Which Linux Should I Use?

[clareto]

I will install linux for the first time in my pc, but there's a lot of flavors that I have never tasted.

All I need is:

apache/php
Kdevelop (c++, delphi, java, etc...)
mp3 (amarok) (i have listen people saying that suse doesn't plays mp3)
openoffice


and everything that a normal human that spends 20hrs in front of the computer needs...


tnx

[The_Magistrate]

I use SuSE 10.1 and I had no trouble playing MP3s out of the box. not sure why they say it doesn't work.

Anyways... you can get all those programs on just about any linux distro. Most come with package managers that will download and install any software you request. SuSE has YaST, Puppy Linux has Pupget. You should try a few live CD distros first before you install one so that you can get a taste for what it's like.

[blackroselove]

I use Linux Mandrake and that has all your needs and it is brillant for quick learning as it has a great gui and easy to understand

[dragoneye_xp]

Get Ubuntu (or Kubuntu). It's really nice and there are like a million apps for it. Suse's nice but it takes forever to install, let alone to fool around with it's package manager. And you have to pay for Mandrake (I think), which totally breaks the [personal] rule that Linux should be free...

[Tyler]

Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/

[noerrorsfound]

Ubuntu will not play MP3s by default due to licensing issues. You are recommended to use a free format, like OGG. It also does not include the Flash plugin, and other proprietary stuff. You can still install them though.

I'd recommend Ubuntu.

[blackroselove]

mandrake is for free still. Linux will never be payable till they get better.

[noerrorsfound]

mandrake is for free still. Linux will never be payable till they get better.

That didn't make much sense.

Are you trying to say that Linux distros can never be sold until they get better?

If you are, what do you think is wrong with them?

They are certainly more stable and secure than Windows. They are certainly much cheaper (most of them free, but even the paid ones don't cost very much). They can play games better than Windows without requiring such expensive hardware.

[blackroselove]

sorry meant to say its good but it will only start to be priced when and if they beat microsoft. thats the only time linux corp will start to charge so they can become a monoply like microsoft!

[XColl]

I've tried Ubuntu and I absolutely hate it. To install games, you have to use the console. To install drivers, you have to use the console. I'm no programmer and I don't plan to be until i'm in the right age but this is rediciolous.

Trying to install the ATI driver is a pain. I had to daul-boot it with windows. Although, it's good for a laptop computer since it doesn't use alot of memory.

I recommend getting Mandrake, possibly one of the bests Linux distros out there.