Ubunut the best?

[signature16]

I haven't been able to make the move from Windows to Linux on my desktop. Which distro would it be easiest to make the move on? I hear a lot about unbuntu, but I have never tried it. I liked to write PHP, so I need an application similar to Dreamweaver.


So, which distro has these features?:

1) Really nice looking GUI by default (Gnome/kDE...doesnt matter)
2) Supports wireless without major configuration.

Thanks

[Hans]

Personally, I think for the desktop Ubuntu (GNOME), Kubuntu (KDE) or Xubuntu (Xfce4) is a good choice.

For a server i prefer Debian Sarge.

[sjau]

What do you need Dreamweaver for for writing PHP???

As desktop I also recommend Ubuntu... I think it has the best hardware recognition... Fedora Core is also nice but I prefere Ubuntu...

[signature16]

I don't really "NEED" Dreamweaver for PHP, it just makes it a lot easier. I was never really satisfied with NVU. I want to put Ubunut on my laptop for school, but I am afraid I won't be able to get the wireless to work.

I had a terrible time trying to get it to work on Gentoo, how easy is it to setup after a basic install of Ubuntu?

[sjau]

I didn't have any problems using my wifi pcmcia card with ubuntu... it recognized it straight from the beginning. However it didn't activate and set is as primary (default nic) in the beginning.
On windows I first have to install additional software and drivers to get it work...

If you want to operate a desktop, download the desktop version

[sbovisjb1]

Personally i think Fedora was the best way to go when i first started off, it was fast, not too big and most important, it was reliable.

[ManWithNoName]

I'm Debian fan, so I will vote for Ubuntu even I hate its rootsudo

An alternative for Nvu is bluefish

[thecgmguy]

For a desktop OS, I'd recommend going with Ubuntu. It's got reasonable features, provides great functionality out-of-the-box and is especially designed for new users to the linux platform.

Support is also quite good (for a free OS)

Cheers,

CGM

[phubai]

Ubuntu is a fine distro, no doubt, but I find PCLinuxOS very easy to install, has an excellent liveCD, and has excellent support on their forums. I would recommend downloading a couple of distros to see how they work on your system and what the interface looks like before installing. Another excellent distro, and debian based, is MEPIS. Again, they have an excellent liveCD to try before you install. It's all good, and getting better!

[ddrager]

After being away from the desktop linux scene a few years, and hearing a lot of good things about Ubuntu, I thought I would give it a try. After having problems due to a badly burned CD, the install went pretty flawlessly. Wireless worked (on a Thinkpad T23) right out of the box - which is more than I can say for Windows Vista pre-RC.

All of the included packages work great, and synaptics is a great way to install new ones - as long as they are included.

My main critique of Ubuntu, along with all of the other linux desktop systems, is that as soon as you move away from the "comfortable" software packages that are included in the distribution, you quickly need to have advanced linux knowledge. In my mind, this is the same problem we had 5 years ago.

For advanced users, Ubuntu is a great choice and the best from what I can tell of Desktop linux OSes. A lot of the OS has been "Gui-fied" but as soon as there is an issue you revert back to command line and need to have linux knowledge. As long as you are comfortable with that - Ubuntu is a great OS option.