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| Newer page: | version 43 | Last edited on Saturday, May 6, 2006 11:28:06 am | by CraigBox | Revert |
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SUSE (as it's currently capitilised) is a very european distro, popular in Europe but used worldwide. Recently (2003ish) Novell purchased SuSE and is marketing and supporting it as a business desktop/server system. Default desktop is [KDE] and package management is YaST (Yet Another Setup Tool).
[Xandros | http://www.xandros.org]:
Previously Corel Linux. A Debian based distribution. Commercial, but there's an [open circulation | http://www.xandros.org/products/home/desktopoc/dsk_oc_intro.html] edition that's crippled. [KDE] only, no [GNOME].
-Which one should you pick? If you don't know where to start, get the one that is used by your friends or at your local LUG. Best approach is to try a few and choose for yourself what you prefer. As of July 2005
, we really think you should look at Ubuntu. It is that good. All the above distros are great, and each has enthusiastic followers. Also see the list of [Linux Distributions | LinuxDistribution].
+Which one should you pick? If you don't know where to start, get the one that is used by your friends or at your local LUG. Best approach is to try a few and choose for yourself what you prefer. As of May 2006
, we really think you should look at Ubuntu. It is that good. All the above distros are great, and each has enthusiastic followers. Also see the list of [Linux Distributions | LinuxDistribution].
!! Appliance style user
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The most obvious community-driven Linux. This is a blessing and a curse; the stable versions are rock solid but can become outdated quickly. However, [Debian] has almost everything available for Linux available with one command (apt-get). Don't be put off the by name of the 'Unstable' branch though, that means that the packages are constantly changing, and you can update to the latest versions of all your installed software very easily (see FlavoursOfDebian). [Debian]'s PackageManagement is binary based.
[Gentoo]::
For those who want total control of their system. There are (almost) no binary [Package]s, ''everything'' is compiled from SourceCode. There is currently no installation program, either. You have to set the system up yourself. You don't have to be an überhacker or technical genius, but you the time and will to read the (very detailed and good) documentation, and the energy to follow through.
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+Build Your Own:
+ Even Gentoo not customziable enough for you? Or you just want to learn how it's done? Why not roll your own Linux distro with [LinuxFromScratch]!
!! Enterprise in need of a server
__You need support with accountability.__ :
