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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote]But which flavor? I would like to run XGL on it, possibly get decent ATI/Nvidia drivers, play video, develop, keep my Windows in some angles for times when I feel suicidal.[/quote] All of that's going to be the same on any distro - some might make it slightly easier to set up, but if you know how to read, it's not going to matter. IMO Debian, Gentoo, and Slackware are the only distributions worth using. Virtually all other distributions fall into two categories: (1) they suck (this includes distros that have RPM package managers, & distros with lame commercial tendencies [Red Hat, SUSE]), (2) they're derivatives of other distros. For a new person, I recommend Debian, but it's pretty easy to do your own research and choose one yourself. In the end they're all the same, it's mostly going to come down to the community, and the package manager. If you do end up doing some research, don't overlook the BSDs. Loading...
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