I used RedHat ,ubuntu,Freebsd,but I think fedora is the best;so i am using it now!
And then ,i wish everybody can love linux too, good luck!!!

I voted for Gentoo, although I must say I find ArchLinux must more practical sometimes.

I've used redhat (fedora / enterprise). I've also played around with CentOS and for desktop functionality and ease of use.. I'd have to vote for Ubuntu. It's hands down the easiest for non-unix type people to use.

I use RHEL 4 & 5, Fedora, CentOS 5, Mandriva 2008 & 2009, as well as Ubuntu.

Ubuntu and Mandriva at home for fun and the Red Hat/Cent OS variants at the office.

For anyone that praises Ubuntu... you should take a look at Mandriva 2008 spring or if you like KDE 4 then Mandriva 2009.

I hear all the time how great Ubuntu is and I have to say (after using both Ubuntu and Mandriva) that Mandriva not only has a better set of themes on the Desktop but also that it's tools for just about ANYTHING are not only as good but better in many cases.

The whole Mandrake Control Center is really mature and full featured and the urpmi package management tool is amazingly easy.

Please do not take this as me knocking Ubuntu, I appreciate Ubuntu and it is undoubtedly the most popular distro right now. I just think that many people overlook Mandriva due to past problems and in doing so they lose a goldmine.


Just my $0.02

A lot of people, including myself, are not interested in Linux GUIs or the Linux Desktop, since we use Linux as a server and use the command line.

Hence, a great desktop is not a very strong argument for many folks.

This is why we have a rule not to bash other operating systems. One person might think a GUI is the most important thing. Another person might think that a large user base in the most important. Another person might have yet another requirements, and so on.

So, please post your favorite, but do not put down other distributions. Thank you.

Neo

agreed with boss..

I like the Debian-based distributions the best. Red Hat seems to be catering specifically to system administrators, while the Debian family seems to be targeting a more universal crowd. I prefer Debian stable on my servers, and Ubuntu for my workstations.