[TriLUG] What's the Fairest Distro of All?

[Ralph Blach]

Well for whats its worth, I really like FC3 with all the updates.

Its really nice.

Chip

James Brigman wrote:
> Just when I thought I had a handle on the world of Linux distros, things
> change out from under me. 
> 
> I'm running CentOS 4. I like it OK, but I've been looking for ready-to-
> go RPM packages and am surprised to find that there are few, if any, on
> the major websites for CentOS 4. For example, I tried to install a DVD
> reader app, and came up short on the libraries required for the app to
> run under CentOS/RHEL 4.
> 
> I've started looking for other packages for CentOS, and am finding that
> the other distros have pulled out ahead of CentOS/RHEL 4 for RPM or YUM
> package popularity: Mandrake 10 seems to have a lot going on, along with
> Debian, SuSE 9, and even Fedora Core 1, 2 and 3. 
> 
> The questions I've got are:
> 1) Can I just use any Fedora Core 3 packages I find for RHEL/CentOS 4?
> 2) What's the distro seeing the most activity for add-on software these
> days? 
> 3) Is there a website anywhere with a grid that tallies such
> information? I thought Distrowatch would be the thing, but turned up
> null there. 
> 4) Without trying to start any flamewars here - what's everyone's
> favorite distros to use for a WinXP replacement (everyday desktop "heavy
> lifting") and why? 
> 5) Should I just shut up and subscribe to Linux Journal or Linux
> World? :-)
> 
> JKB
> 


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Ralph "Chip" Blach
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