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<blockquote data-quote="Soulbound" data-source="post: 339444" data-attributes="member: 33155"><p>Often then not, when a Windows user wishes to explore the free Operating System alternatives, the only option at the moment is Linux.</p><p></p><p>User then uses google to find some more info and often then not they are greeted with the term Ubuntu or a link to Distrowatch, where there are god knows how many distributions listed. Pretty daunting yeah? Yeah it is.</p><p>The aim of this guide is to provide some recommendations based on ease of use, stability (up to a certain extend) and to what type of audience it is targeted (Entry Level/Intermediate/Advanced user). Furthermore, it is solely based on my opinion and experience.</p><p></p><p>Note that I will not cover all types of Desktop Environments/Window Managers. Also, under Intermediate/Advance user categorization, I am assuming the user is comfortable in switching from the different types of commands to a certain extend: Example: Debian user who is used its distribution commands moving to Arch Linux commands (aptitude install/apt-get packagename install to pacman -S packagename).</p><p>It is always recommended to read up on the commands for the relevant base distribution (Debian/Ubuntu/Fedorda/OpenSUSE/Arch).</p><p></p><p>So without further ado, here we go.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Deskto Environments (DE):</em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>With a list of Desktop environments, if you wish to learn more about it, search the wikipedia page and you will be able to see some screenshots as well as additional information and its history.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Base systems: </em></strong></p><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, if you have read the information above and decided on what base you want or perhaps you want to go for more customized sub distributions, then below are my recommendations.</p><p>Sub Distributions and its DE recommendations:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There you go. Here are my recommendations. If you are interested in what Linux Distribution I use, refer to my Linux Configuration listed in my signature.</p><p></p><p>If you want to learn more about each Distro listed and perhaps reviews, check the following sites:</p><p><a href="http://distrowatch.com/" target="_blank">Distrowatch</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dedoimedo.com/computer_software.html" target="_blank">Dedoimedo - Mainly KDE distributions reviews</a></p><p><a href="http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blogspot - Wide range of distributions reviews</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Soulbound, post: 339444, member: 33155"] Often then not, when a Windows user wishes to explore the free Operating System alternatives, the only option at the moment is Linux. User then uses google to find some more info and often then not they are greeted with the term Ubuntu or a link to Distrowatch, where there are god knows how many distributions listed. Pretty daunting yeah? Yeah it is. The aim of this guide is to provide some recommendations based on ease of use, stability (up to a certain extend) and to what type of audience it is targeted (Entry Level/Intermediate/Advanced user). Furthermore, it is solely based on my opinion and experience. Note that I will not cover all types of Desktop Environments/Window Managers. Also, under Intermediate/Advance user categorization, I am assuming the user is comfortable in switching from the different types of commands to a certain extend: Example: Debian user who is used its distribution commands moving to Arch Linux commands (aptitude install/apt-get packagename install to pacman -S packagename). It is always recommended to read up on the commands for the relevant base distribution (Debian/Ubuntu/Fedorda/OpenSUSE/Arch). So without further ado, here we go. [B][I]Deskto Environments (DE):[/I][/B] With a list of Desktop environments, if you wish to learn more about it, search the wikipedia page and you will be able to see some screenshots as well as additional information and its history. [B][I]Base systems: [/I][/B] So, if you have read the information above and decided on what base you want or perhaps you want to go for more customized sub distributions, then below are my recommendations. Sub Distributions and its DE recommendations: There you go. Here are my recommendations. If you are interested in what Linux Distribution I use, refer to my Linux Configuration listed in my signature. If you want to learn more about each Distro listed and perhaps reviews, check the following sites: [URL='http://distrowatch.com/']Distrowatch[/URL] [URL='http://www.dedoimedo.com/computer_software.html']Dedoimedo - Mainly KDE distributions reviews[/URL] [URL='http://mylinuxexplore.blogspot.com/']Blogspot - Wide range of distributions reviews[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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