Gaming What GNU/Linux OS Are You Using?

[eltrut]

Using Ubuntu as of a month ago.

I find it to be a lot nicer in the interface department, and for some reason my download speed off websites like rapidshare and megaupload has tripled! Although after saying that, I still run most of my games in Wine, the only thing I play native to Linux is Iagno, a Othello/Reversi clone that comes standard with Ubuntu. That and Bastard Tetris, possibly the most frustrating game ever made.

 

[Maz7006]

Using Ubuntu as of a month ago.

I find it to be a lot nicer in the interface department, and for some reason my download speed off websites like rapidshare and megaupload has tripled! Although after saying that, I still run most of my games in Wine, the only thing I play native to Linux is Iagno, a Othello/Reversi clone that comes standard with Ubuntu. That and Bastard Tetris, possibly the most frustrating game ever made.

Yes the bonus internet speed is something i adore in Linux, specifically Ubuntu, i have tried many ways to get things running faster, as in internet in windows, it really isnt a problem for some since they have a fast internet connection, so windows or Linux, no problem, but for some, like me, that own slow internet you could most definitely tell the difference.

if you are annoyed with the game compatibility with Wine, you could always go for a dual boot of Ubuntu and XP.

 

[Arm the Homeless]

OS update time for me.

Main Computer:
- Arch

PS3:
- YDL

VMs:
- Exherbo
- Gentoo
- Slackware

Anyways, my Arch boot time is 11 seconds.

 

[piratesmack]

- Slackware

Upgrade to -current

Then you get a 2..6.29 kernel and Tuz

 

[TLSpartan]

No love for Debian Testing?

 

[wchill]

Ubuntu 9.04 on my HD and on a live disc in a triboot configuration with Windows 7 and Windows XP.

 

[KDH]

I use Debian unstable at the moment both on my laptop and desktop where I dual-boot it and Windows XP, though I honestly can't remember the last time I actually booted windows on it.

I also installed Ubuntu on the other computers in the house.

 

[aphirst]

Oh yes. Arch Linux.

My story is pretty typical - started on Ubuntu, gained experienced, distro-hopped for a while (Debian, Fedora, SuSE). Got to Arch, loved the simplicity and flexibility, and stuck.

Surprised to see that I'm only #2 to say Arch. I suppose it's just you and me, Arm.

 

[Absynthe]

(K)ubuntu user here. I've always used Kubuntu until now, tried Ubuntu a week ago and I think I'll switch to that. It just works better, faster, and I generally don't care about how my desktop looks. I may try other distros in the future, who knows.

 

[blueskies]

Started with Debian, used Arch for a while and loved the lightweight-iness. Now I use Ubuntu (EEEbuntu specifically on my eeepc), and love the simplicity of setup and use. Arch is my favorite in spirit, but I got tired of hacking around to get things working to a state that is basicaly the same as Ubuntu.

 

[Arm the Homeless]

Oh yes. Arch Linux.

My story is pretty typical - started on Ubuntu, gained experienced, distro-hopped for a while (Debian, Fedora, SuSE). Got to Arch, loved the simplicity and flexibility, and stuck.

Surprised to see that I'm only #2 to say Arch. I suppose it's just you and me, Arm.

Same here, mostly. Started on Ubuntu, gained experience, distro-hopped, went to Arch, dual-boot distro-hopped (Gentoo, Slackware, Exherbo), and eventually just single booted Arch.

 

[upbumpo190]

Fedora Core is the only Linux distribution I feel comfortable with, and in my experience is the most stable of them all. (Triple boot XP Pro, Vista Ultimate 64-bit, Fedora Core 10)