so im switching back to linux and will probably take the 1 year linux challenge soon. so i was wondering if LTS or non-LTS is for me, i know what LTS mean but i cant decided if i need all latest distro or long term support? i normally game, surf web, listen to music and all that stuff. so which one should i go with ?
personally i would use LTS
oh and we need to update kernel and drivers manually every time right?
not sure. i only use base ubuntu on my server. laptop uses mint but its based on the LTS branch
i want to try mint but im not cinnamon or kde guy! :(
its okay. i am considering to change over to ubuntu gnome
lts vs non lts makes very little difference at the end of the day
I would go with the latest version of ubuntu just to make sure you have all the bug fixes and what not.
Furthermore, I would not even go with ubuntu.
If you are unsure what DE you want, I would totally go for opensuse. You can install different DEs thought the 1 click install and then if something goes wrong, you can use yast to fix it.
If you start messing around with DEs on ubuntu.............wellllllll...............good luck.
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i never tried opensuse before and im not familiar with the suses command line, its release cycles and updates etc! but never the less id like to give it a try so i want some answer on gaming in suse and community and other software support, so can please u give me some useful links on those questions?
The only command difference is zypper vs apt-get.
So instead of typing sudo apt-get install XXXXX you would type sudo zypper install XXXX
Thats about it.
Release cycles are yearly however there is a rolling release version called tumbleweed. So if you need certain packages to be up to date, you can simply install the tumbleweed repos and bam you have the most up to date version.
Gaming in opensuse is pretty easy. You just install steam through the 1 click install repo and you are done. I did a fresh install earlier today and I have both steam on linux running and wine running skyrim with ease.
If you want to use a proprietary driver, then so be it. Opensuse has tutorials on how to install the amd and nvidia drivers.
If you want more information, I suggest you go to the opensuse forums and poke around.
I will tell you right now though. Most people screw opensuse up by using unetbootin to create their installation disk. DO NOT USE UNETBOOTIN!!! IT DOES NOT WORK.
All in all I highly recommend opensuse.
sounds very promising i might just switch to suse instead and i dont have to deal with these stupid ubuntu release cycles and why is the size of it about 4.35 gigs o0! and what about unetbootin? i use universal usb linux or rufus anyways!
It depends. I use Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS and it works great for me. The differences between distros may be important to some people, but I truly don't do anything that makes me notice. I like the support that the Ubuntu LTS releases have, and that's good enough for me.
Also note, that just because a distro uses one DE, doesn't mean you can't change it. I have Unity, GNOME 3, Cinnamon, and Xfce4 on my desktop depending on what mood I'm in. (Also, I use Xfce4 for xrdp since GNOME 3 isn't supported.)
If you're not worried about having the latest software, then go with the LTS. If you are worried about having the latest software then maybe you should go with something with a rolling release like Arch.
If you don't know if you need the latest software/a rolling release, you probably don't.
Edit: also, if you do decide to use Ubuntu, please give GNOME 3 a shot, and please please install Synaptic. It's so many magnitudes better than Ubuntu Software Center.
I've made that mistake several times. Use imagewriter or even better dd.
Don't use uui. It doesn't really work well with SUSE. Download image writer:
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Create_a_Live_USB_stick_using_Windows
As for the huge download, it includes multiple DEs. The Gnome and KDE downloads are much smaller (~1gb) and don't include some of the software that you probably won't use. Ever. As for Gnome VS KDE try them both.