User:PrivateSniper

User: PrivateSniper
Hey i'm PrivateSniper, from the UK, I am currently using Windows XP. I would switch to Linux completely, however alot of my games such as BF2 and CoD4 require windows for PunkBuster to work (as far as I know there is no way around this?)

I will list below the distributions I have tried in a table, and give them ratings - and below this I will give a little more in depth info/my thoughts on them.

Linux Distributions
Damn Small Linux: A very nice OS for low end computers with little HD space. Can be run from LiveCD or installed to devices such as pen drives hd's etc. I personally think the UI is a little poor, since it does not utilise both mouse buttons the way a windows machine would, but overall a nice compact distro.

Debian: Undoubtedly one of the most famouse distributions. It install's similarly to most other distro's which is straight forward, but could do with less user assistance during install imo, maybe by combining some of the menu's to give more on the page. If I was to use Linux as my main OS i'm 99% sure this would be the one i'd go for.

Fedora: Very "standard".

Gentoo: Not a fan.

Kubuntu: A very well made derivitave from Debian

Slackware: I did try this as my main OS for a little while, however debian still remains my favorite.

Slax

Suse: I have used both version 8 and 9, and I have to say this was the worst experience I had using linux, but also my first. I feel that the UI left alot to be desired, and after setup it required a ton of configuring to even get to the stage where most other distro's tend to start off, also it's package manager that is built in is absolutely appalling

Ubuntu: See "Kubuntu", The main difference between the 2 is a different UI, and I prefer kubuntu's.