What is the best linux distro for me?

I am looking for a good linux distro. I don't like the standard GNOME 3 as I have tried the fedora live cd. I have tried KDE, its pretty good. I am currently running Kubuntu 11.10 and had ubuntu 11.04 unity before but I would like a linux thats advanced but easy. Thanks for your help.What is the best linux distro for me?
Maybe try: http://www.opensuse.org/en/
The Linux Desktop is currently a mess with a plethora of options available. Unity as on Ubuntu 11.10 and GNOME 3 as on Fedora 16 are cluttered and in my opinion not suitable for use on a production machine. I need a Desktop Environment that allows me to just get things done with minimal fuss. This is where the older Gnome 2 Desktop Environment excels.



Linux Mint 12 goes some way to addressing this wth MGSE (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions) which is a layer built on top of GNOME 3 however like other distros. such as Fedora to deploy the GNOME 3 Desktop Environment for me does not convince



Linux Desktop Faceoff GNOME 3 vs Ubuntu Unity

http://lifehacker.com/5853099/linux-desk鈥?/a>



There is a new project being developed by Linux Mint called Cinnamon however as with MGSE it is a layer built on top of GNOME 3

http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/



I thoroughly recommend the earlier release Linux Mint 11 which is built upon Ubuntu 11.04 Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled



Linux Mint 11 Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=鈥?/a>



Linux Mint 11 Release Notes/Installation Guide/User Guide

http://linuxmint.com/rel_katya.php



Also worth considering is Linux Mint Debian Edition



Linux Mint Debian Edition Download

http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=鈥?/a>



Manual partitioning guide for Linux Mint Debian Edition

http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2010/12/28/man鈥?/a>





LUg.What is the best linux distro for me?
Well not linux but PC-BSD uses KDE and made to be easy to use.
Linux mint with lxde, it's everything ubuntu should have been. Or if you want really advanced you can use archlinux or gentoo or slackware. Those you have to compile yourself though.What is the best linux distro for me?
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The key to a good distro is how little customization you have to do to get what you want. Me I'm a fellow KDE fan. So I tend to prefer distros that work and play well with KDE. I'm personally using Ubuntu LTS because for me reinstalling every year or two is intensely painful. It takes me six months to customize a distro just the way I like it. Once I do I want to run it till the hardware dies. I don't want to spend more time working on my machine than doing stuff with it. I want those hours invested to return hours saved over the coming years. I've run the same install for as many as 5 years before. I had it how I liked it and that's the way it stayed till the MB died.



The best integreation with KDE I've seen was Fedora but the short lifecycle of Fedora really irked me. Fedora as has much more primitive support for proprietary formats but has the best driver base of any distro. If you can't install on a machine with Fedora you prob can't install out of the box with any distro.



I use CentOS for most of my server apps. My file server and backup servers use CentOS. It has good LTS but seriously lacking in user apps and support for proprietary formats is abysmal. It's a server oriented distro, not a good choice for a desktop but a great choice for a machine you install on and see only to update. The rest of the time my interactions with those servers are automated.



My advice is go to distrowatch. Download the live CDs of a dozen promising distros. Play with them as a live distro and get a feel for them. Then install a couple of the best prospects. Everybody will want different things out of Linux. That's one of the big draws of Linux. Your not handed a one size fits all solution and told to live with it. You choose what most closely fits your needs then customize it to fit your needs like a glove. With Linux you have an OS that truly reflects what you want out of a computer and meets your needs.
If you want to stay with KDE but don't want Kubuntu then try openSUSE. I just love its YaST control centre.



http://opensuse.org/en/