Linux Distributions Guide

-::Mr.Dave::- · 29-05-2007, 07:58 PM

As you may or may not know there are many types of Linux available to users. I am going to list some of the varieties available and there plus's and cons of them.

Ubuntu
Link: http://www.ubuntu.org
Pro's: It is very user friendly and is designed for someone who has never used Linux before
Con's: Lots of programs, Alot of which are useless to a new user and could confuse a newbie

openSUSE
Link: http://www.opensuse.org/
Pro's: Has a nice graphical user interface (GUI), I reccomend the GNOME interface for ease of use. More advanced users can go for the KDE interface or there own personal choice
Con's: Again has some programs that arent as easy to use and the system isnt easy to understand. Better off in a workplace than a home PC

Debian
Link: http://www.debian.org/
Pro's: A very secure linux system kept updated reguarly. Over 17000 programs available for download and many addons and modules
Con's: Better used as a server OS as its very stable and has no security flaws and runs a LAMP server effectively

CentOS
Link: http://www.centos.org/
Pro's: Makes for a very sturdy system. Is the opensource version of Red Hat enterprise linux (RHEL). Is the common choice for webhosting servers
Con's: There are some known security flaws but these are being patched. Available in CentOS 4.3,4.4 and 5.0 or CentOS < 3.

Yellowdog
Link: Not available
Pro's: Some of you may of heard of Yellow Dog Linux. It is the system which the PS3's OS is built upon
Con's: Currently not available for desktop computing.

FreeBSD
Link: http://www.freebsd.org/
Pro's: Again another system based off RHEL. Is fairly stable and runs effectively
Con's: Its a cutting edge operating system therefore contains bugs in some of the software and there OS itself

Fedora Core 4,5,6
Link: http://fedoraproject.org/
Pro's: Runs very effectively, Nice and user friendy, Colourful desktop backgrounds and logon screens. Easy to use and navigate and consumes small amounts of CPU and RAM making it ideal for older systems
Con's: Fedora Core 6 contains a few bugs

Well I hope I have given you an insight into the available Linux distributions. These are just a few that are available and are the most used. I will be adding more as I get more information and test them

Any suggestions just let me know

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