Re: Other distro's of interest..... « Reply #15 on Feb 10, 2011, 11:34pm »
Mepis is a really cool project one I can't find a single bad word to say about. If I were a KDE fan I would have a whole heck of a lot of choice in which one I wanted to use. Mepis and PCLinuxOS are right at the top of the list. For a GNOME distribution I can't think of a single reason you would want anything but Debian Stable (With heavy use of backports) or LMDE if you don't mind testing. If you are a total nerd Gentoo and Arch are always good for some its and giggles (I really do love having my Gentoo install around its fun to play with, and was way easier to compile Xfce 4.8 on than SalineOS was).
I haven't seen anything official about that yet. As of the moment, the KDE release is still based on Kubuntu. However, I really think they're trying to distance themselves from Canonical and the odd and controversial decisions they've been making lately. So, Debian is the obvious choice since it is the original base for Ubuntu.
Kendall Weaver did say on the Peppermint forums recently that the Mint 10 Fluxbox edition is going to be a bit delayed because they will be moving it to a Debian base.
That's a good move imo. I got that info from Boo over there. Here's to a Debian Base for KDE !!
Mepis is a really cool project one I can't find a single bad word to say about. If I were a KDE fan I would have a whole heck of a lot of choice in which one I wanted to use. Mepis and PCLinuxOS are right at the top of the list. For a GNOME distribution I can't think of a single reason you would want anything but Debian Stable (With heavy use of backports) or LMDE if you don't mind testing. If you are a total nerd Gentoo and Arch are always good for some its and giggles (I really do love having my Gentoo install around its fun to play with, and was way easier to compile Xfce 4.8 on than SalineOS was).
--end two cents
Ironically, I've never use Mepis, though I'm a big KDE fan. But I use what I consider to be two of the top KDE distros, PCLinuxOS and Mint. But that's just my opinion. I have used antiX, so I've kind of used Mepis, since it's based on Mepis. Though, it would probably be better (for me) to use Mepis because I really didn't care for IceWM.
That's a good move imo. I got that info from Boo over there. Here's to a Debian Base for KDE !!
It would be sweet. And, as I said, not really a surprise. Aside from the main release, basing Mint off of anything by Canonical will soon be useless, IMO. Aside from alienating Gnome purists, the move from Gnome to Unity is putting even more focus on Ubuntu and off of Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, etc. So, basically, even less time and effort will be spent on the other desktops, IMO. (not that they're really that great right now, other distros based on Ubuntu do better, IMO) Moving the other desktops to a Debian base makes sense as the Debian team prides itself on stability and is less likely to try some shenanigans like Canonical is trying. I think Canonical has gone off the deep end with its attempt to commercialize its OS and is barely better than M$ or Apple these days. Just my $0.02.
« Last Edit: Feb 11, 2011, 3:07am by scifidude79 »
Re: Other distro's of interest..... « Reply #18 on Feb 11, 2011, 6:27am »
I'm having a nice run with the KDE version of Fedora 14, which I installed only a couple of months ago. Before this, the only .rpm distro I had used was PCLOS. Fedora looks very good here so far.
As for Mepis, I've been using it for quite some time, going back to 2006. Wonderful distro, wonderful community.
Re: Other distro's of interest..... « Reply #19 on Feb 11, 2011, 11:39am »
I'm currently running dual-boot Saline and Linux Mint Debian Edition. Thus I have Stable and Testing both to keep up. I've tried Sabayon, and it is SLOOOW for downloads in upgrades. After my bad experience with Archbang I decided I need a backup Distro just in case. Finally got away from Buntu and forget Windows.
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Re: Other distro's of interest..... « Reply #21 on Feb 11, 2011, 12:31pm »
Ubuntu is just plain bad. Bad as in awful. The only thing that has wooed me away from Debian is SalineOS. And that is because it's Debian under the hood, Anthony just did all the setting up I may or may not of figured out for Xfce.
Ubuntu is just plain bad. Bad as in awful. The only thing that has wooed me away from Debian is SalineOS. And that is because it's Debian under the hood, Anthony just did all the setting up I may or may not of figured out for Xfce.
