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On Thursday 19 October 2006 10:23, Neil Winchurst wrote: > There has been some discussion about which distro to recommend for > people new to Linux. So far the main contender seems to be Ubuntu. So I > have two questions. > > 1 Why not mention kubuntu as well, or are most people on the lug > devotees of Gnome? Personally I don't think Kubuntu is anywhere near as usable as Ubuntu - it's not as integrated and the configuration tools don't even compare. I use Kubuntu, but I wouldn't recommend it for a new user. > > 2 Does anyone know which is the most used distro among lug members? Or > is that information not available? > Going by the number of people wearing Debian t-shirts at the last meet, I'd say Debian :-) Look in the members register - everyone can list their favourite distro in their user information. I don't think that information is collected anywhere though (and probably isn't terribly up-to-date, since I guess most people don't update their member info regularly). Regards, David. -- David Johnson www.david-web.co.uk - My Personal Website www.penguincomputing.co.uk - Need a Web Developer? -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html