Favorite Free Linux Distribution

[oobrokensilence]

I know that this is predominantly a windows forum but for those of us out there that use Linux or have used Linux in the past what was your favorite distro? My personal favorite is Ubuntu 8.10.

[spot]

What do you prefer about it? There are lots of features which could be a priority for someone choosing an operating system. Speed, stability, range of applications, a focus on some area like multimedia or video production or network administration. Ubuntu gives daily update notifications and it handles dependencies, for example.

[oobrokensilence]

I like the look and the over all usability of it. It was the first distro i looked into and have tried many since but that still rains supreme for me. It makes for a good learning environment for the beginning Linux user.

[Marlier]

I also prefer ubuntu mostly for the reasons the you stated. I also tried a different one I think it was kubuntu which was pretty cool and reminded me a lot more of windows. I've had too many problems with linux on my laptop however so I'll stick with vista... unfortunately.

[jophetm]

In all of the free Linux operating system,my favorite one to use was the Ubuntu.It's features a really manageable and easy to work with it and it is not really complicated.

[Cadwin]

Ubuntu is pretty nice. The best part, its easy to use and its free. Bad parts, not lots of programs for it.

[spot]

Ubuntu is pretty nice. The best part, its easy to use and its free. Bad parts, not lots of programs for it.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

There are tens of thousands of programs for Ubuntu.

What function do you want to perform that you can't find a program on Ubuntu to do it?

What program do you want to use that runs on Microsoft Windows but refuses to run under Wine in Ubuntu? I know there are some Microsoft Windows programs that won't run under Wine but it's precious few of them.

[sjb007]

I used to enjoy using PCLinux but unfortunate it wont load on this machine! Next best distro for me to vote for would be Fedora