Linux ReBoot

We just moved to a new (old, new to us) house.  After hooking up my computer it suggested that I upgrade.  I was using Ubuntu (notice the word was)  Yep, I clicked to upgrade to Ununtu 12. Twenty hours later, that would be downloading and installing I got an error that scripts were not loaded.  Tried again and still nothing.   Rebooted and, you guessed it.  Blank screen.  In the Windows world that would be the blue screen of death.

Now one of the good things about Linux is, I just put in a live Distro, and mount my hard drive and get the few important pics and documents, a few songs and audiobooks put them all on a thumb flash drive.

Now next step.  What distro do I want to use?

I like Debian, Ununtu (even with the problems), Mint, Fedora, OpenBSD, KNOPPIX, PCLinuxOS, OpenSUSE and many, many more.   I have tried many of these as live versions.  Some I really like because everything is loaded ready to go.  But I also like the thought that I can install what I want.  (By the way I am working on LFS and hope to have one system built from scratch.  Best way to learn what you are doing is - to do it).   I am a huge Commodore 64 fan and love the look of the new Commodore (Mint) Linux.  But, until all the bugs are worked out of it and it becomes a good Linux I will have to skip it.

I am currently running live CD on one Laptop with Windows Vista.  Another Laptop with KNOPPIX, A desktop with Mint and this one don't know which distro I want to put on it. 

I do like using different Desktops.   I am currently using Ultimate Edition Live CD.  A lot of eye candy and little bits of extra features than basic Linux.  I like it.

I am not a fan of Unity Desktop by Ubuntu.  But, I have not used it enough to see if I really like it.

So a few more days of playing with a few different distros and maybe by weeks end I will have decided which one to go with.  I will let you know which one I use and why.