recommend that version of linux lazarus / 8-Other ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lainz · 2011-06-03 15:24 I would like to know the distribution of Linux that you recommend and what is the most used by the end user. Regards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- fabienwang · 2011-06-03 15:50 I suggest debian (the most stable in my opinion) or any distro based on it (linuxmint, ubuntu etc.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- theo · 2011-06-03 16:45 http://www.opensuse.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eny · 2011-06-03 16:49 Quote from: theo on June 03, 2011, 06:45:50 pmhttp://www.opensuse.org/ Just out of interest: what do you think are the best features of openSUSE? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- theo · 2011-06-03 16:59 Quote from: eny on June 03, 2011, 06:49:31 pmJust out of interest: what do you think are the best features of openSUSE? It's quite foolproof imho. It uses KDE by default, which is better for Linux newbies coming from other OS's. YAST is OK. It's certainly not a geek-OS, but easy to set up for normal users. And Lazarus is easy to install, see 1-click-installation: http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=lazarus&baseproject=openSUSE%3A1 1.4&lang=de&exclude_debug=true ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eny · 2011-06-03 17:50 Quote from: theo on June 03, 2011, 06:59:24 pmAnd Lazarus is easy to install, see 1-click-installation: http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=lazarus&baseproject=openSUSE%3A1 1.4&lang=de&exclude_debug=true That's a good argument  Downloading now to give it another try (I still have a 7.2 box, bought at a time when it was delivered with a couple of CD's, a DVD and a bunch of manuals). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JD · 2011-06-03 18:39 In my opinion, I would give you this ranking based on my personal experience a) Ubuntu b) Linux Mint c) OpenSuse d) Fedora ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nicke85 · 2011-06-03 18:56 www.archlinux.org  http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/22106318359014305591631.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eny · 2011-06-03 19:12 So much for openSUSU: the downloaded ISO is in an obscure, not unrecognized format. Oh well, Ubuntu works fine. Quote from: nicke85 on June 03, 2011, 08:56:24 pmwww.archlinux.org  Nice distro, but not 'Enterprise ready'. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JD · 2011-06-03 19:34 Quote from: eny on June 03, 2011, 09:12:46 pmSo much for openSUSU: the downloaded ISO is in an obscure, not unrecognized format. That's a surprise.  What kind of format is that? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eny · 2011-06-03 19:46 Quote from: JD on June 03, 2011, 09:34:00 pmThat's a surprise.  What kind of format is that? Dunno. Just downloaded the 11.4 32-bit DVD iso and VBox and Nero give error messages (image is the message Nero displays). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- nicke85 · 2011-06-03 19:53 QuoteQuote from: nicke85 on June 03, 2011, 08:56:24 pmwww.archlinux.org Nice distro, but not 'Enterprise ready'. There is no pro,enterprise or other variants.ArchLinux is not fork from Debian or Fedora like other distros. Arch is one standalone distro for people who want to work in pure linux and to learn many new things. I have tried all versions of lazarus and fpc on arch and everything work perfect. Arch is the most up-to-date distro and my sugestion is to use it with xfce 4.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JD · 2011-06-03 20:21 Quote from: eny on June 03, 2011, 09:46:54 pmQuote from: JD on June 03, 2011, 09:34:00 pmThat's a surprise.  What kind of format is that? Dunno. Just downloaded the 11.4 32-bit DVD iso and VBox and Nero give error messages (image is the message Nero displays). Shock to my system. OpenSuse is one of my preferred distros. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- eny · 2011-06-03 20:30 Quote from: JD on June 03, 2011, 10:21:31 pmShock to my system. OpenSuse is one of my preferred distros. Ubunut has it's own quirks: I have 2 USB pen drives and it will only install from one of them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JD · 2011-06-03 20:41 Quote from: eny on June 03, 2011, 10:30:56 pmQuote from: JD on June 03, 2011, 10:21:31 pmShock to my system. OpenSuse is one of my preferred distros. Ubunut has it's own quirks: I have 2 USB pen drives and it will only install from one of them. I know. My problem with Ubuntu is wireless drivers. I always have to recompile the kernel (modprobe) to get my WiFi network working on a fresh install. I now recommend only Linux Mint to complete computer newbies that want to try Linux out. Almost everything works immediately after installation. Never tried Linux Mint from a pen drive though. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- theo · 2011-06-03 22:10 Quote from: JD on June 03, 2011, 09:34:00 pmQuote from: eny on June 03, 2011, 09:12:46 pmSo much for openSUSU: the downloaded ISO is in an obscure, not unrecognized format. That's a surprise.  What kind of format is that? I always download the Live CD. You can see if it works nicely with your system and it's easy to make a real installation using Live CD afterwards. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- lainz · 2011-06-04 17:58 Thanks to all  I will try Ubuntu