I use Kubuntu, but NOT Ubuntu. I HATE Gnome with a passion. I have PPC Kubuntu running on my iBook G4. I don't think Linux can replace Windows on a home/media PC, but as a server or Mac OS replacement it's bar-none.

I use Ubuntu LInux mainly.... I don''t use Windows much. I have everything that's needed, in UBUNTU.

I've tried out a whole load of Linux distributions (I've got a stack of 30-odd CDs and DVDs of Live versions of them above my desk ) and I have always found Kubuntu to be pretty good compared to the rest. I would say Linux Mint came a very close second simply due to the excellent hardware support. OpenSUSE is also a good choice, although I'm not too fond of being RPM based.


Its good to see someone else who also hates Gnome! Everyone I speak to says they prefer it to anything else, but to me it just looks a little bit too childish and cartoony. Especially when you compare it to KDEs new icon set and look.


My laptop dual-boots XP Home and Kubuntu 7.04, and I have gradually, without really noticing, used Kubuntu more and more often for everyday tasks. For example, I check my emails, listen to music, do homework, do web design and a whole host of other stuff on Linux. I boot into XP maybe once a month now, and when I do, everything just seems so unintuitive, hidden and just laborious to get done. As for the media part, things like MythTV are becoming more developed, more stable and more feature-rich now and are viable alternatives to other media systems.

Who said Linux is much more stable than Windows BTW? Down here, electrical power goes off anytime and comes back anytime and that means that your computer simply goes off immediately the power goes. While on WIndows (XP/Vista), I dont ever have to start rescanning my Hard disks for error, but If n whenever I am on Linux, OMG, it always has to rescan the HDD every time my computer goes off abruptly and in most cases, as I have observed, it is not able to come back to its normal state again. there is always one complaint or the other that I will have to battle with and this finally results in me reinstalling the operating system.

I dont fancy that at all. Finally, I had to remove the Linux OSs I have been using (used quite a lota them). I am just about to install Windows Web Server 2008 Beta 3 into one of my partitions and also considering to put back my PCLinuxOS too.

I Use Damn Small Linux for my weak PC that has 384MB RAM 500MHZ CPU when my Windows 98 has gone fritz. Besides being small, DSL is expandable and you can greatly increase its capacity from being just a live CD to a full blown Linux OS. There are TONS of packages to add, depending on what you want on it, this is the only Linux I know of that lets you have this intense level of personalization, its a Must try for anyone who is interested in Linux!

I am using Ubuntu7.04,it's a awesome distribution base on Debian,and the apt package manage system taste very good :-)

Currently I am starting to learn about linux and how to set up a webserver. I am using Ubuntu Gubsy Gibson edition. I find it to be really reliable and a ton better than windows. There are also a ton of books out there for you to read to get your feet wet in ubuntu which is a major help to newbies like me.

I am running the latest version of Ubuntu currently. This is using the Gnome GUI (Graphical User Interface). I prefer this to Kbuntu just because I think it is easier to use. But for new people to linux, I would use Kbuntu as it is very similar to the GUI of Windows.

I also think linux is the better server than Windows. It is much more reliable and stable in my eyes. So if your using it for a server, use something like CentOS or Redhat.

Debian!

Yes, Linux is very definitely superior to Windows when it comes to servers. It's just so easy to configure Linux