[chmod]

Linux is better because it's more flexible and secure than windows. It's also open source which means you can freely read modify and distribute the source code of a distro as long as it remains within the open source agreement, in short you are free to modify any part of the OS to suit your individual needs.

This also means that the distributions themselves are not only patched by the vendors, but also a large and active community of volunteers making the release of patches incredibly fast

[chmod]

Linux is better because it's more flexible and secure than windows. It's also open source which means you can freely read modify and distribute the source code of a distro as long as it remains within the open source agreement, in short you are free to modify any part of the OS to suit your individual needs.

This also means that the distributions themselves are not only patched by the vendors, but also a large and active community of volunteers making the release of patches incredibly fast

[IDetox]

Thx for your answer chmod! And u think Ubuntu is not good to learn hack? :-/

[IDetox]

Thx for your answer chmod! And u think Ubuntu is not good to learn hack? :-/

[chmod]

Ubuntu is fine to be honest after all backtrack and most other pen testing distros are based upon it and it is the most widely used here (I think) it's just not to my personal taste I prefer the layout of Fedora

[chmod]

Ubuntu is fine to be honest after all backtrack and most other pen testing distros are based upon it and it is the most widely used here (I think) it's just not to my personal taste I prefer the layout of Fedora

[LightX]

Windows XP SP2. Old, but classic. There is a LOT that you can do with it.

[LightX]

Windows XP SP2. Old, but classic. There is a LOT that you can do with it.

[Nailo]

Fedora

Fedora is Red Hat's community Linux distribution, and it's a winner. It's also a cutting edge distribution. You'll find new features in the forthcoming Fedora 12, like kernel memory management via KSM (kernel samepage merging), that are may be a little too bleeding edge for some users. I like Fedora, but its target audience is Linux experts, not Linux newcomers.

MEPIS

MEPIS isn't that well known a desktop distribution, but it should be. This Debian-based distribution doesn't have the newest features — it still uses the KDE 3.5.x desktop — but it's as stable as bedrock and runs fast and well on older hardware. I've been a MEPIS user for years, and while I review every major (and many of the minor) Linux distributions every year, I always find myself coming back to MEPIS. It's the most dependable Linux desktop I've ever used, and I suspect I'm going to continue using it for many years to come.

Mint

Mint doesn't get a lot of press either, but this Ubuntu-based distribution has a lot of fans. It's easy to see why. In addition to all of Ubuntu's goodness, Mint has browser plug-ins, media codecs, DVD playback, and Java and other proprietary-but-handy parts built in. While you can't get Mint pre-installed on a notebook like you can with Ubuntu and SUSE, its developers are working on making it OEM (original equipment manufacturer)-friendly. I won't be surprised if I see at least one vendor offering pre-installed Mint over the next few months.

OpenSUSE

OpenSUSE, like Fedora, is also a major distributor's community Linux. In this case, Novell is the company behind this distro. But unlike Fedora, openSUSE tends to be less bleeding edge and more stable. It also includes software like Mono, which brings .NET programs to Linux, along with other Windows-friendly software. Free-software purists hate this and so tend to avoid Novell and openSUSE. Personally, I have little problem with that, and I like openSUSE a lot. The latest version, openSUSE 11.2, is almost ready to go. I'm not ready to review it quite yet, but I can tell you already that it's a winner.

Also, if you're looking for PCs for business, Novell is the only company that offers a Linux desktop, SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop), with all the enterprise support trimmings and Windows domain and AD (Active Directory) compatibility. If I were running a business today, my desktops would probably be running SLED.

[diana32]

Today I install backtrack 5 (64 BIT) side by side whith windows 7 -and i must say that compares to ubuntu 10.4(that i used in the past) is another world.Even the bash command change from a version to another...

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Today I install backtrack 5 (64 BIT) side to windows 7 -and i must say that compares to ubuntu 10.4(that i used in the past) is another world.Even the bash command change from a version to another...