Re: What are the differences in Linux distributions?
From: Bill Unruh (unruh_at_string.physics.ubc.ca)
Date: 05/02/04
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Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 20:26:28 +0000 (UTC)
"Sam" <sam_cph2300@yahoo.com> writes:
]Hi every body,
]I am a student using Unix at the University and like to install Linux on my
]PC at home. I have seen different distribution of Linux, Red hat, Debian,
]Suse and Mandrak.
Mandrake tries to make things easy for the home user to install. It
comes with a wide array of installation tools to install and set up
your system. It tends to be a bit "bleeding edge" which can mean that it
a) will work with your new hardware" and
b) will have some bugs.
They issue security and other updates but only for about a year for any
particular version.
Redhat has gone out of the home user business and now only sells
licenses for business type systems. They spun off an arm called
Fedora which is their free opensource, community version. Their update
policy on Fedora is unclear to me-- ie how easy is it to get security
updates and install them. I really do not like their current licensing
policy-- pollute the GPL software with trademarked goods, whose removal
might make the whole system inoperative, and then say that the GPL right
to free copying is abrogated by their trademark rights.
Debian has the reputation of being very conservative in their disto-- ie
only when any piece of software has been well shaken down is it
included. This can mean your new hardware is not supported, but bugs are
less likely. Intense religeous wars are fought over the advantages and
disadvantages of the debian upgrade software and the rpm based
redhat/mandrake. Mandrake's development of urpmi has lessened the
advantages of apt-get, but the wars continue.
SUSE I know little about, but some people like it a lot.
]Could some one please tell what is the advantage and disadvantage or the
]difference between these distributions?
The differences are outweighed by the similarities. I use Mandrake, I am
used to it, and it works. Others swear by each of the other distros. All
are Linux, all use the same kernels, all use gnu software for much of
their power. the best idea is to try one, and get used to Linux and then
you have a better basis on which to make a decision.
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