On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. <eoconnor25(a)gmail.com <mailto:eoconnor25@gmail.com>> wrote: Will have to figure out which one will be a server...a storage machine....etc. Linux is linux.... you will learn that after fiddling with several distros. Each will have its own arrangement of icons, desktop manager, choice of pre-installed packages, but in the end... all are Linux... usually with the same applications available from its repos.... So, it´s always wise to "KISS" (Keep it simple, s...eriously) I have chosen fedora because: 1. It´s got a large users community, so software is tested by hundreds of thosands (millions?) of eyes, and bugs are identified faster and solutions-bugfixes workarounds arribe quicker 2. it´s as close to ´bleding edge´ (latest versions of gnome, etc) as comfortably possible, without being alpha-quality software 3. being one of the "top 3" distros (Fedora, Ubuntu, SUSE), I never ran across a piece of software that I wanted to install that didn t have a fedora rpm available. 4. it´s got corporate backing/funding so its long-term prospects are somewhat secure. Of course there´s tons of niche ´community´ distros but IMHO it´s akin to flying in a small single-engine fumigation airplane that takes off from an unpaved runway... you can get your own ´custom´ flight experience and custom decorated airplane but you can´t really blame anyone or expect top level service when things go wrong... specially in points #1 and #3 above... So, I´d rather fly United... ;) er... Fedora FC

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 4:44 AM, Lailah wrote: > For laptops, netbooks and notebooks: Take a look to Fuduntu. Is very, very > economical in its use of resources and have a pretty desktop. > Here's the link: www.fuduntu.org Second that. Fuduntu is just what I wanted on my netbook in a lot of ways. It forked F14 and stuck with GNOME 2, but keeps up with the latest kernels and applications. One of the project heads is the author of Jupiter, which does a really good job of resource management, so it's especially good for laptops, but I've toyed with migrating a desktop or two to Fuduntu. It's ultimately a much smaller project than Fedora, however. The repositories are somewhat limited. Not bad, but I have ended up compiling or separately installing some things in Fuduntu that I believe would be available directly in Fedora with extended repositories. -Alan -- users mailing list users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org

For laptops, netbooks and notebooks: Take a look to Fuduntu. Is very, very economical in its use of resources and have a pretty desktop. Here's the link: www.fuduntu.org

Will have to figure out which one will be a server...a storage machine....etc.

I do intend to use them all.....but at different times. I'm going to be setting up a server that I will need to be able to access from outside my home (Ubuntu Server maybe?) but now you've mentioned CentOS...I might go that route instead, I'll also want something that can act as a file server....holding all videos...LibreOffice Writer / Calc / Impress documents along with various media (music.....pdfs....etc) And finally I'll be testing things out with the laptops that I have....and finaly I'm going to have the "GrandMaster" machine which will be an my own personal machine that will do everything I need it to (edit - create music software files....create/edit graphic files etc...) BTW I play guitar and am looking to have a little "studio-in-a-box" for my personal machine.....thanks for the info...!!

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Ok so after scouring this site called "DistroWatch".....which has a MILLION different versions of Linux I've decided to go with: PeppermintOS - laptop Ubuntu LTS - desktop Fedora laptop Linux Mint desktop PC-BSD desktop Will have to figure out which one will be a server...a storage machine....etc. EGO II -- users mailing list users(a)lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.**org/mailman/listinfo/users<https://admin... Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/**Mailing_list_guidelines<http://fedorap... Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org