Which distribution is suitable for desktop?

webkumo2012-08-10 15:04:42

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webkumo, 2012-08-10 15:04:42

Good afternoon!
There is a desire to once again try to transfer to Linux. Accordingly, there is an understanding of package managers and other basic concepts.
Previously, I used Ubuntu (a little), Mint (this one more), well, I used Mandrake, Slackware (the first distro, reluctance to return to it - no time) and some others. However, the latest versions of Ubuntu do not suit the appearance.
I would like some analogue of Mint, but in which the most unpleasant bug does not appear - on the Intel GM45 Express chipset (laptop), the OS is unable to control the level of illumination of the monitor screen. A bug appeared about two years ago, since then there are a lot of recipes for fixing the consequences of a bug on the net, but they do not work perfectly. I'm not entirely sure, but perhaps because of the bug associated with this, periodically the Xs hang tightly. I tried LMDE - there is also a bug.
Please only offer desktop distributions. Tasks: video (mostly anime), NetBeans (java programming), games, music, networking (mostly web).
Do not offer to update the computer, I can’t do it in the next six months. There is just hope that the bug is only in the Debian branch of distributions, and, perhaps, you will be lucky in other branches ...

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charon, 2012-08-10
@charon

change the computer and install Ubuntu. The bug in the video is likely to be preserved in all distributions.

ShadowPrince, 2012-08-10
@ShadowPrince

If you have used niks before and are not afraid of the console, archlinux.org
is suitable for learning linux An excellent distribution kit, plus it has a huge wiki. You can also look at archbang.org - this is an arch with pre-installed X and Openbox (WM).

Nikolai Turnaviotov, 2012-08-10
@foxmuldercp

debian netinstall + xfce4 for example.
a minimum of excess

zoo, 2012-08-10
@zoo

I use Kubuntu + KDE, the appearance is very flexible, you can customize it yourself.

Eddy_Em, 2012-08-10
@Eddy_Em

Well, how much can you produce such questions already?
The distribution kit that you know is suitable. And if you don’t know anything, then the one that your friend knows, who has a desire to help you.
I do not advise Arch - he rolled down. Gentoo seems to be nothing.

Roler, 2012-08-10
@Roler

"I'm not entirely sure, but it's possible that a bug related to this periodically causes the Xs to hang tightly."
I had a similar problem in Mint, now Ubuntu 12.04, no problem.
In general, in spite of everything, I recommend Ubuntu.
Put Gnome3 on it, for example, dock, add-ons with extensions.gnome and everything will be fine =)

Evgeny Yablokov, 2012-08-10
@Gular

Used Gentoo, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu (in descending order of time of use). I recommend any of them. The thing is, where everything is, everything is everywhere. Put the one you know best.
For example, I used to be interested in using Gentoo. Then I stuck it on OpenSUSE. Then I installed Ubuntu. In total, Gentoo was used for 3 years.
So put what you know (if you know only one thing well). If you know the features of most distributions - put what you like. If you are weak in any, then it’s better to try a few, sit, say, 3-4 months. Figure out what you like best and keep going.

Sild, 2012-08-10
@Sild

Archlinux + XFCE4

rgaliull, 2012-08-10
@rgaliull

The topic is extremely holivarny and each will advise his own.
I'm in the same situation right now. I had to use Windows for a long time because of Visio. But now visio is launched with vine, and lucidchart has become very good. I think it's time to go back to ubuntu, but I thought about it, maybe a hackintosh ???.. What would accomplices advise?
PS. I know Ubuntu very, very well, I tried to sit with the unit - it doesn’t roll. I sat in XFCE for a long time - but somehow too retrograde ... My sneakers personally slow me down, although they seem to me the most integrated environment.

HeadTek, 2012-08-10
@HeadTek

What's stopping you from installing Ubuntu and then just returning Gnome? This is the case if only Unity does not suit you. I did this on a netbook, everything is fine!

Radegast, 2012-08-12
@Radegast

For my laptop Dell Studio 1555 (Intel GM965) I was looking for a distribution kit for a very long time and a couple of years ago I found the perfect solution - PCLinuxOS. In terms of energy efficiency, he was the only one who made win7 (I don’t use ubuntu-like ones because of my ardent commitment to KDE). Everything worked on it at once. Another plus is rolling updates. You can boot into live mode and check if it works.
On the desktop and at home and at work I use openSuse. Works great with intel i7 and nvidia gtx.