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Choosing a distro

From Linux & Open Source @ NUS

Contents 1 Questionnaire 1.1 The age of my computer is: 1.2 In terms of difficulty, I want my distro to be: 1.3 I would like my installation interface to be: 1.4 Do I want everything installed for me? 1.5 I want my hardware detection to be: 1.6 For default packages I want: 1.7 When it comes to my distro being a live CD(runnable without installing it): 1.8 In terms of features and eye candy, I would like my distro to be: 1.9 For my packages I want them to be: 1.10 Dependancy checking is: 1.11 I want my windowing enviroment to be: 2 Online Tests

Questionnaire

The age of my computer is:

• Older ( < 256ram)
  1. Linux Mint XFCE
  2. Xubuntu
  3. Puppy Linux
  4. Damn Small Linux

• Newer (At least Pentium II, and > 256ram)
  1. Linux Mint
  2. OpenSUSE
  3. Ubuntu
  4. Fedora

In terms of difficulty, I want my distro to be:

• Easy
  1. Linux Mint
  2. OpenSUSE
  3. Ubuntu

• Technical, so I can learn alot
  1. Arch
  2. Slackware
  3. Gentoo

I would like my installation interface to be:

• Graphical with all the pretty colors
  1. Ubuntu
  2. Fedora Live CD/DVD
  3. Sabayon

• Console-based and fast
  1. Arch
  2. Slackware

• Off of a LiveCD, so I can browse the web while I install
  1. Linux Mint
  2. Ubuntu
  3. Fedora

Do I want everything installed for me?

• Everything installed for me

• Just a base system, I'll do the rest on my own thank you

I want my hardware detection to be:

• Automatic

• I'll use which modules I want

For default packages I want:

• Many choices for one application

• Just one please

When it comes to my distro being a live CD(runnable without installing it):

• It must function as a livecd
  1. Knoppix
  2. ZipSlack
  3. Ubuntu
  4. Fedora LIVE

• It doesn't matter

In terms of features and eye candy, I would like my distro to be:

• Cutting edge and full of features
  • Sabayon Linux
  • Fedora
  • Ubuntu

• Lightweight and fast
  • Xubuntu
  • Arch
  • Slackware

For my packages I want them to be:

• In binary form ready to run

• In source form, customisable/optimisable to my pleasing

• Either or

Dependancy checking is:

• A must
  1. Ubuntu
  2. Fedora
  3. Mandrake

• Not necessary
  1. Slackware

• I don't know what this is
  1. Ubuntu
  2. Fedora

I want my windowing enviroment to be:

• Similar to Windows
  1. Ubuntu

• Similar to Macintosh
  1. Kubuntu
  2. Fedora KDE

• Similar to Windows or Macintosh
  1. Ubuntu
  2. Fedora

• Different from Windows or Macintosh
  1. Xubuntu

• As long as I have one I'm happy

Online Tests

1. http://eedok.voidofmind.com/linux/chooser.html
2. http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/index.php?firsttime=true