Linux - Which distribution?

Heya Guys!
Ok, so I just wanted to know what linux distribution you use/like and why.

I use Ubuntu Studio 9.4. It's nice and stylish and has nice tools. Though, I still prefer Windows 7 by far

What about you?

Cheers,
Fire Cat

Hi FC

Over the years I have use Ubuntu, Mandriver, Mint, Red Hat, and Suse Linux, out of all I think Mandriver worked best for me, but today I don't run any Linux .... but saying that I do keep an updated copy of Linux live CD as it can be handy for testing computers.

Peppermint, Mint and Ubuntu are probably the most user-friendly versions. I think you'll like them.

Mint 9 was just released, and it rocks! And it's available in 32 or 64 bit. Mint, born in 2006, is now the world's fourth used OS, behind Windows (all), Apple Mac (all), and Ubuntu. And their support forum is great, too. Ubuntu is good, too. If only they weren't so picky about printers and applying downloads, they would be in front of Apple easily.

Add another vote for Mint. I'm currently runing an older version in my Virtualbox but I've compaired it and Ubuntu and found Mint to be much more user friendly....the added bonus being that since Mint is based off Ubuntu, you can use both OS forums to solve problems.

I have Mint 9 64 bit running on an external drive, and I'm satisfied with it. This version has long term support, through sometime in 2013. It keeps getting better with each release. And they have a ton of optional software in their base to download and use. Something for most everyone. I also have the 32 bit version installed in Virtual Box on the XP partition of my laptop. It does alright, too.

Thanks for the info Cat, I'm going to have a look at the new Mint (its a few years since I used it)

Hum... Never heard of mint before becoming member on this forum. Don't really like the GUI, after having a look at it either.

I've been using Ubuntu, and all its derivaties, for over a year, and it definitly isn't as user friendly as they say it is.

Though, I still have a Live USB of Ubuntu with me, and it is thanks to it that I got help on this forum in the first place.

So, in other words, Linux is nice, efficient and handy, but it lacks the simplicity and ease of use of Windows.

Mint, definitely. Beats the hell out of Ubuntu.

Yes...
I'm going to upgrade my old XP in a few weeks to Windows 7. I might keep a few gigs to test Linux distros like Mint. How much should I give it, keeping in mind I'm going to have 7, XP and Linux on a 160GB HDD?