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Linux Specific Issues / Re: Why Ubuntu?
« on: September 08, 2007, 06:15:28 pm »
Why Ubuntu?
I tried Debian, RedHat(Fedora), and Sun(SUSE).
First: Debian 4 / 10
It's got over 4 dvd's and not one GOOD thing comes on by default. I mean ZERO. It's gives you like the worst possible tools in the LINUX community on KDE / Gnome and ZERO plug-ins installed. For god sakes it's 2007 and it's just coming out with a graphical install process this year. You only can download it with some PEER-TO-PEER software basically sit around for 4 days to collect your ISO. Worst out of the box setup I seen since slackware in 1996. The only redeeming qualities are it's community is huge, software archive is massive, and it's pretty much the only true Linux outlet for open source left.
Second: Fedora 8 / 10
You got a good packaging system RPM one of the first. Nice overall install it's kinda a big pain to go into MULTI-VERSE (MP3,WMV, ect) your DVDs don't even play by default. You got to go in an add alot of software also FEDORA is still part of Redhat. Who knows maybe RedHat will just shut it down one day. Takes 1 DVD or 3 CDs.
Third: SuSE 7 / 10
You pretty much the exact same thing as FEDORA only different is I don't like its interface as well but it has
better system utilities for admin. 1 DVD or 3 CDs.
Lastly: Ubuntu/Kubuntu 9 / 10
You got a SINGLE CD I don't have to wait >2 days to collect my downloaded ISO. I can boot off the CD and use a LIVE version right away with the POPULAR TOOLS. The whole point of Ubuntu is to give YOU (DESKTOP) tools that doesn't happen with Debian. You got the most popular tools based on stats. Already nstalled on KDE or GNOME. You can install the thing with only 5 questions. You can open up the package viewer view by popular tools that were not installed but you need like a backup program / Anti-virus extra, on click then hit apply. You click it and it's done. Also the issues above with MULTIVERSE / non-free, Ubuntu's setup puts in the websites / FTPs to access the multi-verse or non-free in for you automatically so you don't spend all day in setting up the box. The amount of waisted time I spent looking for non-free sites for playing my codecs is huge and setting up repositories that I hope don't have mal-ware is another issue. Only downsides are Ubuntu tried to make the desktop too safe with SUDO everywhere. However, you can just go into add users and put root's password in and enable root and your done. Also their manual partitions setup at first install could use some work. But overall it's the best Open Source Linux distributions I have seen lately.
I tried Debian, RedHat(Fedora), and Sun(SUSE).
First: Debian 4 / 10
It's got over 4 dvd's and not one GOOD thing comes on by default. I mean ZERO. It's gives you like the worst possible tools in the LINUX community on KDE / Gnome and ZERO plug-ins installed. For god sakes it's 2007 and it's just coming out with a graphical install process this year. You only can download it with some PEER-TO-PEER software basically sit around for 4 days to collect your ISO. Worst out of the box setup I seen since slackware in 1996. The only redeeming qualities are it's community is huge, software archive is massive, and it's pretty much the only true Linux outlet for open source left.
Second: Fedora 8 / 10
You got a good packaging system RPM one of the first. Nice overall install it's kinda a big pain to go into MULTI-VERSE (MP3,WMV, ect) your DVDs don't even play by default. You got to go in an add alot of software also FEDORA is still part of Redhat. Who knows maybe RedHat will just shut it down one day. Takes 1 DVD or 3 CDs.
Third: SuSE 7 / 10
You pretty much the exact same thing as FEDORA only different is I don't like its interface as well but it has
better system utilities for admin. 1 DVD or 3 CDs.
Lastly: Ubuntu/Kubuntu 9 / 10
You got a SINGLE CD I don't have to wait >2 days to collect my downloaded ISO. I can boot off the CD and use a LIVE version right away with the POPULAR TOOLS. The whole point of Ubuntu is to give YOU (DESKTOP) tools that doesn't happen with Debian. You got the most popular tools based on stats. Already nstalled on KDE or GNOME. You can install the thing with only 5 questions. You can open up the package viewer view by popular tools that were not installed but you need like a backup program / Anti-virus extra, on click then hit apply. You click it and it's done. Also the issues above with MULTIVERSE / non-free, Ubuntu's setup puts in the websites / FTPs to access the multi-verse or non-free in for you automatically so you don't spend all day in setting up the box. The amount of waisted time I spent looking for non-free sites for playing my codecs is huge and setting up repositories that I hope don't have mal-ware is another issue. Only downsides are Ubuntu tried to make the desktop too safe with SUDO everywhere. However, you can just go into add users and put root's password in and enable root and your done. Also their manual partitions setup at first install could use some work. But overall it's the best Open Source Linux distributions I have seen lately.