 Linux Distribution Chooser, Helps you pick a Linux distro |
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  Jan 12 2006, 07:39 AM
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Premium Member  Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 20-January 05 From: Bombay, INDIA Member No.: 2,231  |
Linux Distro Chooser
ZeGenie Studios, a Norwegian development firm have come up with a very novel and immensely useful idea to help new and struggling users of Linux. Their questionnaire based selection picker asks the user a series of questions regarding what s/he is looking for in a Linux distro and accordingly makes recommendations so the user can make an informed decision about which distro would suit their needs best. The following Linux distributions are curently included : Fedora Core Mandriva SuSE Debian MEPIS Ubuntu Kubuntu Linspire Xandros PCLinuxOS Yellowdog Linux Gentoo Slackware Knoppix OpenSuSE ArchLinux Foresight Linux What I like about the test is that it asks simple questions based on your skill set level and proceeds accordingly. At the end, when its recommendations are displayed to the user, you get reasons why the candidate that is displayed has been selected for you. Another good thing is that the next closest alternatives are also displayed to give you a range of choices. Informative links leading to Wikipedia pages act as a sort of glossary so users can see the meanings of terms that they don't currently understand. All-in-all a very useful tool for newbies who want to shift to Linux but don't know which distro to install. |
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Jan 12 2006, 05:11 PM
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Way Out Of Control - You need a life :)  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,042 Joined: 16-August 05 Member No.: 7,896 |
Seems really promissing. The idea is nice, and it could be very useful.
On my pc, it stops at the questions "Do you use a PC or a Mac?" and, instead of displaying the "continue" button it displays : QUOTE <input type="hidden" name="helpval" id="helpva Maybe this site is not for IE6 users ? |
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Jan 12 2006, 06:50 PM
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the Q  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,051 Joined: 13-July 05 From: Lithuania, Vilnius Member No.: 7,059 |
I have taken the test and it worked for me quite well, I got the results. The questions were easy in my opinion and it really chosen the distro I thought it will choose for me
 well, here is my results:1) Kubuntu, 2) Suse, 3) Mapis, 4) Debian. And as I understood, it said that Mandriva, Xandros, Linspire are good for me too, but I have chosen some options so that they failed to include  for example, some of them are not free and does not have any application library.. I think I will continue to play with this and to pretend to be a beginner and a pro of Linux and see the results. 
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Jan 13 2006, 06:57 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 20-January 05 From: Bombay, INDIA Member No.: 2,231 |
QUOTE(yordan @ Jan 12 2006, 11:41 PM) SNIP! Maybe this site is not for IE6 users ?  I tries it on Firefox and IE 6 on a Win XP SP2 system and successfully completed the test. Perhaps it was traffic or you have some restrictions on Javascript and/or cookies? Also, clear your cache and then try again. |
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Jan 13 2006, 06:30 PM
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Way Out Of Control - You need a life :) Group: Members Posts: 1,366 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Nottingham England Member No.: 570 |
I ran the test... wasnt too optimistic...
then at the end... SMACK.. Gentoo !!! The Distro chooser was spot on for me ! i do love my Gentoo ! |
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Jan 13 2006, 11:00 PM
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Hedonist at large Group: Members Posts: 610 Joined: 30-July 05 From: another realm Member No.: 7,524 |
This test is fairly accurate. I took the test and it gave me Arch, gentoo and slackware. Gentoo and Slack are my favorite distros but, I don't understand why Arch is in the list. I've tried to help a couple of friends with Arch, but it just doesn't have the feel of neither gentoo nor slackware.
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Jan 14 2006, 01:51 AM
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Colonel Panic Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,790 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 |
In my opinion, this test is far too far-fetched. It told me to get Mandriva. I clearly like SuSE better.
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Jan 14 2006, 03:59 AM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 243 Joined: 20-January 05 From: Bombay, INDIA Member No.: 2,231 |
QUOTE(xboxrulz @ Jan 14 2006, 08:21 AM) In my opinion, this test is far too far-fetched. It told me to get Mandriva. I clearly like SuSE better. xboxrulz xboxrulz: Perhaps Mandriva is better suited to you bearing in mind the responses to the quiz that you provided. Even though you prefer SuSE, Mandriva might have all the characteristics you were looking for. Out of curiosity, where was SuSE placed in the list of recommendations ? |
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Jan 14 2006, 01:40 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 196 Joined: 17-June 05 From: Topi,Swabi,NWFP,Pakistan Member No.: 6,301 |
Surprise Surprise
I got Ubuntu on top of my list. Gentoo some how failed the test. I have learnt alot from Gentoo , but I am so dam confortable with Ubuntu Live CD. Which reminds me I have to order more of them I have yet to try Kubuntu which came second on my list. |
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Jan 14 2006, 05:56 PM
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Colonel Panic Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 2,790 Joined: 25-March 05 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 3,233 |
I just re-took the test and finally got SuSE as the main answer, lol
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