Linux Distribution Reviews

Since there has been a recent surge in threads asking for info on distro x, i thought it would be appropriate to make a thread where all the distro reviews were linked in an organized manner. Feel free to make reviews of any Linux distro you feel fit, and post the link here so i can add it. Please structure the reviews like the Mandriva Linux One 2008 GNOME Review by me. Feel free to add sections that you see fit.

Xubuntu 8.04 by Calvin
Fedora 8 by blackbird
DreamLinux 3.1 by Calvin
Arch Linux by blackbird
Mandriva Linux One 2008 GNOME Review by Calvin

 

Nice! I'll try it on my old desktop.

 

DAMN YOU CALVIN!
You stole my idea

 

Make another one and see which one 'sticks' lol btw, wiki's are a wonderful thing for how-to's....no linux wiki here? Actually a subform for that, just sticky's should be set up....but who am I......

 

Gonna do some reviews on DreamLinux and some others this evening.

 

Make sure you install it in reality, not just in a VM or as a Live CD.

 

I probably will be, but this thread can include reviews of stuff in VM, or LiveCD too so it's alright. I'm looking forward to seeing many reviews from you as you're an "Ubuntu User/Linux Tester".

 

Trust me, you will
Still, that review would be Bias, VMs are way easier to set up and Live CDs are slower.

 

Which is why it's stated what it was running under, so that people know what to expect for what they do. I feel reviews like that are required too as it gives people a better sense of what to expect if they use LiveCD's or VM's.

 

OK, I'll Review hardy heron Ubuntu, and maybe another Dream Linux Review......

 

I suggest creating a seperate thread for each review, then linking the threads here.
That way, discussion related to a particular distro will be easier.

 

Great idea! Just have to wait for people to start making reviews, I'll post my Xubuntu review in a separate thread in a little then.

 

Maybe we can ask about a special title, or a ''Reviewer'' Title?

 

Good luck with that

 

Well, we're reviewing linux so, if we were reviewers, i would make sense .

 

Maybe, i guess it would be alright to ask. The main thing we need to wait on is more reviews, they can't give us much if the thread is small and unproductive.

 

Once I get a new HDD, I'll use this one as a review HDD.

 

Creating separate threads is a good idea...Also, it would be good if you could use a specific pattern for the reviews (e.g. like the NBR laptops reviews).

 

Already wrote one of fedora 8, might want to reference it here

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=220688

 

blackbird: I added your review.

 

Thanks John.

Thought you were off-line, how did you reply so fast lol?

 

Invisible mode

 

A specific pattern?

 

The way the reviews are structured...

 

So i should change my review to be similar to the NBR notebook reviews?

 

No don't change that one...but if everybody could use similar categories/structure for the next reviews it would be great (e.g. installation, ease of use, looks,pros/cons, etc.)

 

Alright, should i post a template or should i just tell them to make it similar to the notebook reviews in the first post?

 

If you have ideas for the template, you could post it at the beginning of the thread.

 

I think blackbird's review should be the template to follow, it looks very nice and is structured like the other reviews.

 

Yes...we should keep the same categories (except Pulse Audio)

 

Just made a review of DreamLinux, also updated the layout and the first post to reflect what should be done regarding categories.

 

An Arch review should be up soon


EDIT:

Its up

 

Thank you blackbird. Your review has been added.

 

looks like this idea might be working,

btw I thought ubuntu would be the first one up lol, Thomas were are you ?

 

Well, I'm still in Gutsy lol.
Anyways, just wait for July, I'll have about 50 Reviews p/s
I'll do a review pf some other 'nix's...Mainly Belevix and GNU/Darwin. Draco linux will be up too
EDIT: I'm swamped with school as well, and it seems I already have a rep as a 'buntu fanboy lol.

 

OK guys, I'm gonna have some fun this summer, and I want to try out all of these lol.
Fedora
Vixta.org
PC BSD
Draco GNU/Linux
GNU/Darwin
Belenix
All of the 'Buntus
Fluxbuntu
Mint
Mint KDE(mini)
Mint XFCE
Mint Fluxbox
Linux XP
Symphony
Debian

Helluva lot lol.

 

Il hold you to that

Youl have a nix boner by the end lol, gonna review em all as well?

 

Possibly, I really want to check out GNU/Darwin and PC BSD, Draco seems interesting...
I'm gonna see If I like Fluxbox.

 

Ain't nothin' but a CD-R man.....with a name like Darwin Linux, I've just gotta check that out....where is that puppy? hehehe

 

It's not linux, it's OS X's kernel, darwin paired up with GNU. It's not a full distro, you have to have os X or a Darwin system installed(trying to figure that out lol).
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/index.php

 

At times you'd want a CD-RW with you .

Or a DVD-RW. .

 

Darn....I found that out.....here I went and put my Darwin avatar up and all.....lol

 

Hey guys - especially you, Zoid, my fanatical distro-hopping friend. A few minutes ago I just got a huge surprise. Last night I downloaded two versions of Gentoo: minimal install, and 2008 Live CD Beta. I forgot to label the disks so tossed the first one I came to into this clunker eMachines desktop. I haven't done anything except click on the browser and come to this site. It's very fast as expected, but also my graphics are recognized without doing a damn thing! The 1920x1200 screen resolution is perfect and the text is as clear and crisp as Dream Linux, Ubuntu and XP!

Obviously, I'm using the 2008 version of Gentoo's installer disk. The last time I tried Gentoo the screen was set at about 600x400 (ok, I'm exaggerating slightly, but not by much). Everything was blurry and I couldn't get a damn thing to work properly (cause: user is a genuine dummy! lol).

I don't know exactly if or when I'm going to install this distro, because I know that no matter how much easier it now is compared with the last version, full installation won't be a picnic. I'm sure as hell impressed so far though. Zoid, check it out.

 

@bmwrob.....changed my avatar back to the 'hopper' lol I've got that live beta CD btw, which is probably no surprise It looked to me like they're trying to bring it up to speed, install and automated wise, with the rest of the crop....it did look nice....I didn't put it on the harddrive yet after glancing the bug reports in the forum, but that's another I'm keeping an eye on.....let us know....they had some financial probs a while back, would like to see them make a strong comeback.

 

OH, THAT PICTURE!!

/typing blindfolded so as not to have to gouge eyes out with a fork

Should have known you'd already have the distro "on file." LOL

Yes, sir, this here's a keeper disk for me, too.

 

LOL....yours ain't far behind it, but at least yours doesn't have an apparent identity crisis.....LOL

EDIT: Changed back to the bird, couldn't handle looking at it myself....lol

 

Interesting, I'll download this for sure.

 

Do so, Calvin, and then post your thoughts.

 

Gentoo really needs to bring out the 2008 final, the beta2 is the last one before final's release. We really need the latest kernel, I think 2008 will be either using 2.6.24 or 2.6.25.

bmwrob, does the live dvd come bundled with all the software? If it does you might as well try Sabayon. If it doesnt Id sure love to know the speed difference between a binary installed openoffice and openoffice compiled from sources. Also is it kde only, or can you choose between gnome and kde