[TriLUG] Ubuntu vs Fedora, was Re: Linux Distribution for server Opinions

[Nick Goldwater]

----- "Maxwell Spangler" <maxpublic08 at maxwellspangler.com> wrote:

| I've been using Redhat/Fedora for a very long time and recently
| installed Ubuntu in a virtual machine just to poke around.
| 
| I really couldn't tell much of a difference.. So I'm curious from
| those
| of you who have really compared the two: What significant differences
| are there?
| 

I like apt as well as not having to deal with repository conflicts.

| To me the greatest thing Ubuntu seems to do is fill the holes that
| used
| to be so persistent in stock Debian distributions.  They made Debian
| pretty and user friendly.  But Fedora seems to do everything I want
| and
| the only reason I'd be eager to use something else would be something
| with long term support for business use..
| 
| All comments appreciated, thanks!
| 
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| Maxwell Spangler
| Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
| 
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