When I installed LMDE I added XFCE right away, don't like Gnome. When I began to thin out some of the applications that were Gnome related I got rid of some extra weight like Gnome panels, Gnome common and several other things. I like the Debian System in both LMDE and Saline. XFCE is a must for me.
Ubuntu is just plain bad. Bad as in awful. The only thing that has wooed me away from Debian is SalineOS. And that is because it's Debian under the hood, Anthony just did all the setting up I may or may not of figured out for Xfce.
When I installed LMDE I added XFCE right away, don't like Gnome. When I began to thin out some of the applications that were Gnome related I got rid of some extra weight like Gnome panels, Gnome common and several other things. I like the Debian System in both LMDE and Saline. XFCE is a must for me.
SalineOS gives you a good idea on how Debian can be setup to be light weight and fast. If you want to see Xfce at it's worst install Debians' version of it. That will make you appreciate what Anthony has done.
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Re: Other distro's of interest..... « Reply #25 on Feb 11, 2011, 1:11pm »
Ubuntu seems to be one of those things that people either love it or loathe it. I can't hate Ubuntu, it got me started on Linux in late 2009. Plus, some of my favorite Linux distros are based on Ubuntu. If necessary, I can run Ubuntu and be happy with it, though I do prefer the derivatives. However when I get my tablet (as soon as I can afford it) you can bet your butt that I'm going to try Ubuntu Netbook Remix on there and see how it does. Say whatever bad things you want about Ubuntu, (and believe me, I've trash-talked them also) but the Netbook Remix is one of the few Linux systems with touch-screen support "out of the box." Also, there are a few web-based tutorials for installing Ubuntu on a tablet, something you won't find for many other Linux distros.
« Last Edit: Feb 11, 2011, 1:13pm by scifidude79 »
Re: Other distro's of interest..... « Reply #26 on Feb 11, 2011, 1:28pm »
Debian's setup of Xfce isn't so bad ... Xubuntu is the worst implementation of Xfce there is, in fact its pretty pathetic. You may even say horrific. I never found Ubuntu GNOME to be too bad but nobody should use Xubuntu.
SalineOS gives you a good idea on how Debian can be setup to be light weight and fast. If you want to see Xfce at it's worst install Debians' version of it. That will make you appreciate what Anthony has done.
LMDE uses the Debian Xfce in Synaptic and I have no problems with it, but, then I've been using Xfce for a year now. It's all how you set it up. The bloat I lost from Gnome is a prime example of what can be done and I do appreciate what Anthony is doing. I just want to have the cutting edge with LMDE Testing and I cannot stomach SID (too many crashes). Having Stable Saline OS is great and it is not a backup. Quite the contrary, it is my first choice.
« Last Edit: Feb 11, 2011, 1:36pm by beardedragon »
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Re: Other distro's of interest..... « Reply #28 on Feb 11, 2011, 1:38pm »
Ubuntu is the only -untu that I'll use because they've neglected the others. Kubuntu is the scourge of the KDE world, most everybody who knows KDE says it's the worst of the KDE distros because it's always full of bugs and doesn't run correctly. Lubuntu is kind of nice, but it and Xubuntu always seem more worried about getting daddy's (Canonical's) approval than releasing good LXDE and XFCE distros. Mint offers better versions of XFCE and LXDE that are based on Ubuntu, IMO. Also, Peppermint and wattOS offer really good LXDE desktops, IMO, and both are based on Ubuntu. (though, Peppermint has gotten away from the Lubuntu code base they used at first)
Saline is the first XFCE distro I've really enjoyed and it's also raised my opinion of Debian. So, kudos to Anthony for that one.
« Last Edit: Feb 11, 2011, 1:40pm by scifidude79 »
Doesn't seem to be true for everyone. Certainly isn't true here.
I don't want to use Ubuntu though I do appreciate them spreading the popularity of linux and the effect it has on hardware driver availability for the rest us. That's HUGE imo.
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