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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 Distributions For 2013
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Ubuntu base with LXDE desktop. Top choice for getting a clean stable distro on your computer. It is ultra reliable with nothing goofy going on. Easy to add more software to make Lubuntu right for you. You have the option to add the restricted-extras such as Flash, and Codecs during the install. Lubuntu works good on older PIII systems, and is very fast on a newer computer. Ditto for Xubuntu Linux that is a XFCE desktop remix. Lubuntu based distros: Zorin-OS Lite for new Linux users. Peppermint Linux with cloud software.
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Fast Slackware Linux based distro with the XFCE desktop. Vector is done right, with needed video codecs, and a good graphical package manager. Download the Vector Standard Edition Gold you can install. Vector has been around for awhile, and this distro is rock solid. Vector is almost boring, as you never need to fix anything! I am very impressed with the 7.0 release. Beautiful distribution. You speed freaks will be happy.
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This may not be the fastest Linux distro, but it is quick. Very quick! It is surely one of the most user friendly. PCLinuxOS is the most ready to use distribution! It has Flash, codecs, and video drivers already installed. You just need to install libdvdcss2 to play DVDs. It has the Synaptic package manager and the awesome PCLinuxOS control center. Very solid and stable software repositories. The PCLinuxOS XFCE Edition is pretty cool too.
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Go with the XFCE live CD version, as you can take it for a test drive, then use the live installer. After installition everything worked perfect. It already had drivers installed for my nVidia video, plus flash, codecs, and LibreOffice. You can add more software with gslapt. This simple XFCE desktop distribution has Slackware speed and stability. Perfectly polished is the best way to explain this distro. There are also speedy FluxBox and LXDE versions.
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This is the fastest Ubuntu based linux distribution. WattOS uses the LXDE desktop built on a gutted Ubuntu base. It has Adobe Flash, plus the needed codecs are included. You can take advantage of the huge Ubuntu software repositories and make it what you want. WattOS is designed and built to use very little resources. I just love WattOS, and it would be my first choice for netbooks or older laptops! I have WattOS running on an older Athlon XP desktop, and it is so freakin fast! When you click on something, it is instant!
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| Bodhi is built on a naked Ubuntu base with the Enlightenment 17 desktop. It is very fast with eye candy! There is not much software included, but with the Synaptic package manager you can make it what you want. Bodhi will run on a 300mhz Pentium computer with 128mb of RAM. On a new box, it is lightning fast! Install restricted software with one click from the online Bodhi Linux AppCenter.
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The OpenBox desktop done right! Click and you got menu! This lightning fast distro is now built on a Debian 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 computer burn rubber when installed! If you need more desktop, use Synaptic to install LXDE. Also give Semplice GNU/Linux a try. You may like it better than CrunchBang.
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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. Zenwalk XFCE just screams on a Pentium-4 class machine! Zenwalk also has the fastest Gnome distro on the planet for you Gnome fans.
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This is one for you Slackers. Porteus uses a gutted KDE desktop that runs as fast as XFCE! I am not kidding! You also have a choice of booting up with LXDE. Good selection of needed goodies in less than a 300mb download! Flash and codecs included. Want more software? You can download modules, then the package manager will install them for you (like MS windows does). Years ago, SLAX was one of my favorite distributions. Porteus took over where SLAX left off. Very cool distro. Porteus also has a XFCE only version.
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A lighter and faster LXDE desktop built on a gutted Fedora base. High RPM distro! If you are a Fedora fan, the LXDE Spin is your hot-rod. Fedora is rock solid and you can make it into what you want by adding software with the YUM Extender. The XFCE Fedora Spin is cool too. See This Site for a program to install flash, codecs, and many system tweeking tools. You can also use the AutoPlus program. Add the RPM Fusion repositories with a few clicks. Fedora is awesome and worth the trouble! Also see the new Hanthana Live CD with all the multimedia codecs included.
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