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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: AtomicClucker on December 27, 2011, 01:54:19 pm
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So, even though I use 64-bit most of the time, any of you hard-lighters have a favorite 32-bit distro?
While mine used to be PCLOS, too many strange bugs with shutdown procedures. For compatibility, it was pretty much tops, but I'm thinking about migrating to Antix (based on Mepis/Debian stable/Testing) for a more stable base so I can utilize Wine to its full extent and get my stupid joystick working again properly. Some people have recommended Pinguy OS, but my experience with Ubuntu based distros gets worse with each iteration.
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Mint Debian 32 bit is pretty good. I also quite like Mint 9 or 10, but they are Ubuntu based. Mint 12 is a valiant attempt at making Gnome3 usable, but it's inconsistent at best.
I used to like PCLOS as well, but I had issues with it compiling differently than what my Uni uses (either Debian or Ubuntu Server)
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Gentoo is nice.
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Been using Debian/32bit for the last 7 years as my main system (most of the time as my only system).
Strange configuration tools and somewhat outdated packages.. Still, it works too well for me to bother looking elsewhere.
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Mint Debian 32 bit is pretty good. I also quite like Mint 9 or 10, but they are Ubuntu based. Mint 12 is a valiant attempt at making Gnome3 usable, but it's inconsistent at best.
I used to like PCLOS as well, but I had issues with it compiling differently than what my Uni uses (either Debian or Ubuntu Server)
I second mint debian. I'm using it as my main os right now. I find the debian base a very big complement to mint. The best way i have to put is that it's linux mint with the stability of debian. It's also the easiest rolling release distro i have found (i just want a computer i can use that doesn't require ****ing with all of the time when updates come in, which a lot of rolling releases seem to beg...what packages will break stuff, what will cause incompatibilities, what do i need to hold back, what will no longer be there, and what is being added). Mint debian i still consider experimental, but it works very well, and appears to be becoming something that is maturing well (i definitely like the service pack orientation of the rolling release, that's about as easy as it's going to get for rolling release linuxes).