Open Source Linux OS ...... The Future Of Computing
One of the main reasons I love Linux is the over 50 thousand pieces of free software available with no expiry date magic numbers activation codes registering or ads just the program.
With a neat package manager with all the software listed in one spot, no searching just check the box and hit install. All from a trusted source and great ad free interface, no web pages to sort through for your software. Below is a list of my favourite Linux Flavours. All can be burnt to a disk and run live for a trial before you dump window and wonder why you ever used it.
Here are a list of my favourites with a big list below Enjoy '''
This is the synaptic package manager above.
The new KALI Linux is out. A truly incredible OS.
The Most Advanced Penetration Testing Distribution yet.
https://www.kali.org/
One of the best live disks out there. Great to burn to a disk and boot to and away you go without messing up that other OS
What makes Knoppix different is the incredible amount of software that comes preloaded on it.
http://www.knoppix.org/
The most well known of the Linux family and the place to start if you are new to it.
https://www.ubuntu.com/
My personal favourite with the KDE Desktop. http://www.kubuntu.org/
Debian the Core of it all Ubuntu and Kali and ...... many many OS have based ther system on the Debian Kernel. The No.1 rock solid linux Distribution in my opinion.
https://www.debian.org/
Another one of my favorits OS Open Sues is not derived from Debian and uses the yast Package manager. A very nice system.
https://www.opensuse.org/
There are a lot of linux distributions
Alphabetical distribution listing
ALTLinux Amigo Linux Arch Linux Ark Linux BackTrack BasicLinux BeatrIX BioKnoppix BLAG CentOS ClusterKnoppix Conectiva CRUX DamnSmallLinux Debian DeLi Linux Devil-Linux DragOnLinux Dyne:Bolic Elive Feather Fedora Floppix Foresight Freesco Freespire Frugalware G2Linx Gentoo Goodgoat Gnoppix GoboLinux IPCop IpodLinux Kanotix Kate OS Knoppix Kubuntu Kurumin Linspire, formerly LindowsOS Linux From Scratch Lunar Linux Lycoris Mandriva, formerly Mandrake MEPIS Morphix muLinux Pardus PCLinuxOS PHLAK PocketLinux Puppy Linux Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Slackware SLAX SmoothWall Source Mage Sun JDS SuSE SystemRescue TopologiLinux TurboLinux Turkix Ubuntu Linux Univention Corporate Server VectorLinux Whitebox Linux Yellow Dog Linux Yoper Xandros Zenwalk Linux formerly MiniSLack Family-Tree distribution listing
Arch Linux CRUX Debian Corel Linux Xandros Floppix G2Linx Knoppix BioKnoppix ClusterKnoppix DamnSmallLinux Feather Gnoppix Kanotix Kurumin MEPIS Morphix PHLAK Linspire, formerly LindowsOS Ubuntu BeatrIX MEPIS (since version 6.0) Edubuntu Kubuntu Xubuntu Flubuntu (for FluxBox users) Geubuntu Devil-Linux Dyne:Bolic GenToo Lunar Linux SystemRescue PardUs GoboLinux IPCop IpodLinux Linux From Scratch Lycoris muLinux Red Hat Ark linux BLAG Conectiva Fedora Mandrake PCLinuxOS ALTLinux Turkix Red Flag Linux (Chinese) Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) CentOS Whitebox Linux TurboLinux Yellow Dog Linux sLackWare Zenwalk Linux formerly MinisLack Amigo Linux BasicLinux DeLi Linux DragOnLinux -- currently inactive PuppyLinux Slax VectorLinux SmoothWall Source Mage SuSE Sun JDS Yoper
I have made my mind on switching to Linux!
been running it for over 10 years now. It has come a long way.
I jumped out the windows a few years ago...
...and landed on an apple.
Lately it's felt as if I jumped out of the kettle
into the fire..
I'm certainly considering the penquin..
but what hardware?
works with almost anything but a Mac lol.
They might still have one for mac though ... they used to ..
But Ubuntu and Open Suse have great hardware support.
will run on almost anything
I hate to fiddle under the hood.
I just want to operate it.
Mac was SUCH a dissapointment.
lol never really played with mac much..
Kubuntu is what I have now as they are on the cutting edge for compatibility with the various crypto software and is used by a lot of the coin miners.
what kind of machine?
did you wash a window or buy one with no OS?
oh it was fun putting it on this laptop. the new ones come with well here read this
PCs that come with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 include UEFI firmware instead of the traditional BIOS. By default, the machine’s UEFI firmware will only boot boot loaders signed by a key embedded in the UEFI firmware. This feature is known as “Secure Boot” or “Trusted Boot.” On traditional PCs without this security feature, a rootkit could install itself and become the boot loader. The computer’s BIOS would then load the rootkit at boot time, which would boot and load Windows, hiding itself from the operating system and embedding itself at a deep level.
Secure Boot blocks this — the computer will only boot trusted software, so malicious boot loaders won’t be able to infect the system.
On an Intel x86 PC (not ARM PCs), you have control over Secure Boot. You can choose to disable it or even add your own signing key. Organizations could use their own keys to ensure only approved Linux operating systems could boot, for example.
so you must disable the windows root kit that is called secure boot before you install linux.
so there is a little screwing around now that windows got into the bios of most computers. but it is easy to do as long as you know you have to do it lol
oooookay...
I think I understood one word out of ten.
like I said...I'm an operator..
not a mechanic.
well that's not really true..
I'm a mechanic if I HAVE to be.
but I don't want to.
lol ya been a geek for far to long I think ..
love playing under the hood ...
http://www.cultofmac.com/405509/how-to-try-linux-without-risking-your-mac/
Cool you can put ubuntu on your mac fairly easy now they say without hurting your os