Ok so what is everyones favorite distro to us?

Mine is Arch Linux for a stand alone install.
Knoppix for a CD bootablel recovery one.
I used to have one for security and forensics, but I forgot the name of it.

ArchLinux for me I love the package manager (Pacman)

For BootCD I would have to say BackTrack can use it for web browsing and IM but use it mostly for 'penetration testing' :)

Trying to remember the security one.. whax? flak?

something Linux Assault Kit.... url had gone the last time i looked but i have an iso some where

Ubuntu is cool usually have a live copy on a usb key

DVL ftw! (j/k)
since I am not really a linux user, since I game alot, and most aren't ported for linux, I only need ubuntu.

I know it wasn't Flak, I didn't like that one.

It was Back Track and I had Knoppix STD as well. Love those live CDs.

Arch is nice, pacman makes things so much easier. They have alot, wish they would get more things in it though.

The AUR is great too for ArchLinux try adding

[archlinuxfr]
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/i686

and installing Yaourt and you have seamless integration of pacman + AUR. This repo also adds alot of other stuff

For me its sabayon. And they have a new a release not so long ago.
Very easy to install, including all the hardware.

Debian sid mixed with experimental

Definitely Ubuntu. Easy to use and setup, and can use as live cd

I use Mandriva Linux and Ubuntu. . . Mandriva is very easy to use. . .

Backtrack?

I use Ubuntu mainly (I like 7.10 over 8.04).

I like testing new distros from time to time but I keep coming back to Ubuntu.

Lulz, I like Vista, I can play WoW on it.

No, but seriously, windows 98 will forever be my favorite OS, ubuntu is my current favorite (despite the ungodly problems I've had with installing stuff on it), followed by XP then fedora.

I THINK UBUNTU BECAUSE IT'S "SIMPLE"


MY SECOND CHOICE WILL BE OPENSUSE

THANK YOU FOR THE TOPIC

Well my favourite Linux OS is Ubuntu for computers which can handle it moderately and Arch Linux for slower computers. I know it's favourite Linux OS but my favourite OS is FreeBSD. Much better than anything else because of it's design. Linux design is basically a type of "puzzle" design. You add pieces to it but many times that will cause problems because even the kernel and such are "pieces" of the puzzle. FreeBSD has it's base and then addons on top which are the ports(programs). I also like that the programs are compiled from source so every program is optimized for your computer. Extremely fast. Fastest OS and it can be used for anything. Desktop or Server. Your choice. Also Linux programs run great so no need to worry about missing on your favourite Linux programs. Even though most, if not all Linux programs are ported to BSD,

If you have trouble adding programs and features in Linux try OpenSuse 11.0 and use the smart package manager, add some repos and POOF! No more problems.... Easy installation for over 5,500 FREE programs.... To do a full install from the Live CD should take less than an hour.

Cheers!

-UM777

Archlinux, followed by Slackware, followed by Debian, followed by Crunchbox, followed by Gentoo, followed by LFS, followed by Devil.

I've used Red Hat, Mandrake, Fedora, and Ubuntu (currently installed). I liked Fedora best.

Backtrack v 3 for vm or live cd--can do just about anything, based on slax linux so it is very expandable through the modules functionality. Gentoo for every day Linux.

my favorite is Mandriva !!

I've got Ubuntu 8.10 on my MacBook Pro
Works great Looks great

Slackware or gentoo

Slackware->Gentoo->Debian->Ubuntu

FreeBSD --- Slackware --- Devil-linux --- Smoothwall --- openSUSE

Ubuntu Studio

I'm only a Linux part timer, I like Ubuntu, great support and forums and not too cliquey. From time to time I use DSL.

cannot agree more with u...there's fedora and red hat too but the first is MANDRIVA LINUX
there's Cent OS, Gentoo, sabayon, Slax, DSL, Knoppix, those are powerfull too

the new fedora is tooo gooooooood i am starting to like fedora as well :d

Im a Slacker :P

Slackware since 1998.My kids use Linux Mint.

I have used at least 20 distros in the past (even System V). There is only one distro I find the easiest to install configure and run, and that's Debian.

Slackware then Gentoo

GENTOO!!

Is there any real competition ;)

OpenSuse followed by Fedora.

I love Slackware. I was originally drawn to it because of the name, I thought it was humorous, and then I tried it out and have loved it ever since.

I use either Ubuntu or Mint. If I was more of a geek I would go for either Slackware or Gentoo. But since everything works out of the box with Mint, I use it the most. Perhaps another question to ask is KDE, Gnome, or other for desktop.

I use linux full time as my only OS, my favourites goes in this order:

Arch -> Fedora -> Crunchbang

And this has nothing to do with linux but I do like and use OpenSolaris too.

Arch Linux + Fluxbox. Functionality without all the frills.

i've only used a handful of distros...ubuntu, opensuse, fedora, mint, and one other i can't think of the name. but of those i prefer mint the most. i'm not huge into the command line thing, i'm more visually intrigued, so naturally i lean towards mint. i would use strictly mint if it was for my dependency on windows. there are several programs i use for work that only work on windows...but mint is beautiful and quite easy to use. i've actually given it to a few of my friends when their windows had failed them and they could find the install disks. they aren't too computer savvy themselves and they figured everything out and love it.

i'm pretty much a linux noob, but i've tried a few, and its Mint i like the most, ubuntu is very good as well.

I've used many distro's over the years, but remain stuck on Debian. Currently using Ubuntu (debian based) on my laptop, and slack for a desktop server at home.

My main machine (NF2 with AMD MP @2.4, 1GB Ram 2225, sata1 Deskstar 320GB, nVidia 7600GTi) runs kUbuntu extremely well. My more up to date machine - AMD quad core Black edition Blah de Blah runs Slackware, again extremely well. I also like Mint, whom have just released a XFCE version, which I'll put another little NF2 rigg together to try it out, lol. Burned to disk today so will have to try and find a little time to have a potter. If the Mrs will allow me.

Well I am a Slackware user mainly and Gentoo on my other pc.

I was a longtime Slackware and SLAX user, I really love Gentoo but it's a bit more work than I like to have to do. I'm currently running Ubuntu 9.04 on my work laptop and in a VM on my home desktop (I do too much gaming to run it as my main OS and it really doesn't like my raid controller anyhow. I really enjoy Ubuntu and debian.