Subj : Re: Linux Daily?
To   : Richard Menedetter
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Thu Aug 08 2019 12:47:00

-=> On 08-07-19 21:10, Richard Menedetter wrote to Eric Renfro <=-

 RM> Hi Eric!

 RM> Regarding distros.
 RM> I used Redhat because they had a great nickname for the then current
 RM> distro. (Guiness ;)

 RM> Ubuntu was mainly chosen because it offered easy installation of
 RM> Software Defined Radio modules.
 RM> (It was easier to install than other distros.)

 RM> I am quit OK with Fedora.
 RM> I deeply despise SUSE.

 RM> I never tried Mint.

My experience with more recent distros:

CentOS I quite liked, though it's conservative in software selection.  

Fedora works well, but I found my production systems lived much longer than the
rapid release cycle.

Debian is a good choice for servers, though the NetworkManager stuff can be a
bit screwy.

Mint is a nice desktop distro, which I use.

Lubuntu is good for minimal systems (netbooks, etc), and an old netbook with
Lubuntu, SyncTerm and Multimail makes a very nice BBS terminal with great
performance.

I didn't like SuSE either, or (in its day) Mandrake/Mandriva.


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