com
http://www.ubuntulinux.com
http://www.debian.com

My verdict on linux is still the same.  Great for server environment, but the only thing i use it for on the desktop is development.  If i'm watching dvd's, listening to music etc, i'm booting into windows.  It's still fairly weak on the Desktop
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2006, 11:06:08 AM »
I only have linux installed just now (though i'm going to put windows back on at some point), being a computer/network buff wanna-be knowing how linux works was something I had to learn...so I forced myself to use it!
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2006, 12:47:20 PM »
I use slackware 10.2 but don't spend as much time with it as I should.
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2006, 02:29:00 PM »
I use Fedora Core exclusively (ok, i booted into windows once to try the Rome Total War demo). Its a nice easy distro that still gives you the flexibility to do whatever you want.
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2006, 02:57:18 PM »
Slackware 10.2, like Ken I don't tend to use it as much as I'd like - it's a really great platform for programming yet I know very little about it.

I've also used SuSE 9.2, Gentoo, Ubuntu 5.04 and Fedora Core 4. Love Linux, it's just very few developers see it as a viable gaming platform for some reason. :(
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« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2006, 03:05:23 PM »
Windows only for me.
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« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2006, 03:21:00 PM »
>back then everyone was getting wet over mandrake
I use Mandrake. Can't say that I ever got wet over it though.
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« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2006, 09:34:16 PM »
maybe they were talking about a different mandrake?
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« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2006, 12:40:44 PM »
Quote from: Tama
>back then everyone was getting wet over mandrake
I use Mandrake. Can't say that I ever got wet over it though.
hmm... and a list of things that might?


*smacks hands*

err... umm... wut?
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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2006, 06:56:14 PM »
Fedora Core but use it only for school stuff.
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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2006, 02:08:35 AM »
I used to run Redhat a year or so ago. I've installed Fedora on VMWare and that's how I play in Linux currently. When I get around to it I'll dual boot XP and FreeBSD.
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2006, 04:41:17 AM »
Quote from: drakkenkorin
who uses it?

if so which distro do you use?

someone asked me about it but i really don't know much about the linux world since i finished school.  back then everyone was getting wet over mandrake but i couldn't find any/that much info on it anymore...


it's technically mandriva now for some reason

i like fedora core... extremely well supported, relatively user friendly, and stable. all the benefits of corporate involvement with none of the pitfalls (except maybe you have to take 2 minutes out of your busy life and install mp3 packages for your music player of choice).
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