Thread: What Linux Distro Suggested for a Maemo/Linux newb??
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2009-09-22 , 08:38
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Originally Posted by christexaport View Post
Cool! So most of the guys here probably are KDE users? And having a KDE based distro means I get all the KOffice apps too?
you can have both kde and gnome installed, and just choose at login which one you prefer. same goes for any window manager.

Originally Posted by christexaport View Post
I never wondered about this, but I use Firefox, Maxthon, and IE for web browsing. Is there a competitive browser for Linux? Is it better, competitive, or "close, but not there yet"? Basically, what's the best browser for Linux?
firefox is my preferred linux browser even though i have a feeling it's better optimized for windows. someone correct me if i'm blatantly wrong.

Originally Posted by christexaport View Post
Does which distro I use decide which apps I can install?
only to some degree. debian-based distros use .deb files, whereas red hat (ie fedora) use .rpm, and there are other examples. debs seems to be most widespread.

for reference, i'm using linux mint. it's based on ubuntu. it's aesthetically very pleasing, comes with lots of useful stuff preloaded and has an even easier way of installing applications (through the menu bar).