Best linux solfware?

[agoodwriter]

Hello everyone!

I've got question for all of you, what's the best Linux solfware out there? I'm currently using Xubuntu and it has pretty much everything what i need.

[grim76]

I think you hit it when you said it does everything that you need. I am personally more geared toward RPM based distros. OEL, RHEL, Centos, and Fedora.

[pane-free]

Here's a resource of value -- The Linux Alternative Project

[scotty]

I have been using linux mint. I had some serious issues trying to install other distros on my old laptop, and mint was the only one capable of the job. What I like about linux is that no matter what the distro is you can easily download all the tools you need so simply.

[miks]

I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 9 LTS and Linux Mint 10 Main Edition which are built upon Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Long Term Support) and Ubuntu 10.10 they are easy to install and easy to use plus they come with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled.

[DaReaper]

If you mean Best linux Distro, then it's got to be Linux Mint for desktop or a notebook, it's topping the downloads charts and it's probably won over Ubuntu.

For servers CentOS and Debian are my favorites.

[Stefano Messicano]

I have used Linux Mint since Mint 10, and tried Ubuntu 11.10, Mandriva 2011, Mint 11 Gnome and Kubuntu 11.10. In my opinion, the best and most stable is still Mint 11. It has the good ol' Gnome 2 which is much better than Gnome 3 Shell. It is also as stable as a rock and some more.

[Victor Leigh]

Depends on how you define best.

If you mean the best distro to get the job done with the least resources, I would say Puppy Linux. I know there are distros smaller than Puppy Linux but it's the only one I could get to work on my old laptop.

If you mean the best distro with the best access to the largest database of programs, then I would say Ubuntu. Any flavor of Ubuntu should be fine. Presently I am using Lubuntu. Somehow I am beginning to get attached to the LXDE interface. It's simple yet has all the tools I need.

[Famous]

In the Ubuntu Software Center you can get qcad, kicad; Or for something less like cad cam you can download Gimp. You can also look at the Paint programs on dotdeb.com. They are also for linux.

[Melissa]

I'm a noob myself and don't really know anything other than mint but I will say Im finding mint to be the most user friendly . Well beginner friendly anyways