Which GNU/Linux Distro is Right For You?

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I found this website while surfing the Ittutor.net forum, the Linux Distribution Chooser tries to determine what kind of GNU/Linux distro is best suited for you through a series of easy to answer questions. Suprisingly, the results are fairly accurate, my personal result was Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mandriva, Mepis and Debian.

IMHO, based on testimonials from ittutor forum, this website can help users to determine the right GNU/Linux distribution for them.

Which GNU/Linux distro is best for you? You can try Linux Distribution Chooser here : http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

Original Ittutor forum thread : http://forums.ittutor.net

Useful Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy) apt-get source

Here are some of the useful apt-get repositories for Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger). You just need to copy the following line and paste it into your “/etc/apt/sources.list” file, before doing “apt-get update”.

Need to warn you that these are unofficial repositories, the packages stored here might be unstable and can mess up your system. Use at your own risk.

 #----Start copy here --- 
#Backports
# Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the ' backports'
# repository.
# N.B. software from this repository may not cuts been tested have
# extensively have that contained in the hand release, although it includes
# newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
# Also, please note that software in receive backports WILL NOT any review
# gold updates from the Ubuntu security TEAM.

# deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports hand universe multiverse restricted
# deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports hand universe multiverse restricted


#PLF Repository Java Skype w32codecs Opera RealPlay

deb http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free
deb-src http://packages.freecontrib.org/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free

# deb ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free
# deb-src ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/plf/ubuntu/plf/ breezy free non-free


#Others

# No-files
# deb http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy hand universe multiverse restricted
# deb-src http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy hand universe multiverse restricted

# Wine
# deb http://wine.sourceforge.net/apt/ binary/

# EasyDpkg2
deb http://blognux.free.fr/debian unstable hand

# Enlightenment E17
deb http://soulmachine.net/breezy unstable/

# FINAL OOo2.0
deb http://people.ubuntu.com/~doko/OOo2

# Ubuntu 5.10 KDE 3.5 Repository
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde35 breezy main

Begining Ubuntu Linux
This is the first book of its kind to cover the hottest new Linux distribution, and will teach you how to make the most of your Ubuntu desktop.

Setting up KDE 3.5 for Yast in SUSE 10.0

To complement my previous post about configuring Ubuntu Breezy for KDE 3.5, now I present a way to configure SUSE’s YaST repository for KDE 3.5.

From the SUSE desktop, open YaST. In KDE, it is located under K Menu -> System -> YaST. Select Installation Source.

Add
Protocol: HTTP
Server: ftp.gwdg.de
Repo:
pub/linux/suse/ftp.suse.com/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/
update_for_10.0/yast-source/

And, you are done, you can upgrade to KDE 3.5 after that. Please refer to Adding Package Repositories to YaST, if you still don’t know how to add them.

Watch DVDs in Ubuntu Breezy

If you had difficulty playing DVDs, then you might need libdvdcss2, a library that enable you to watch DVDs in your Ubuntu GNU/Linux box.

Just download libdvdcss2_1.2.8-1unofficialubuntu3_i386.deb from
ftp://cipherfunk.org/pub/packages/ubuntu/pool/main/libd/libdvdcss/

and then execute this command in console :

$ sudo dpkg -i libdvdcss2_1.2.8-1unofficialubuntu3_i386.deb

You should be able to playback your DVD after that.

Warning : It might be illegal in some country to download and use this library, proceed with caution as you might break international law.

Begining Ubuntu Linux
This is the first book of its kind to cover the hottest new Linux distribution, and will teach you how to make the most of your Ubuntu desktop.

Installing KDE 3.5 on Ubuntu Breezy 5.10

KDE logoKDE 3.5 has been released on November 29, 2005. I bet that some people are trying to get their hands on the new desktop environment.

I’ve found a nice tutorial that helps Ubuntu Breezy 5.10 user install KDE 3.5 painlessly

OK, here it goes :

Login as root and run the following commands from the console

wget http://people.ubuntu.com/~jriddell/kubuntu-packages-jriddell-key.gpg
apt-key add kubuntu-packages-jriddell-key.gpg

Add the following lines to /etc/apt/sources.list

# Ubuntu 5.10 KDE 3.5 Repository
deb http://kubuntu.org/packages/kde35 breezy main

Run the following commands

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

I’ve copied this guide directly from : Madpenguin.org

Begining Ubuntu Linux
This is the first book of its kind to cover the hottest new Linux distribution, and will teach you how to make the most of your Ubuntu desktop.