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A SelectSmart.com Computers Selector by jalu, created August 2010. If you're interested in Linux, but you're not sure which distro would fit you best, perhaps answering these questions will help. Good luck! Disclaimer.

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1. Is it important to you that your OS be available for many architectures (i386, AMD64, PPC, ARM, etc)?

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2. Do you prefer a GUI over a CLI?

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3. Linux aside, do you prefer Mac over Windows?

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4. Do you know how to manually partition a hard drive?

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5. Are you familiar with the command line?

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6. Do you have a 64-bit processor?

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7. Is Free Software particularly important to you?

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8. In your opinion, is Patrick Volkerding "The Man?"

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9. Do you need dependency resolution?

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10. Is it important to you that everything "just works" once you've installed the OS?

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11. Would you prefer that your OS be free (as in, of no cost to you)?

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12. Is it important to you that your OS contain a Live CD/DVD?

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13. Is it important to you that your OS can run on machines with 100MB of space or less?

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14. Regarding desktop environments, do you prefer the KDE SC over Gnome?

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15. Would you like to design every aspect of your OS, from the ground up?

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16. Is it important to you that your OS be as "UNIX-like" as possible?

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17. In your opinion, is stability more important than bleeding edge?

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18. Do you often find you need to use proprietary software (like MP3, FLV, AVI, NVidia drivers, etc)?

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19. Is it important to you that proprietary software be included in your OS without additional installation?

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20. Would you rather your OS have no way of adding proprietary software without doing some serious hacking?

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21. Do you need to be able to play the newest and coolest computer games?

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22. Would you prefer a community-driven OS?

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23. Would you like a commercially-backed OS?

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24. Is it important to you that others think the OS you use is cool?

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