Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
New life for my Windows PC? (Installing it as a Linux-server)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="mac57" data-source="post: 369072" data-attributes="member: 17052"><p>A 3 GHz PIV has *plenty* of life in it and will run almost any Linux distro out there. Which one you chose depends on your skill level with Linux. </p><p></p><p>If you are a Linux newbie, I would strongly recommend SuSE Linux. It is fast, powerful and very friendly, and rather like Mac OS X, pretty much it just works. I have been very impressed with it. Ubuntu is another good choice and exhibits similar characteristics. However, SuSE defaults to the (IMHO) gorgeous KDE desktop, while Ubuntu defaults to the more spartan Gnome desktop. This is just personal preference, but I find the KDE "eye candy" approach MUCH more pleasant.</p><p></p><p>If you are a Linux vet, I can't recommend Arch Linux enough. It is an i686 optimized distro and it is noticably faster on the same hardware than anything else you will run. It has a great package selection and a very active and friendly community. </p><p></p><p>A caveat though - Arch unapologetically positions itself as being for the intermediate to advanced Linux user. If you are not comfortable working with configuration files by hand, don't go there! There are not a lot of friendly GUI config tools - you have to know how to configure Linux yourself, or be willing to learn. They maintain an EXCELLENT Wiki about configuration of Arch, and I have found it to be the answer to most questions. </p><p></p><p>If you select Arch, you will learn lots about Linux AND have a distro that runs like greased lightning. My Arch based PIV system is the fastest computer I have ever used, bar none.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac57, post: 369072, member: 17052"] A 3 GHz PIV has *plenty* of life in it and will run almost any Linux distro out there. Which one you chose depends on your skill level with Linux. If you are a Linux newbie, I would strongly recommend SuSE Linux. It is fast, powerful and very friendly, and rather like Mac OS X, pretty much it just works. I have been very impressed with it. Ubuntu is another good choice and exhibits similar characteristics. However, SuSE defaults to the (IMHO) gorgeous KDE desktop, while Ubuntu defaults to the more spartan Gnome desktop. This is just personal preference, but I find the KDE "eye candy" approach MUCH more pleasant. If you are a Linux vet, I can't recommend Arch Linux enough. It is an i686 optimized distro and it is noticably faster on the same hardware than anything else you will run. It has a great package selection and a very active and friendly community. A caveat though - Arch unapologetically positions itself as being for the intermediate to advanced Linux user. If you are not comfortable working with configuration files by hand, don't go there! There are not a lot of friendly GUI config tools - you have to know how to configure Linux yourself, or be willing to learn. They maintain an EXCELLENT Wiki about configuration of Arch, and I have found it to be the answer to most questions. If you select Arch, you will learn lots about Linux AND have a distro that runs like greased lightning. My Arch based PIV system is the fastest computer I have ever used, bar none. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Other Apple Products
Other Hardware and Peripherals
New life for my Windows PC? (Installing it as a Linux-server)
Top