What distributions of Linux do you have/use?

I know a lot of you have probably heard of Linux, the open source operating system and its hundreds and hundreds of distributions to choose from. For instance, the most popular: Ubuntu then Fedora, openSUSE, Mint, and Debian, just to name a few.

So which one do you use? Are you constantly up to date with the new versions? Would you like to try a different distribution of Linux? If any of those apply to you, head over on over to DistroWatch and check out the hundreds and hundreds of distributions that Linux has. If you're new to Linux, head over the distro's website and read up on them, purchase some Linux CDs for under $2.00 or even download a few. If you already using a distribution of Linux, make sure you check out the latest updates to your specific version, reading some reviews, and even checking out the distribution's weekly newsletter.

While you're at it, you can also read DistroWatch's Weekly Newsletter and read up on news and events related to the Linux world. You can even submit your favorite distribution of Linux to DistroWatch, providing that it's not all ready in their database.

Head over to DistroWatch right now and get a distribution of Linux today.

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Comment by Petricia Daemon on November 27, 2008 at 7:26am: Redhat (that was a minute ago now), Fedora Yarrow - Sulphur, Mint, DSL, Mandrake (now Mandriva), Suse.... currently using Ubuntu because it's easy... and it works...

Comment by nicdm on November 26, 2008 at 11:11am: I'm an linux user for over 5 years now and I used and tried all kind of different distro's.
The ones I liked the most were Vectorlinux, Mandriva , Ubuntu and Fedora.
Right now I'm using Fedora 10 and I really like it. I installed it in dualboot on my mac.
What cliffystones says about wireless is true but it's getting better !.

Comment by cliffystones on November 26, 2008 at 6:52am: I practically live on Distrowatch. I've tried many distros, and I used PCLOS for quite a while before swithcing a few months ago to Zenwalk.

I have become quite partial to the Xfce desktop (as opposed to Gnome and KDE). I tried to find a distro that had a clean interface, worked with my hardware and did what I needed it to do. Zenwalk fit the bill perfectly. It even configured easily with my self-installed built in wireless card on my laptop.

My only peeve with Linux right now is wireless card compatibility. It's still a crap-shoot about half the time, but it's getting better. While I'm no programmer myself so I maybe should not Monday morning quarterback, I'll add this request. To you folks who spend time programming stuff like 3-D desktop effects ( which I find utterly useless), I do wish that you could find it in your hearts to take a break on all of the "eye candy" and build some hardware drivers for stuff like wireless cards and touch screens (another headache) that can be configured in graphic mode.