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[jj1two3]

Mandriva is quite a bit lighter then Ubuntu while keeping semi-user friendly too. So you might enjoy it.

I think I will give it a try..Thanks hellnoire.

[Bearcat]

I think I will give it a try..Thanks hellnoire.

I have to agree with hellnoire on this one jj1two3. I have been using Mandriva for a few months now and really like it, because Ubuntu has become bloated enough, so that it didn't run very fast on my older PC.

[LizardMan]

I have tried both of them and have to say that Mandriva runs faster than Ubuntu on my laptop. After few days I removed Mandriva and installed Ubuntu 11.10 Alfa just for testing, it runs faster than previous version but has a lot bugs. Hope they find a solution and make Ubuntu as fast as it was Ubuntu 9.xx releases.

[sm1]

I'm aware. However, the only question is more if you trust the person compiling it or not. Besides, presently, Ubuntu and Mint and whatnot have quite a bit more issues, and then there was the GNOME-Look issue... they're supposed to all be using signed packages, yet viruses and badware and crackers still get in.

So it's a case of using what you prefer really, sm1. I personally prefer Arch, but if I get infected, I imagine nothing in the world could really help me, minus some anti-keylogger, which is what I run anyway. But the same could/would also go for other distros too.

So are there any anti keyloggers for linux or are you referring to windows ones?

[hellnoire]

What I meant to type was 'antirootkit', my mistake.

And yes, there are some anti-rootkit programs for Linux.

Rootkit Hunter
chkrootkit
Tiger (Ubuntu's forum has some info on it)
OSSEC (it's homepage 404s, hence the wikilink)

When I'm under Arch or any other distro, I run chkrootkit and rootkit hunter, even though both aren't updated daily and can't detect everything. It's a case of 'Yes, I know there are rootkits, yes I know they are out there, but this will collect the most common ones'. If I wanted to live under a sea of paranoia, I'd stick to Windows and never try a new OS

However, speaking of Windows, if I can scrounge up enough money, I'll be making my desktop a dual boot, not a single, since I need a larger hard drive for all my games that I play under Windows and still have room for Linux.