There has always been an argument between distro users of linux ,which distro is the best.Let me say one thing different distros are meant for different purposes.For example ubuntu is suited for home and office use ,while backtrack is a must for penetration testing.Nimblex suited for ones who are very specific of what they want in their computer.So let me come to the point i am pointing out the most popular ten linux distributions which are : Debian, Slackware, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, Ubuntu, Knoppix.You need to note that there are about 350 distributions of linux.I wont say that they are not good ,but i may list out the ones which are mostly preffered .The choice of os depends on people .It cannot be confined to some distributions.Here is a brief introduction:

Debian : It is one of the oldest linux distributions.It was first developed by Ian Murdock.It supports about  15,000 packages on 11 architectures.Debian is known for its strong adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies, its stability and its huge community.Due to the high stability and quality it is mainly used in servers which need to be very stable.Official website: http://www.debian.org

Slackware :

It was founded in 1992 by Patrick Volkerding, and it is  oldest surviving GNU/Linux distribution. It is a very minimal distribution with high stability .It has a very minimal package management and installers are text based.It is suited for admins who are very eager to understand the working of linux and for novice who are very eager.It is in no way an eye candy and what ever one learn from it is available for every other distros.Rather than using distribution specific configurations one needs to edit configuration files manually.Official website: http://www.slackware.com

Fedora:

One of the best known Linux company in the world is Red Hat, founded in 1995 by Bob Young and Marc Ewing.It was later converted to Fedora Core.It uses rpm installation packages.It has installers like yum etc.It is a candy in every facet .It is a general purpose distribution.Due to close resemblance to redhat it is very popular to companies too.It has a very excellent graphical interface.Official website: http://fedora.redhat.com

Mandriva:

It was originally called Mandrake and it was created by Gael Duval in 1998.It is a great option for novice with a powerful graphical installer.It is based on redhat and it uses rpm packages.In this gnome has been used earlier which have been replaced by KDE.It is highly up to date and therefore has a lot of users.Official website: http://www.mandriva.com

Ubuntu

Ubuntu was created by Mark Shuttleworth and is distributed by his company Canonical Ltd.It was first released in 2004 and has taken over the market over these years.It is not good as mandriva or fedora in its appearance.It has become so popular as it offers free ubuntu cds including shipping charges.Every new version is much better than the previous versions and it is its quality.Official website: http://www.ubuntu.com

Suse

Suse is one of the best choices for a desktop install.It is well known for its installer and configuration tool named  YaST.It is a good os from the boot to to its appearance.In 2003 it was taken by novell and it began distributing .iso for free all over the web.It is based on KDE environment.Official website: http://www.suse.com , http://www.opensuse.org

Knoppix:

Klaus Knopper,was the man behind the  Knoppix ,which is a live-CD distribution which can run from a cd without the need to install on a harddisk.It has a high compression efficiency and a much better hardware recognition much better than other distributions.The CD can be used as a recovery or administration tool or even used for a live demonstration session.This is based on unstable debian edition and its updates are quite uptodate.Official website: http://www.knoppix.com

Once the market was over crowded with stuff which copyright for each and every thing.Now the situation has changed with more people indulged in software development combined with the ethic of serving the soceity everything has changed upside down.Now we hear of Linux and Free Software very often.The sentence  “live in a world with out walls “had never been so true.ok,Let us consider some of the cases in the field of softwares.

Linux is becoming so popular that it is a common word in our life.Even small children are aware of linux.It is becoming a great rival over windows.Take a look at various distros to see how much they have evolved .See nimblex that definitely blew my mind.Internet Browser world  has been taken over by firefox taking  IE* to behind the curtains.Gimp is slowly replacing Photoshop.I will not say it is at present as advanced as photoshop it is evolving fastly that one day it will get over photoshop.The multimedia world have been taken over by Vlc player.It is so stunning that in their website the no of downloads are uncountable.It plays almost everything and much more advanced than its competitors.Notepad in all computers have been replaced by much advanced notepad++ which is simply magnificient.Torrent clients are now replaced by Bittorrent.The world of virtualization is available to everyone with sun virtual box.

Microsoft office is having a hard time with openoffice.Much better and  what you say ,it is a free bear.Consider the wikipedia with almost everything you have to know or you need to know.Consider source forge where you can find every thing you need to develop something.Let me say one thing frankly i cant list all the advancements and alternatives it is because the list never ends.The time i have finished this article new one might have released.Foxit reader replacing adobe reader ,7zip replacing winrar etc,are some of the few advancements.What to say antivirus will be replaced by Clamwin antivirus .The case is not different for other stuff.Databases are replaced by mysql and much more.

If interested take a look at 10 free softwares for windows you shouldnt miss.

Yes the world is going to change everything we see now is being changed with time …..

I have always been searching for some amazing stuff from the linux world.And this time i was thunderstruck by one of them and that is Nimblex Linux.It is a linux distribution that allows the users to select whatever they need from a long list of programs.The linux is so overwhelming that it is worth a nobel price.It enables us to create a custom cd from a mere 200 mb cd.It is based on live scripts .After you select the modules you need you can make an .iso image and save that to your harddisk.It is termed as the new wave of linux.To start making a custom cd of your choice click here

It was a great experience to work with it as once installed it need no modifications.No program installation or else.I assure you that it is worth a try compared to others.It is absolutely free.Come share the spirit of free software.

Here are a few screenshots of a custom made Nimblex Linux

Booting Screen

Desktop Screenshot

Nimblex Development Screenshots