Im Free!! (Time to find programs) (Vote for a linux Media Player.)

[Zzbomb]

NO MORE WINDOWS, its gone, i need some good linux programs now.  Replacement for like windows media player and more.  gimme some suggestions of things you all use.
Running UBUNTU 8.04

Take the poll for which media player is best.

Programs I'm looking for.
- Software similar to Acid Pro 6 Music Creator.
- Software to use my tv tuner in my pc to watch/ record tv.
- Emulators for windows programs/games.


Currently Trying Programs
- KOffice

Programs Ive Found.(Or it came with.)
- Firefox 3
- Open Office (Includes word processor, publisher, presentation, spreadsheet manager.)
- Evolution Mail Client
- Pidgin IM
- Geany - Code Editor
- Gimp and Krita Graphic Editors
Games : Tremulous, Nexuiz

If you find any of the ones i am looking gimme a post.

Poll Results.
Linux OS Choice
Ubuntu 8.04     - 17 (77.3%)
Linux mint 4.0     - 1 (4.5%)
Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring    - 0 (0%)
Fedora 9.0    - 1 (4.5%)
Opensuse 10.3    - 3 (13.6%)

Whats your favorite music player.
Amarok (This is best choice but it could not reach my files.)   - 2 (40%)
Audacious    - 1 (20%)
Mplayer    - 0 (0%)
Totem    - 1 (20%)
Rhythmbox(I chose this one because it allowed me to keep a library with my files in network folder on my win xp computer)- 1 (20%)

[general vegitable]

ubuntu, or opensuse are the best from what i've gathered

[manicgames]

Ubuntu, it's based of Debian.

[InternetHero]

Ubuntu 4 teh win!

[inp o҉rtb]

Ubuntu ftw. lol. As stated, it's Debian-based, and I think it's easier to manage such a system.

Linux Mint is Ubuntu with lots of nonfree/proprietary stuff preloaded. So in some cases, Mint has better hardware support and software like Adobe Flash Player preinstalled. Nonfree means $0 closed software. You should choose Mint if Ubuntu does not support all your hardware.

Before you install, I'd recommend taking the live sessions for a spin. If you see a problem in the live session, it will most likely be a problem when you install it formally.

[D3xt3r]

Should have added other versions... Such as Slackware, Debian, etc..

[Zzbomb]

Thanks for the replies, i got a little longer still backing stuff up, ive already tried Ubuntu on another computer and was planning on going with that.

Im curious what makes Fedora 9 like 4gigs and Ubuntu like almost 1 gig.  Why the HUGE difference in size?

I dont know anything about Slackware or Debian, can you post a link, and/or elaborate some.  I need it to be very multifunctional whichever i pick. Thanks guys.

[stang45]

Fedora 9 is ubuntu on roids. It is most like windows. Fedora is the new Red Hat. Red Hat turned into Fedora. There are more programs for fedora because it is RPM based and there are more pre-compiled programs.
I would say Fedora 9 or Linux Mint. I have used Ubuntu and it is great but I had some problem compiling programs.

[coolnow]

I've only tried Ubuntu and it's really good, just needs getting used to!

BTW most programs are developed for windows so i hope you know what you doing...

[InternetHero]

I've only tried Ubuntu and it's really good, just needs getting used to!

BTW most programs are developed for windows so i hope you know what you doing...

Well, he could Dualboot. But that can get a little annoying sometimes if your computer restarts too slow when you want to use an application that's made for Windows while you're logged on to Linux...

[stang45]

I got used to it but to install programs you need to fill their dependencies and i crashed Ubuntu 3 times trying to fill the dependencies.

[inp o҉rtb]

Im curious what makes Fedora 9 like 4gigs and Ubuntu like almost 1 gig.  Why the HUGE difference in size?

It might be the number of programs included on the disc. For Ubuntu/Debian, most of the stuff is available in online repositories. I suppose Fedora/RedHat has a lot of packages offline on the disc. Don't worry, though; it's often a lot easier to install packages from repositories than to deal with installer files manually. Unless you have severely limited bandwidth, it would be better to have a smaller disc and more choices available online.

I dont know anything about Slackware or Debian, can you post a link, and/or elaborate some.  I need it to be very multifunctional whichever i pick.

Slackware is one of the oldest Linux distros out there, and many swear by it as being the distro for real Linux users. As such, a newbie might not find as much appeal in it as a more experienced user might.

