CHOOSING THE DISTRO THAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU

This shall be the official /g/uide to all Unix and Unix-like systems.This is includes all flavors of Linux, BSD, Solaris, Darwin, etc. yes, OSX can be included. Also, just add to Unix systems you have had experience with.

Ubuntu Linux:
website: ubuntu.com, ubuntuforums.org(tech support)
type: Desktop/Server Linux 32/64 bit
difficulty: Very Easy
Advantages: Easy, well supported, large community(free tech support), easy package management(synaptic)
Disadvantages:Old repositories, Bloated to an extent,Release pattern(don't get large updates until new release), Gets upset when upgrading(audio breaks often ), sometimes TOO simple
package manager: apt-get or aptitude

Fedora:
website: fedoraproject.org
Type:Desktop Linux 32/64 bit
difficulty:Easy
Advantages: rpm-based(easy to find packages on the internet), simple, lots of third-party documentation, "vanilla" Linux implementation, Conforms with Linux standards well, easy to learn basic Unix on
Disadvantages: poor package management(dependency  hell), about as bloated as Ubuntu, Tends to have retarded problems after a few months of use
package manager: yum

Arch:
website:archlinux.org
Type: Desktop linux 32/64 bit
Difficulty: medium/hard
Advantages: rolling release(get newer packages sooner), diverse repositories, well documented on wiki, forces you to learn how to fix things, multiple forms of package management, User-made repositories, tends to be less bloated
Disadvantages: Requires knowledge of cli-commands and basic Unix, requires you to RTFM, configurations break often, Build system is complicated, poor community support, things in the AUR break often

oh yeah
package manager(arch): pacman, ABS, yaourt

Gentoo:
website:gentoo.org
Type: Desktop/Server 32/64bit
Difficulty: variable
Advantages: Compile everything from source for your system. Nothing installed that you don't want there. Easy upgrade and dependency handling, Global optimizations, extensive database for software installation.
Disadvantages: Compiling software takes a long time if you don't have a very fast computer. Many advantages require you to know what you're doing. Occasionally installing software will require you to make manual changes to avoid dependency clashes. Customizing Everything you'll need to install any given package would be time consuming(and annoying), but avoiding it may cause unexpected things to be missing.
Package manager: emerge

7chan has such a thread already; should we just link it or copy all the info?

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