[Sig] [Fwd: Re: [newbie] Differences in Distrubutions]

[Randy Kramer]

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This isn't the easiest reading, but it seemed like a useful opinion.

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From: Moses Backman III <unixwarrior@home.com>
To: lee <martn@alltel.net>, newbie@linux-mandrake.com
Subject: Re: [newbie] Differences in Distrubutions
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:39:19 -0400
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here is my opinion of the differences (having tried all the ones you've 
listed here) 
1- RedHat is the big dog on the block everything is written for it it is 
supported by everything when you get an RPM of your favorite new app, it was 
put together with RedHat in mind.  with that being said, it is the Microsoft 
of Linux distro's.  upgrades are forever change is comparatively slow (note 
still no Reiser FS packaged with RH7.1 and no Gnome 1.4 but when you go to 
XImian to get Gnome 1.4 RedHat 7.1 is first in line....................
2- Mandrake is bleeding edge Redhat.  It is point-and-click heaven, but for 
me still has not proven to be as reliable as it should be (an install of 
anonftp and wu-ftpd gets you nowhere and you spend 2 weeks reading doc's and 
posting to lists so you try RedHat 7.1 and bingo it fires up the first time 
with no problems...............................
3- Debian is the most stable most polished distro i've ever used, however it 
is a bear to install finding literature written in the last 4 years is 
impossible and you have to use alien to repackage every app you want that was 
not written for debian (no RPMS you need DEBS)  
4- SuSe is cool, but convoluted.  they try to make it easy to administer with 
YAST and YAST2 and SAX and with the /etc/rc.config master file, but if you 
are someone who'd rather open vi to get results, it's a real pain in the ass. 
 it is also rock solid and bleeding edge with respect to KDE. Kernels, and 
filesystems

	so here's my summary if you want something that works and you can learn to 
use Linux on, try RedHat.  if you want bullet proof with a truly kick-ass app 
administration program, try Debian (if you don't mind a very painful initial 
install), if you want the latest of KDE and point-and-click system 
administration tools, try SuSE but if you want hot off the press very 
mainstream distro and don't mind a problem every now and again stick with 
Mandrake





On Sunday 27 May 2001 02:25 am, lee wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> As LM7.2 is the only version I've ever used I'm wondering if someone could
> tell me the differences in the majors. Say between Mandrake,Debian,SuSe and
> perhaps even RedHat itself. I've heard Mandrake is basically an offshoot of
> RedHat.
> Thank you very much for your time.
> Lee


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