> Okay there have been a few misunderstandings about what I meant in my > original post on this thread. After some thinking I believe that I can > clarify > myself properly > On Sat, 29 May 2010 13:02:30 you wrote: >> Are there any desktop centered distros whose primary aim is to have as >> few >> surprises as possible for people who are already accustomed to Linux? >> > By accustomed to Linux I mean that this user is more comfortable with > Linux > than any other system but not necessarily a power user. > >> I just want a very generic distro. >> > By generic I don't just mean desktop centered with no paradigm shifting > technologies. I mean a system that aims to have as few original > contributions > as possible and have a complete out-of-the-box set of programs (GUI and > CLI) > that one would expect out of a Linux based system. > I too am still not sure what you are after.
I have done a fair bit of distro hopping and playing with VM's. If you want to get exactly what you want I would suggest Gentoo or ArchLinux. All of the others are customised by their creators as they think is the best to suit their target user groups. If you do not like them try another. Rob
