Moved: This thread is more suitable in <Distributions> so it can be merged with the megathread ...

hello LQ org

please recommend me a distribution!! I would like a distribution that will allow me to dual boot and choose between windows and linux, and the distribution that supports the resolution my laptop which is 1280x800, and the distribution that lets me graphically choose between the variety of desktop environments such as KDE, Gnome and Enlightenment when I start linux

I just installed slackware 12.0 and I noticed the following:

1. it does not support 1280x800
2. I have to type startx every time I want to use a desktop environment
3. it only comes with KDE
4. its LILO is not exactly the best looking LILO. I have seen better looking LILO interface before. However, the LILO did its job with my slackware and windows.

or at least that is what I noticed. But I am still at the stage of learning and I might be wrong.

thanks again, wonderful LQ

in Christ,

Robert

Cross Linux from Scratch

Reported for inclusion in the The Utterly Improbably Huge "Which Distro" SuperMegaThread.

Give Centos 5 a try - its RHEL5 clone. I use it on my inspiron 9300 without any problems at all.

Just about any of the mainstream distros will do what you want. Anything in the top 5-10 on the Distrowatch "hit list".

For me PCLOS has been the best on my laptop--especially with the wireless.

Ubuntu is nice.

Slackware should be able to do all that, but its not easy to configure.
You should have no problem with Ubuntu... Fedora or PClinuxOS shouldn't be a bad choice either. I see no compelling reason why you would want to use CentOS - and I suppose the Linux-from-scratch comment was a joke you never know around here!

I use Centos as it is dependable and rock solid, as are the fedora/redhat distros. However, with Centos it has a long shelf life and the updates are few and far between.

I'd recommend Ubuntu 7.10

LFS does this all, depending on how much work you're willing to put in it.

EDIT: if you didn't catch my idea, visit the other "recommend me a distro/what's the best distro for me/what distro should I use/..." threads.

Alright, thats a good argument... however I would still recommend Ubuntu Dapper if you want a home system with long release cycles. The problem with CentOS is that it has few developers (alright, there's not much to develop for them) and a much smaller User base. Granted, most things that go for Fedora and RHEL also go for CentOS, but for some specific problems you are on your own. And there are still quite a few fedora users who still use Fedora6. You don't have to upgrade if everything works, right?

Slackware 12, to answer a couple of your questions.
2. edit /etc/inittab, change default run level from 3 to 4.
3. it comes with a choiceof several desktop environments.

Moved to distros for a merge with the mind-bogglingly huge
"Which distro" thread ....

Getting a bit chaotic, running out of control, isn't it?

Well, he wanted access to all Desktop Environments from boot, and the only distros that I know of that do this off of the install are OpenSUSE and Fedora.

Ubuntu you have to apt-get install xubuntu-desktop kubuntu-desktop, or apt-get install kde-core xfce4 etc.
I'm not even sure if PCLOS has access to xfce and Gnome from the repos.
Debian defaults to Gnome.

The build up from the ground distros are good too, such as Arch and LFS.