Puppy Linux

[Bertt 0]

Greetings, people of Earth. I'm communicating with you using my awesome almost new, almost free computer. High-end HP desktop, motherboard crapped out, frustrated owner got himself a new computer and gave me this one. $65 Asus motherboard and Ubuntu Linux and I'm good to go.
While I was fooling around, I ran across Puppy Linux and tried that. I hadn't seen it before, and I was really impressed. So I got to wondering, with so many Linux distributions available, who's using what, and why do you like the one you use?

You don't have to outrun the bear.

[BeattheDrums 0]

Greetings,

This is coming form a netbook running Debian testing openbox with some xfce4 bits thrown is.

For the most part thats what I use. It works well But its defiantly has me on the command line a lot.

I've used Ubuntu in the past. I've also used Backtrack, Fedora, Red Hat, and CENTos. I've dabbled with Gentoo and Slackware as well. They each have their purpose. Slackware makes and awesome firewall, Backtrack is an killer penetration platform.

I always come back to Debian though it gives me the ease of use while allowing me to set everything up just as I want it. (for instance openbox vs gnome) Debian also has the largest repo out there hands down.

A thunder of jets in a clear blue sky, a streak of gray and a cheerful "Hi"

[nigel99 475]

I have used Suse in the past was ok.

Used Knoppix because when a Windows machine fails or you need to surf porn and make sure you don't leave a trail the best way is to boot off CD-ROM

Currently running Centos in a work environment. I don't really "like" any flavour of Linux. We use Linux because it is much easier to configure than Windows for the weird Server stuff that we do, and you have more access to the inner workings when you need them. The only other positive I have seen is that no distro of Linux that I have ever come across has been as resource hungry and slow as Windows.

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[theplummeter 15]

I'm running kubuntu (ubuntu with the kde front) on my ancient desktop. It breathed new life in after Windows stopped working.

[nigel99 475]

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I'm running kubuntu (ubuntu with the kde front) on my ancient desktop. It breathed new life in after Windows stopped working.

Our Centos Server is our retired Windows Server. The Centos Server is still faster than the Windows 2003 Server despite having 1/4 of the specs (512MB ram versus 4GB, older slower processor etc etc).

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[Gene03 0]

Linux Mint 8 Helana

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[theonlyski 8]

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Backtrack is an killer penetration platform.

Loaded up BT4, going to test it out...

Oh DEEDY!

"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly
DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890
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[normiss 801]

I still miss Ultrix with a magnetic tape install on a PDP system.

[warpedskydiver 0]

Get out the WANG!

10" floppies man

we used to laugh when the chicks would talk about the wang and 10" floppies when we were out to lunch.

A woman overheard and said "my god do you have an opening for a secretary?"

That machine was so old people did not even recognize the name.

It has some really effective programs like a LSA

[Bertt 0]

Thanks guys. Good info here. I've used Slackware and Suse in the past and it was interesting that they didn't really show up here. Looks like you can put Backtrack on a live USB, so that looks like a good way to spend some time.
Normiss, I'll see your PDP and raise you an IBM/360. I used to tell people I didn't work on anything smaller than a refrigirator, but I had to quit saying that years ago. Progress is fun.

You don't have to outrun the bear.