Well first I'd use ubuntu 12.04 over 12.10. 12.10 is a bit unstable I think. All distros *theoretically should work the same in terms of hw compatibility if they have around same versions of software, so any new distro should work. If you need apt that much then your only options are really ubuntu or debian. Debian testing is nice and you should be fine using it if your "competent". Although its testing it is still generally stable enough. (Stable - squeeze contains really old software). If you can go without apt Id suggest using fedora 18. It has alot newer software than ubuntu/debian and I haven't had any problems so far. Also, fedora 18 has cinnamon in the repos, which I really love as alternative to KDE and GNOME. If you network install you can go right out of the box with cinnamon. Lastly if you have the time try Archlinux, it is my personal favourite. (It'll do anything;) )
P.S. Linux mint is just ubuntu with a *nice* (beautiful) skin. So they will work almost extactly the same.
Oh and try unetbootin to write it to usb.
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2013-01-31 21:01:58 UTC
Linux's Pear os is close to mac design but ubuntu too is goo .Befor instaliing read below my experience about linux
I liked ubuntu but again moved back to windows because it doesn't have a good music manager like itunes .A good optimization tool like advanced system care.The games and apps that you run on windows dont run efficienty on them.You need software named WINE to run it which often crashes. Skype is not as good as that is on windows.I use skype for facebook chat.I dont know whether ubuntu really doesn't catches virus as they say but it doesn't have any security antivirus programs like avast
The plus points of Ubuntu are
Good high end Video editor like cinelerra and music creation softwares
If you want a fully running audio,video,and image production all in one in your pc try a version of ubuntu named "artistx"
And I really have not used mac till yet ..So cant say anything about it...I am happy with windows ...Almost most softwares available for mac are available on windows too.
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2013-01-31 17:45:10 UTC
I think Linus Torvalds uses Fedora on his, you would have to find a source yourself though.
I also heard that his daughter was using openSuse on a mbp. When I heard that, compatibility was cited.
jplatt39
2013-01-31 14:55:09 UTC
Linux Mint. Mac is friendly to a LOT of Linux distros so it doesn't matter much, however Ubuntu is somewhat frustrating. Try Mint.
camtechguy33
2013-01-31 14:53:02 UTC
for you i reccommend xubuntu. it is an ubuntu related distro that used kde environment. also linux mint. xubuntu is main reccommendation though
Saajan
2013-01-31 13:47:48 UTC
Try Linux mint it is a bit like ubuntu 10.10
Carling
2013-01-31 15:05:05 UTC
I would never recommend ubuntu to anyone. There are 100 top Linux distribution available and there are 99 of them better than ubuntu, I always recommend using a community distribution they are far better than the commercial distributions. Ubuntu, Fedora or Suse, Linux Mint have gone downhill so I don't recommend that either
Linux has more desktops than you can wave a stick at, not just Unity Gnome and Kde You need to find a community linux distribution that suites you as the user, The best place to do that is the official Linux distribution website there are some that I could recommend but that would depend on what you do with your system, I suggest you go to official Linux distribution website here and read up on each release. I download every new release and test them out. just lately there are some exceptional releases that have just been released The one I use personally is Ultimate Edition 3.5
2013-01-31 14:05:36 UTC
I recommend to download Oracle Virtual Box,
You can make your test ubuntu to see if you like it.
It has over 10 kinds of Linux.
I used it to install a Linux OS on my windows 7 pc.
It is totally free and easy to use.
Download is here : https://www.virtualbox.org/
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