let the war begin..

nah ^^, i just wanna know what linux distro you're using (and what for)
if you use e.g. a debian-based distro like knoppix, mepis .. vote for deb and mention the distro in your reply


i'm using debian (sarge) on a web/mail/... server and i'm also planning to use a (more bleeding-edge) distro for my laptop/desktop pc.

I'm using a slackware based distro called alinux. Though I haven't touched it in eight months..

For a long time I used Slakware, but I loose my HD with all my windows settings, and I have to use the linux HD as the principal.
Now I get a a ubuntu CD free from here: https://shipit.ubuntu.com/ don't know when I will try it.

I use ubuntu because my university mirrors the package repository, so I can update it or download new packages without using any internet bandwidth.

oh yes, thats nice indeed.

i think i'll try the latest archlinux (+ fixed setup, since it seems to be broken in the latest release) @ weekend

I use Debian for my servers and Ubuntu on my laptop (it has no hard drive ) So I picked Debian because Ubuntu is debian based

so you're using the live cd/dvd for your laptop? ain't that really slow?

Actually it's not bad at all. Been using it for almost a month like this and don't really have any complaint except I have to save everything to my pocketdish usb device When I get bored I install a new game, it's great cause if the machine crashes and I lose everything, I really don't care

I had been dual booting XP MCE + ubuntu until my memory died, had a corrupt windows file, ran restore, it couldn't tell which partition from which, wiped itself off the hard drive, motherboard died, and HDD got wiped in the process. I also had all the *buntu's, DSL, Fedora, and a lot more distros running on my InnoTek.

But now...no more.

That seriously blows. On a happy note, I finally got the hard drive connector back for the laptop, so I should be getting it up and running within the next few days! YIPPY! Unfourtantely I think the guy gave me the wrong screws to mount the harddrive to the bay chassis with so now I have to find some screws that will actually work.. lame! So, halfway to a working ubuntu lappy!

Oh, and it needs a new battery.. The current one won't hold a charge as it sat unused for a year and a half... I can't win

Hey you're lucky to even have a lappy. My dad let me have his 10 year old compdata whatever-its-called windows 3.0 machine

Apart from the fact that there is no OS on it and that the memory is fried,...it turns on! and makes cool...beepy noises...and...stuff...

ehehehe xD, what about spending some bucks on a new/old - but working - one?

btw, arch installed just fine - with a custom/fixed setup since the one on the cd seems to be broken. but i'm not sure if i like it

Naahh too expensive.

Using gentoo on my workstation and debian on my laptop. I used to run gentoo on my lappy, but compiling stuff on a laptop is like sitting with a bowl of magma in my lap. Who knows, perhaps I'd want some kids someday.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1071/