Debian is a younger distro, and currently supports the most platforms and has the most software packages. Its revolutionary package management system has been touted to be the best that you can get, and has become the model for package management on other distros.

Gentoo is different in that you get to custom-compile most of it from sources. While this produces very efficient programs, compilation does take a long time and does not offer Debian's instant-gratification style. It does have precompiled packages, though. Gentoo's good if you always want the latest software, and not good for server setups that absolutely need to be stable.

Ubuntu is based on Debian. It's almost the same, but has a different selection of software packages. Often, Ubuntu and Debian can use each other's packages, but that's sometimes not recommended. The real benefit of using Ubuntu is that it has a huge user base and an awesome support forum. It's also more newbie-friendly.

Regardless of which distro you choose, Linux is a very flexible system that's able to do lots of things (except gaming, which is improving)... so don't worry about functionality =p

ive already tried Ubuntu on another computer and was planning on going with that.

That doesn't work as well. Try it on the specific machine you're planning to install it on

[inp o҉rtb]

Im curious what makes Fedora 9 like 4gigs and Ubuntu like almost 1 gig.  Why the HUGE difference in size?

It might be the number of programs included on the disc. For Ubuntu/Debian, most of the stuff is available in online repositories. I suppose Fedora/RedHat has a lot of packages offline on the disc. Don't worry, though; it's often a lot easier to install packages from repositories than to deal with installer files manually. Unless you have severely limited bandwidth, it would be better to have a smaller disc and more choices available online.

Fedora is not "Ubuntu on roids." It has nothing to do with Ubuntu other than the fact that it's another Linux distro ;p

I dont know anything about Slackware or Debian, can you post a link, and/or elaborate some.  I need it to be very multifunctional whichever i pick.

Slackware is one of the oldest Linux distros out there, and many swear by it as being the distro for real Linux users. As such, a newbie might not find as much appeal in it as a more experienced user might.

Debian is a younger distro, and currently supports the most platforms and has the most software packages. Its revolutionary package management system has been touted to be the best that you can get, and has become the model for package management on other distros.

Gentoo is different in that you get to custom-compile most of it from sources. While this produces very efficient programs, compilation does take a long time and does not offer Debian's instant-gratification style. It does have precompiled packages, though. Gentoo's good if you always want the latest software, and not good for server setups that absolutely need to be stable.

Ubuntu is based on Debian. It's almost the same, but has a different selection of software packages. Often, Ubuntu and Debian can use each other's packages, but that's sometimes not recommended. The real benefit of using Ubuntu is that it has a huge user base and an awesome support forum. It's also more newbie-friendly.

Regardless of which distro you choose, Linux is a very flexible system that's able to do lots of things (except gaming, which is improving)... so don't worry about functionality =p

ive already tried Ubuntu on another computer and was planning on going with that.

That doesn't work as well. Try it on the specific machine you're planning to install it on

[ariarinen]

I would go with OpenSuse and the the 10.3 is old now the 11th came out some weeks/months ago, I have had 8.04 and Fedora 9 I did find Fedora to be slow and annoying, Kubuntu 8.04 remix to be buggy with the software I used most of KDE did break a part. Opensuse had the best installation, config, and it has lots of software that Ubuntu still lacks. I did find the quality to be higher as well it was faster then let say Fedora.

Mint is also good I would take that over ?ubuntu every time      

[Ðaz]

I would say ubuntu or openSuse; just because those are the ones I've tried from the list. Watch out for hardware incompatibilities; if one distro fails during an install like 3 times, try another.

[coolnow]

btw when i installed ubuntu i noticed my speed went from 400kb - 500kb/s to 1mb/s.
i wonder what my 800kb/s would be on ubuntu right now 

[stang45]

No I was trying to get the Avant Window Manager to work and it wouldn't compile so I looked for other docks, when I found some and tried to install them it needed dependencies so I went and got them and I destroyed Synaptic 3 times and Ubuntu was useless.

[inp o҉rtb]

What software was that?

btw, you don't need to compile AWN from sources. I was able to install the deb package just fine.

[TDSii]

all debian based are the best. easy to go and to install packages. i recommend that u goto Ubuntu as a starter.
and redhat or debian for servers. for communities. use centos.

[Warlock]

Linux Mint has out of the box multimedia support. Helps a ton if you're used to Windows.