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ALaInM

Apr 20 2009, 03:53 PM

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QUOTE(qedx @ Apr 8 2009, 01:57 AM)

if i know i'm going to be doing a lot of root-y stuff i just do sudo bash. not quite sure if there's any downside to it vs su but i haven't run into any so far.

QUOTE(Cannonfodder @ Apr 9 2009, 10:22 PM)

Use 'sudo su' if you want to keep root access in BASH.

QUOTE(qedx @ Apr 13 2009, 09:46 AM)

"sudo bash" lets me use my aliases. what's the difference between that and "sudo su"?

Why do you all try #visudo command and see what is inside?

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Apr 22 2009, 06:57 PM

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Puppy Linux, anyone?

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Apr 23 2009, 10:03 PM

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RHEL Desktop

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Apr 24 2009, 12:23 AM

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i like sabayon

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Jun 26 2009, 04:49 AM

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i think all of linux distro are good, but, i think it should be classified into specific applications and expertise level

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Jul 18 2009, 11:49 AM

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QUOTE(hihihehe @ Apr 16 2009, 11:16 PM)

ooo
coz my gf kinda noob in laptop n she only know how to use ms office
she need it for her assign

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Microsoft_Office

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Jul 29 2009, 08:24 PM

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just got Ubuntu installed, loving it!
aside from its sound driver problems, its amazing.

Graphic effects blows even OS X's with compiz fusion and other addons installed.

bye bye windows

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Aug 11 2009, 11:14 AM

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FC11,one of the best i ever use.stable

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Aug 31 2009, 12:34 PM

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Tested Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mandriva, Fedora and Red Hat 9 , Mepis... all are good. But still stick to openSUSE since it's predecessor Suse Linux Pro 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 hinggalah ke current 11.1, I love this Suse

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Sep 9 2009, 06:50 AM

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fedora 11 gnome - not newbe friendly. the first thing is repair nautilus single panel.
opensuse 11.1 - trouble booting from live usb.

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Sep 11 2009, 10:50 AM

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Linux Mint is the best distro I can think of for noobies. The best thing is that it guides you through installation for dual-booting with Windows and also (unlike Ubuntu) contains all the necessary drivers you will need setting it up.

No more hunting around for individual drivers.

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Sep 11 2009, 08:09 PM

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LOL. Linux mint is ubuntu remaster. There are so many ubuntu remaster out there. Mint have good comunity support. However i prefered super OS with new idea 'portable linux software'.

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Sep 15 2009, 08:44 AM

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wow, so many remastered version of ubuntu nowadays. Heard about Mint, new distro that has many followers and one of the tops in distrowatch.

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Sep 16 2009, 02:20 PM

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QUOTE(Draconian Paladin @ Apr 22 2009, 06:57 PM)

Puppy Linux, anyone?

me!
but i am having trouble setting up a network printer for it.
other than that, it is all good.

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Sep 30 2009, 08:27 AM

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List of Linux distributions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ubunt...d_distributions

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Oct 12 2009, 09:46 AM

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I feel opensuse more like windows than linux. program crash or hang will bring opensuse down.

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Oct 20 2009, 07:54 PM

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Once linux.. u'll see Windows as.. nothing! *Smile*

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Oct 22 2009, 11:15 PM

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so best choice for noobie starter will be mint?

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Oct 23 2009, 10:27 AM

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mint ok if u know how to disable mintmenu and bring back gnome menu.
i prefered super os (super ubuntu). gnome menu setting like fedora out-of-box.

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Oct 27 2009, 11:39 AM

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I tried a lot of distros before, Ubuntu, Fedora, DSL, Puppy, Sugar, Mint, and my favourite is Fedora 11.

Ubuntu is too... erm... flashy? Although the CLI is still there and all, I don't like the way its marketed, like it's a "dumbed down linux for everyone" kind of thing.

DSL is awesome, just burn or make it bootable on a small flash drive (fits on a 64MB!) and its an awesome recovery tool.

Sugar is experimental, actually for the OLPC program. Very interesting though.

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