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Best Home Linux distributions ranked by combinations of reliability, simplicity, features, and speed. (Read Rules Here)
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Top 10 Home Distros For 2010
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Fast Slackware Linux based distro with the Xfce or LXDE desktops. Vector is done right, with needed video codecs, and a good package manager. Download the Vector Standard edition you can install. Vector has been around for awhile, and this distro is rock solid. Use wicd to make your wired broadband connection start on boot.
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Ubuntu based distribution with the Xfce desktop and everything you need to have a good multimedia experience. Mint Xfce is a full distro with tons of apps! For some reason Linux Mint feels faster than Xubuntu that also uses Xfce. You have the option to use the fast EXT4 file system! If you have a newer computer, take a look at Linux Mint 8 with the Gnome desktop. Update: Check out the new LXDE Community Edition. Wow!
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Using ArchISO is like cheating! Arch Linux has alway been a pain to install and configure. Godane has made Arch user friendly with a GUI installer, Adobe flash, needed codecs, MS fonts, and Java pre installed. It is easy to use Pacman to add more software. Over 20,000 packages in the Arch and Community software repositories! ArchISO is the fastest Xfce distro you can get! LXDE and E17 desktops are included. ArchISO Tips.
ArchBang is awesome too. Check it out.
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Puppy Linux remix with choices of JWM, LXDE, or IceWM desktops. Full multi-user system loaded with flash, codecs, and tons of software. The best wallpaper selection of any distro! LightHouse Pup has the Gslapt and Puppy package managers. Lighthouse Pup works on old computers, new computers, netbooks, and notebooks. Configuration tools galore. Ultra fast with a full install on an EXT4 partition! See Install Tips
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The OpenBox desktop done right! Right click and you got menu! This lightning fast distro is built on a stripped Ubuntu base. This is a full featured distribution and not a mini! CrunchBang Comes with needed codecs and flash already installed. This distro will make your old box burn rubber! CrunchBang is a popular choice for Laptops. If you need more desktop, use Synaptic to install LXDE.
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Slackware based speedster with the Xfce desktop. Zenwalk uses only one application per task, so it is lean and mean. This is a fast and simple distribution, but easy to add more apps. Great package manager! Adding needed restricted programs is easy. I am surprised at how user friendly Zenwalk is. Every system I install Zenwalk on, it always works! This distro is so fast! Zenwalk just screams on a Pentium-4 class machine!
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It is like Xubuntu, but more user friendly. PC/OS WebStation provides all multimedia codecs out of the box, plus an easy to use simplified interface. PC/OS uses the new Google Chrome browser! PC/OS with the Xfce desktop compares very well to the Linux Mint Xfce Community Edition. You have access to 15,000+ programs available in the Ubuntu software repositories. Use the EXT4 file system and make it really fly!
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You want eye candy with your lightning fast desktop? DreamLinux is the one! Xfce built on Debian with needed codecs, flash, and more! DreamLInux has to be the most user friendly distribution on this list. Someone that has never used Linux will feel comfortable. DreamLinux is an easy way to get an user friendly Debian Linux on your computer. The remaster feature is really cool.
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Is this the fastest RPM based distribution you can get? PCLinuxOS got the lightweight Midori browser to work great. Midori is 4X faster than Firefox! It has the Synaptic package manager and the awesome PCLinuxOS control center. The PCLinuxOS LXDE Edition is a little thin, but it is easy to add more programs. The PCLinuxOS Xfce Edition is pretty cool too. Also check out Sam Linux.
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This is a very polished edition of Linux with the Xfce desktop. It is a live CD with a simple GUI installer. Mandriva ranks #1 for user friendly software package tools. Mandriva ranks #1 for control center and configuration tools. Mandriva is a very user friendly distro for the newbie. You will need to add Adobe flash and needed codecs to make it perfect. You can get the restricted software goodies here.
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