Distro Selectors: How Accurate Are They?
Nearly everyday, I have people e-mailing me with questions regarding my choice of the distributions that I highlight. Many of them feel that Ubuntu is too simplistic and that I should consider something like Gentoo. Others, however, ask me why I’m not more supportive of more entry level distributions like PCLinuxOS and Freespire.
As a rule, I generally reply back in saying that I believe Ubuntu is a good compromise for me. It offers me the level of control and the ability to customize it, while enjoying access to the fastest growing distribution community on the planet.
But then it struck me: how are beginners or even those experienced users really supposed to be expected to make time to discover that next big Linux distribution love affair? For some, the answer is as simple as testing out a stack of live distributions. For people like me, however, the answer for tapering down the number of possibilities was as simple as taking a test. A Linux test, that is.
Spin the Wheel, Pick a New Distribution.
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Here is another distro chooser: http://polishlinux.org/choose/quiz/