[olug] best linux distro for...

[Travis Owens]

As I said earlier, if you're going to run Linux, where are you getting
your support for it? A friend, a company, a mail list and flying solo?
I am not saying you cannot "fly solo" but think about it. If you
stopped using Windows for say 3 or 4 years and then were expected to
support the latest and greatest version like you had never quit using
it, it would take a bit to get back up to speed, no?

The old adage about forgetting skills you're not using is so true in
the IT world. If you're not amerced in Linux, running a "production
class" server and getting everything configured "just so" can be
tricky. If you "require" a GUI environment, that is even harder, since
Linux by design is a CLI with an optional GUI and distros are
developed with the understanding production servers are generally not
going to be running a GUI. (with the recent releases of modular Xorg,
you don't have to install and run the entire X server to be able to
use a few X related tools)

My best advice is to go with what you're going to be able to get the
best support for.

Travis.

On 7/13/07, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> WOW!
>
> this is a topic that really gets you guys talking!
>
> here's my situation.
>
> i am basically just using this box to create some samba shares, and also a
> to run a KAI engine. as far as face to face work, i need it for video/audio
> recording/editing. this is why i need my desktop spanned.
>
> why RPM?
> i know how to use RPM. every other package managing utility i've tried has
> not worked worth a crap for me. I'm using debian on my webserver, and i
> can't even get my DYNDNS service to work. The result is a website that goes
> down a couple times a week. I tried to install aMule on this box, and it was
> a disaster. If somebody has a suggestion, i'm willing to try something new.
> It must be a reliable package manager with a GUI.
>
> I like mandrake (now mandriva) the best of everything that i've used.
> unfortunately, i usually have issues with hardware not configuring properly
> on install. I once had a copy of mandrake (8.0, i think) that would be
> useless as soon as i tried to use the second video card i had on the box. I
> once had an install of SUSE that wouldn't recognize any Gb ethernet card i
> threw at it.
>
> about once a year, i try to give linux another chance. i just want to try
> something i won't be disappointed in. i'd like to know more about CENTOS.
> links?
>
> here's what i've got to choose from in my distro collection....
>
>
> FRENZY
> FREE BSD
> FEDORA 5
> SUSE 10.1
> MANDRIVA 2006
> XANDROS
> SLACKWARE
> FEATHER
> BERRY
> KNOPPIX 5.0.1
> PUPPY
> ROCK
> SLAX
> UBUNTO
> WOMP
> aLINUX
> KATE
> GOBLIX
> GENTOO
> DEBIAN
>
> only a few have the version numbers labeled, but they should be fairly
> recent distros.
>
> let me know what you guys think.
>
> thanks much for your expertise and opinions.
>
>
>
>
> On 7/13/07, Bill Brush <bbrush at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I personally like Suse, but it'd be really hard to give anything
> > approaching an appropriate recommendation since we have no idea what
> > purpose this box will serve.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > On 7/12/07, DYNATRON tech <dynatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > hey,
> > >
> > > i've got a 1/2 TB, P4 (hyperthreading) dell server with a Nvidia 5200
> > dual
> > > display card.
> > >
> > > i've got about 20 different linux distros, but i'm not sure which will
> > be
> > > the most painless to install.
> > > i'm looking for a setup where the desktop spans both monitors, and i'd
> > like
> > > both KDE and Gnome.
> > > my only other requirement is RPM.
> > >
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Travis Owens