What's the best Linux

[Bartimäus]

What do you think is the best Linux distribution ?

[ZekeDragon]

That's quite a generalized question, and very difficult to give any good answer for since many GNU/Linux distributions are intended for specialized tasks rather than general computing. There are GNU/Linux distributions intended for very low-end computers, penetration testing, media publishing, etc., but what prevents any of them from being "the best"? Under what scale do you make this determination?

In a feeble attempt to answer the question directly, assuming you meant as a general purpose desktop OS... a good place to start is Ubuntu or Mint, and I mean that as a good place to start. Go to DistroWatch and look at all the other distro's that are available. If you ever really get into Linux you'll end up with a dozen + LiveCD's of different distro's anyway.

[Bartimäus]

Thanks!

[WingedPanther]

Also, if you say something like "Ubuntu", there are over a dozen sub-flavors of that, including Kubuntu, Mythbuntu, Xubuntu, EEEbuntu, Edubuntu, etc, etc, etc.

[jwxie518]

Mint is just Ubuntu.

[Bartimäus]

I had installed Ubuntu yesterday!
I'm quite happy with it! Thanks to all!

[WingedPanther]

My wife is planning to start playing with Mandriva.

[Bartimäus]

Mandriva ????What is it?

[WingedPanther]

Mandriva used to be Mandrake. It's a semi-commercial distro. Think of it as being a cross between Redhat and Ubuntu.

[CatchMeTux]

ubuntu ... but i don't like the color brown concept.well it can customize completely.