Ubuntu Ultimate :) is most stable and very few bug
Most stable Ubuntu version |
 
Do not install Ubuntu(neither version) although elderly ones are more stable. If you are inexperienced linux user and you don't want/don't care to learn, go for Mint.
Debian is the best choice. And, btw, listen to Robby, he's very experienced and very trust able when it comes to linux. :)
Sep 22, 2012 12:00 PM
(This post was last modified: Sep 22, 2012 12:01 PM by Chronocide.)
(Sep 22, 2012 11:05 AM)pac Wrote: If you are inexperienced linux user and you don't want/don't care to learn, go for Mint. I've been using Mint like the last week and I don't believe its very stable :/ and it was easy, made me feel like a pro at Linux and I, by no means, am a pro at Linux. So I decided to switch to another distro xP (Sep 22, 2012 10:31 AM)Robby Wrote: You could use fluxbox WM, or any other WM like I said but I was only stating that because I didn't think the OP would be able to use Debian. On debian you don't have gnome 3 hogging everything Well I have a custom built gaming PC so I should be fine xP But I do want to use somewhat of a lightweight DE if it will have better performance because I am trying to be able to run my games on Linux via wine (while keeping a framerate of at least 60 FPS -that is, until VALVe ports over Steam to Linux). But then again, I want something that also looks decent because if I could get my gaming working on Linux at a decent framerate, I would be getting rid of Windows completely xP ps: im on a dualboot atm w/ Debian / Windows7 ![[Image: VSARfk0.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/VSARfk0.gif)
Remember to get winetricks and playonlinux, they will assist you when trying to get certain games working. It's only really a matter of CPU and RAM usage, if you can do gnome 2.x fine that's alright since most people do. Only got one core and 200MB RAM then yeah i'd say head over to a WM and grab a 3-4GB Swap space partition. SWAP acts as virtual RAM and is also used for hibernation mode so theoretically if you have 4GB+ of ram and don't intend on using the hibernation feature like myself then you don't need a swap partition.
(Sep 22, 2012 12:14 PM)Your mum Wrote: Remember to get winetricks and playonlinux, they will assist you when trying to get certain games working. It's only really a matter of CPU and RAM usage, if you can do gnome 2.x fine that's alright since most people do. Only got one core and 200MB RAM then yeah i'd say head over to a WM and grab a 3-4GB Swap space partition. SWAP acts as virtual RAM and is also used for hibernation mode so theoretically if you have 4GB+ of ram and don't intend on using the hibernation feature like myself then you don't need a swap partition. If you have an SSD, you can get "pretty" good performance on the swap partition.
Sep 22, 2012 12:42 PM
(This post was last modified: Sep 22, 2012 12:43 PM by Chronocide.)
(Sep 22, 2012 12:14 PM)Your mum Wrote: Remember to get winetricks and playonlinux, they will assist you when trying to get certain games working. It's only really a matter of CPU and RAM usage, if you can do gnome 2.x fine that's alright since most people do. Only got one core and 200MB RAM then yeah i'd say head over to a WM and grab a 3-4GB Swap space partition. SWAP acts as virtual RAM and is also used for hibernation mode so theoretically if you have 4GB+ of ram and don't intend on using the hibernation feature like myself then you don't need a swap partition. ahh well i have 4gb of RAM and i wasn't really sure what a SWAP partition was so i setup a 4gb swap partition.. im assuming that was too much? >.> System Specs: CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 3.0GHz Quad-Core GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 Motherboard: ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 Memory: 4G G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 PSU: Cooler Master GX Series 750w HDD: 500GB Samsung 7200 RPM (Sep 22, 2012 12:38 PM)Space Ship Rider Wrote: Just get crunch bang. It's based on Debian and Ubutnu.. The early Crunchbang releases were based on Ubuntu and the later were based on Debian. So the current 10.x release is based on Debian. Ubuntu is based on Debian, but made shit and bloated. (Sep 22, 2012 12:42 PM)Chronocide Wrote: ahh well i have 4gb of RAM and i wasn't really sure what a SWAP partition was so i setup a 4gb swap partition.. im assuming that was too much? >.> You'll be fine, you can't have too much. At least you won't have to worry about being RAM fucked. |
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