the most user friendly distro

[praka123]

^ One answer go for Open SUSE KDE v10.2 eyecandy that is!

 

[mehulved]

guys here r my requirements plz suggest 1 or maybe 2 distros...dont suggest 4-5...& i would luv it if the distro had a beautiful GUI like vista but its not necessary....& the distro should be a single cd installation cuz i dont have a dvd writer

sabayon. It has some really nice artwork and has been the official distro for beryl.

but U must understand that these distros carrying non-free items are actually may be in risk of some patent suits,legal problems like mp3 have etc.

Not in India.

 

[zyberboy]

@~Phenom~
Ubuntu has no root premission by default,u need to type 'Sudo mv' command even to install a downloaded theme,
is the same for ubuntu studio and ultimate edn ??

 

[praka123]

same with all ubuntu's.though u can set root login and root passwd also easily.
in other distros(Debian,Suse etc) without default "sudo" u need to give either root passwd or from terminal login as "su" root passwd.which one is easy

 

[~Phenom~]

@cyberboy , prakash said it on my behalf.

 

[zyberboy]

What abt sabayon and pclinux os??Is there a linux distro with default admin rights

 

[mehulved]

Why would anyone want to do such a stupid thing. There's only one distro which follows such stupid ways and that is linspire.

 

[dissel]

I have a question,

Can PC Linux Receive update time to time like Ubuntu,Suse ?

 

[vish786]

ok guyz..i installed mandrake 8 on one of my old pcs & hated it..

so which linux distro is most user friendly....like windows

it should be easy to configure peripherals like modems..etc & easy installation of softwares( without the use of command lines)

im new to linux...so plz help me out..i've used ubuntu live cd..it was good..& ive heard abt linuxmint being very noob friendly...

ps-i think windows has spoilt me

their is one more requirement it should automount the hard discs....or it should be easy to mount my sata hard discs

tat is the mistake u made mandrake 8 is great grand father now ... y didnt u install the latest mandriva... things have been made still easier in the latest versions... or u can go for Ubuntu also Gnome based

 

[praka123]

afaik it uses yum,right?
and i feel pclinux is giving a good competition for Ubuntu regarding popularity.just check *distrowatch.com results `coz i love ubuntu and GNOME

 

[vish786]

afaik it uses yum,right?
and i feel pclinux is giving a good competition for Ubuntu regarding popularity.just check *distrowatch.com results `coz i love ubuntu and GNOME

those rating keep changing always... and dont much bother about the ratings few sites give... they are always wrong . and pclinux is not yet that popular also... Fedora, Mandriva, OpenSuse, Ubuntu are most famous among the common users .

 

[mehulved]

rather, distrowatch is considered as a good benchma

 

[zyberboy]

Why would anyone want to do such a stupid thing. There's only one distro which follows such stupid ways and that is linspire.

Because i dont want to become a "su" in my own computer.

 

[QwertyManiac]

Get Ubuntu. Uber friendliness and enough power. About Vista GUI, you wont believe how deep Linux goes with GUI goodies. Install and let us know so that we can help you set your eye candy up.

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

someone just plz answer my question by naming one distro...plz dont go offtopic

Get Ubuntu. Uber friendliness and enough power. About Vista GUI, you wont believe how deep Linux goes with GUI goodies. Install and let us know so that we can help you set your eye candy up.

have got ubunto 6.06 live cd ...used it & liked it...most probably i am goin to install ubuntu 7.04.(how much has it improved compared to 6.06) ..i'm just waitin for some more suggestons before i decide.

 

[QwertyManiac]

Ubuntu 7.04 is way more easier than 6.06. It has automatic codecs installation, a restricted drivers manager thats as easy as ticking a checkbox and other things that makes the need of a terminal almost obsolete for silly tasks like multimedia and graphics.

What graphic card do you own?

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

Ubuntu 7.04 is way more easier than 6.06. It has automatic codecs installation, a restricted drivers manager thats as easy as ticking a checkbox and other things that makes the need of a terminal almost obsolete for silly tasks like multimedia and graphics.

What graphic card do you own?

ati x200 & ati x700 (on my 2nd pc) ubuntu 6.06 detected x200.. what abt new software installations do i needto use the console or their is an installation process like all windows software

 

[gxsaurav]

@ssk

The best method in Ubuntu is to connect to net & use the synaptic packet Manager

 

[cynosure]

Try puppy linux. Its menu is a lot like that of windows. Similar to windows: thats what you wanted

 

[QwertyManiac]

ati x200 & ati x700 (on my 2nd pc) ubuntu 6.06 detected x200.. what abt new software installations do i needto use the console or their is an installation process like all windows software

You can use Applications > Add/Remove Programs to access tons of software neatly categorized and documented. All you'd need is a running internet access. And then its much more easier than Windows since you dont have to press Next Next crap ..