Has anyone tried out any of these linux distros?

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I would like try out scientific linux. What distros would you like to try out?
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  • YuckTheFankeesYuckTheFankees Member Posts: 1,281 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Scientific Linux is pretty much the same as using Red Hat.
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  • computer g33kcomputer g33k Member Posts: 149
    O ok. I don't have much experience with linux except for using ubuntu a little bit.
    NetworkVeteran wrote: »
    There's room for those who want the easy work and those who want the challenges. You will, of course, generally be compensated in proportion to what you shoulder. :smile:
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  • ChooseLifeChooseLife Member Posts: 941 ■■■■■■■□□□
    How are Gentoo and Scientific Linux "weird / niche distros"? They are as mainstream as it gets...
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  • kartheek426kartheek426 Registered Users Posts: 1 ■□□□□□□□□□
    yes gentoo and scientific linux is same as redhat
    ChooseLife wrote: »
    How are Gentoo and Scientific Linux "weird / niche distros"? They are as mainstream as it gets...
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  • jibbajabbajibbajabba Member Posts: 4,317 ■■■■■■■■□□
    I would have guessed 'Linux from scratch' would have made a list like that and not Gentoo or as mentioned, Scientific Linux. LFS really gives people a challenge and is certainly 'niche'. :)
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  • paul78paul78 Member Posts: 3,016 ■■■■■■■■■■
    I don't think most people consider LFS a distro since nothing is actually distributed per se.

    Interesting list... I am sure everyone has their favourite weird distro that they like. I personally like tomsrtbt but I've customized it to the point of non-recognition.

    @chooselife - agreed. Gentoo is pretty mainstream. I guess what makes it weird is that it compiles everything as it installs. Yellowdog is pretty mainstream too. It used to be the defacto distro for Macs.

    @computerg33k- I've used gentoo and yellowdog from your list. Both are decent. It really depends on your goals. Linux distros are basically just someone's opinion of what makes a good Linux-based OS or to solve a specific problem statement.

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  • GOZCUGOZCU Member Posts: 234
    I used Pardus for a looong time and was one of the best i have experinced so far
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