Gnome

I have just installed Ubuntu Linux. It has the GNOME desktop, which looks great! I like the colours too. Thanks to Ubuntu, now the number one in distrowatch, gnome will get a new lease of life. It has many technical and developmental advantages over KDE, in my opinion, and, I am not always right :-).

The Ubuntu install is not GUI, but is quick and interactive. After the initial start it does everything on its own. Oh! doesn't ask for a root password #@$.

Detected all the hardware with ease. Detected my USB pen drive and opened it on a folder! Sound works. It has a download manager and a neat app to take a snapshot of one's screen in system - take snapshot. The menus are well arranged and uncluttered. The colours/theme are also unusual and nice.

This is my favorite linux distro - to install.

My favorite live CD, is Puppy linux. Have puppy. Will travel.