Q. I have absolutely no experience with Linux, but I want to try running one on a VM. I'm thinking of getting Ubuntu 12.04 or Mint 13.
A. In ascending order of how ambitious you wish to be:
Easy: Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, Pinguy, Fuduntu, Mandriva, Solus
Moderate: Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, Puppy, CentOS, Bodhi
Advanced: Arch, Gentoo, Slackware
Of the two you mention, Ubuntu is the one which will require more "hands on" configuration, as Mint offers Flash, mp3, and DVD support out-of-the-box; Unity also has a less-traditional desktop than Mint in either the MATE or Cinnamon editions.
Easy: Ubuntu, Mint, Zorin, Pinguy, Fuduntu, Mandriva, Solus
Moderate: Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, Puppy, CentOS, Bodhi
Advanced: Arch, Gentoo, Slackware
Of the two you mention, Ubuntu is the one which will require more "hands on" configuration, as Mint offers Flash, mp3, and DVD support out-of-the-box; Unity also has a less-traditional desktop than Mint in either the MATE or Cinnamon editions.
Who makes the different versions of Linux?
Q. I'm a little curious, who makes the different versions of Linux? Whoever makes it obviously is very talented. But why would people just make an OS just for the heck of it? How do they get their funding to keep providing a free OS?
A. 'm a little curious, who makes the different versions of Linux?
> Different companies make them. Bob Young and Mark Ewing made Red Hat/Fedora/RHEL, Ian Murdock made Debian, Lance Davis made CentOS, Mark Shuttleworth made Ubuntu, Dan Robbins made Gentoo. Linus Torvalds made the Linux Kernel.
Whoever makes it obviously is very talented. But why would people just make an OS just for the heck of it?
> Linus Torvald in the late 80s made it as a "free-time" side project in the late 80's. He and many others across the web kept adding it too and then Patrick Volkerding created Slackware from the one of the first "testing" distro SLS. Overtime it kept building up. Read up on Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman and Hacker Culture to understand what I am really talking about.
How do they get their funding to keep providing a free OS?
> Not totally sure.
> Different companies make them. Bob Young and Mark Ewing made Red Hat/Fedora/RHEL, Ian Murdock made Debian, Lance Davis made CentOS, Mark Shuttleworth made Ubuntu, Dan Robbins made Gentoo. Linus Torvalds made the Linux Kernel.
Whoever makes it obviously is very talented. But why would people just make an OS just for the heck of it?
> Linus Torvald in the late 80s made it as a "free-time" side project in the late 80's. He and many others across the web kept adding it too and then Patrick Volkerding created Slackware from the one of the first "testing" distro SLS. Overtime it kept building up. Read up on Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman and Hacker Culture to understand what I am really talking about.
How do they get their funding to keep providing a free OS?
> Not totally sure.
What is the best type of Linux OS to use?
Q. From my understanding there are several operating systems that run on the Linux platform. Which is the best one?
(I know a lot about computers but Linux is not my area of expertise. I am planning on a getting a new computer and possibly dual booting if I get some info about Linux.)
(I know a lot about computers but Linux is not my area of expertise. I am planning on a getting a new computer and possibly dual booting if I get some info about Linux.)
A. There is no "best" linux.
That is like asking what is the best car. Best for speed? gas mileage? handling? durability? appearance? price? No one car is best in all categories. No one linux is best in all categories. You have to decide how you are going to use it and try to get a good one in that category. Some linux distros excel as servers, others as database handling, or using scientific data, programing development, multimedia, speed of processing, security, etc.
You can use the drop down box and find linux distros that fit different categories. Even among desktop distros there are a lot of "speciality" versions that emphasize security, speed, multimedia, home theater, ease of use, stability, compiling all programs, etc. No one desktop distro is best at all of them.
If you are new to linus your best course would be to start with one that is easy to install and use. Linux is very different from windows and you have to learn some new terminology and ways to do things with linux. After you are comfortable with that you can try some other more specialized distros that meet your needs.
ubuntu or Linux Mint are good to start with but then if you want stability (debian) or security (selinux) or if you want to be able to compile all your programs (gentoo), or if you want to use it for a home theater (mythtv), or become a hacker (backtrack)
Have fun
That is like asking what is the best car. Best for speed? gas mileage? handling? durability? appearance? price? No one car is best in all categories. No one linux is best in all categories. You have to decide how you are going to use it and try to get a good one in that category. Some linux distros excel as servers, others as database handling, or using scientific data, programing development, multimedia, speed of processing, security, etc.
You can use the drop down box and find linux distros that fit different categories. Even among desktop distros there are a lot of "speciality" versions that emphasize security, speed, multimedia, home theater, ease of use, stability, compiling all programs, etc. No one desktop distro is best at all of them.
If you are new to linus your best course would be to start with one that is easy to install and use. Linux is very different from windows and you have to learn some new terminology and ways to do things with linux. After you are comfortable with that you can try some other more specialized distros that meet your needs.
ubuntu or Linux Mint are good to start with but then if you want stability (debian) or security (selinux) or if you want to be able to compile all your programs (gentoo), or if you want to use it for a home theater (mythtv), or become a hacker (backtrack)
Have fun
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