[olug] Distros

[Mark]

 > Just curious what distros people use and why?

My choice: Mandrake 8.2

Why? I started with Corel Linux (Debian based) but ended up with 
Mandrake. I like it a lot. Quite a few end-user wizards and such for 
common configuration tasks.

Why just tonight I finished a 3 screen wizard to make my box a Samba 
server. Now I have a file server in my closet that also is a 
firewall/router, DHCP server, DNS server, etc.

I'm sure you'll get plenty of feedback on this question. Many of the 
guys here seem to prefer Debian. The only real differences between 
distros are the package formats, the ability to install/update software, 
and the distro install itself. That's about it! If they stick to LSB 
complience then that's about all you have to worry about.

Enjoy Linux!
-Mark E.

William E. Kempf wrote:
> Looking for some opinions, and I know this is likely a FAQ.
> 
> Just curious what distros people use and why?  I'm thinking of trying out a
> new distro (I'm relatively new to Linux and have been running Lycoris for
> about 4 months now), but it's hard to figure out the pros and cons of any
> given package.
> 
> Bill Kempf
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