If you are installing a new distro today you must post in this thread with your old distro and your new distro.
Old: Ubuntu Precise
New: Crunchbang Waldorf
>>45595706
>Ubuntu
shit
>Crunchbang Waldorf
ancient
>>45595706
Fedora20
new is going to be Arch
pic related?
>>45595706
what OS should I use? Some GNU/ Linux experiance. I am looking for something I can do coding, movie watching, general shenanigans on. BTW I have a net book.
old:win7
elementary os
> Before
Arch Linux
> After
Ubuntu 14.04
the wifey is using my computer more often while I was at work and needed something that wasn't l33t
Thinking about trying out gentoo on my thinkpad though
Old: Fedora 20
New: Manjaro
I already installed it, I dont know how I feel about this, feels weird, real weird
>>45595706
but its soooooooo old and doesn't cooperate with debian jessie repos very well.
old: debian gnu/systemd/linux
new: /g/entoo
Already done with the hard parts.
aaah linux fags installing a new OS literally every fucking day.
>>45595961
ahh faggots shitposting literally every fucking day
>>45595854
voeblogg.no
moving from fedora 20 to fedora 21 Server
Current: Ubuntu14.04
Really thinking about using Fedora since I've back everything up.
pros/cons from other Fedora users?
>>45595818
I do the exact same.
>>45595706
Old: Arch
New: Windows 8.1
I'm tired of the bullshit.
>>45595706
>Crunchbang Waldorf
I'm a big #! guy but to shut guys like >>45595721 up I like to install #! and then modify the repos with all debian Sid repos and remove the #! stuff. With a little work you get all the theming of #! in Debian Sid.
But just starting out in a real distro (ie not Ubuntu) just keep it stock and enjoy it for awhile.
>>45597111
topkek32.exe
old: debian wheezy
new: debian sid
Ubuntu Trusty -> Elementary OS Freya Beta 1
The latter was an iso preconfigured for my hardware, while the former was one I'd poorly configured myself.
Was going to try Fedora, but it seems any newer 64-bit distros Live USBs just crash on boot, so I'm sticking to this Elementary set up that works well enough. Pantheon's a bit limited, but it's less bloaty than Unity.
>>45595818
Welcome, friend.
>>45595907
I use arch and gnome and day to day involves no maintenance. The only times I run into problems are after running updates and I doubt you have to worry about wifey doing that.
the cutie is emilie nereng if anyone's wondering
>emily rudd is better, fuck your shit OP
>>45596092
I've used Fedora plenty. It works really well and is also bleeding edge. It's put together by Red Hat so it's very stable. Fedora 21 just came out a couple of days ago so if you count that as a plus there you go. While the temptation is there I tend to not use it on servers that I can imagine living longer than a year due to the lifespan of updates only being around a year. However, if you're just running it on your laptop and you tend to distro hop like most Linux users that's fine.
>>45595872
Any of them.
To be honest the only things that really matter are:
Stability vs. Frequent software updates
and
Customizability vs. Ease of use
Old: Crunchbang Wheezy
New: Arch
Only reason I haven't switched is because I don't have the knowledge to configure Arch properly.
>>45597446
believe me, you gain it by doing it, don't be afraid.
>>45597446
use an install script.
>>45597479
I've been using linux for a few weeks now so I'm only just getting used to things.
Old: Windows 7
New: Funtoo
>>45597490
I don't learn anything if I use something to install it, same for using a guide.
>>45597510
you didn't specify that you were switching to learn things
I switched because I wanted the AUR
Old: manjaro xfce
New: linux mint cinnamon
Spent a full 60 seconds going between workspaces when I first loaded it up.
Comcast is throttling my steam downloads like a bitch.
>try 5 dif dl server locations
>dialup speeds everywhere
>turn on VPN - 6.4 megabytes per second
Thanks comcast
>>45597510
I disagree with not learning anything from guides. As long as you actually pay attention to what you are doing, and not just blindly copying, you can learn a ton.
>>45595926
Can't say I like it much now that Ive used it some, maybe its XFCE, maybe its the screen tearing, but I get that with every linux distro I use.
>>45597446
>>45597490
http://antergos.com/
Arch with a beautiful noob-friendly installer preconfigured with very sensible settings. Is trivial to remove what they add later.
I've installed Arch before and it's just a headache. Have had Antergos's Arch installed for weeks now and it's a really great time. Like, I could not possibly be happier with how well everything runs.
