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Fyreklaer Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 17 Other Topics	Posted May 06, 2008 at 5:00:56 PM Subject: Ubuntu versus Xubuntu / Kubuntu I have definitely picked Ubuntu as my linux OS, but upon further examination of the popular Ubuntu distro there are derivative distros of Ubuntu. Namely Kubuntu, and Xubuntu.When I looked at the sites, all I got was a bunch of acronyms that didn't make sense to me even when I looked them up. If someone could explain to me what the differences are, then name their favorite distro out of the 3, I would be one happy kitty.
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Waxon Joined Apr 02, 2008 Posts: 182 Other Topics	Posted: May 06, 2008 7:11:30 PM Subject: Ubuntu versus Xubuntu / Kubuntu Kubuntu and Ubuntu are basically the same except for the desktop environment. Kubuntu uses KDE and Ubuntu uses Gnome. What this means to you is that they have different looks and slightly different ways of accomplishing a given task. Xubuntu is sort of Ubuntu light, designed for laptops and PCs with fewer resources than a full blown desktop. For you and your system, I'd recommend you go with Ubuntu, simply because there are more users of that OS and if you run into a snag, there is a better likelihood of finding someone who has encountered the same problem or has the overall knowledge to give you some good advice. Otherwise, it just a matter of personal preference. If it ain't broke, you aren't trying hard enough.
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Ante Joined Mar 28, 2008 Posts: 122 Other Topics	Posted: May 08, 2008 5:02:37 PM Subject: Ubuntu versus Xubuntu / Kubuntu what waxon said. basically, all three are the same, with the exception window manager (GNOME, KDE and XFCE for U, Ku and Xu respectively)of a few default programs. Ubuntu is great, with the cast number of users you can get help from many people in a short amount of time, though you might want to take a dip into other distributions. Start off with Ubuntu based ones, Linux Mint and Kiwi Linux are both ubuntu-based (kiwi being very minimal in terms of variation) but both are Ubuntu/Gnome based and support media playback out of the box (not really an issue if you have an internet connection on hand) Sabayon is another one I'd recommend, this one has KDE, but also has fluxbox - a more lean and boring :) interface. Mandriva and Fedora, I haven't tested much yet... ATM, downloading opensolaris.
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