Subj : Re: Best Linux for desktop?
To   : Joacim Melin
From : Alexandr Kruglikov
Date : Fri Dec 01 2017 11:17:06

Good ${greeting_time}, Joacim!

*** Answering a msg posted in area CarbonArea (Мыльце для меня).

30 Nov 17 19:44, you wrote to me:

 JM>>> At work, I am forced to use Windows 10 but we are also allowed
 JM>>> to run Linux on our laptops if we support ourselves and get
 JM>>> everything up and running. No problem for me but I'm a bit out
 JM>>> of touch regarding which desktop Linux distro that's the best
 JM>>> for corporate use. I'm leaning towards Fedora or CentOS since
 JM>>> most of our customers run RHEL on their servers. Any input?
 AK>> It is necessary to use the Linux that your familiar Linux-guru
 AK>> knows best. I chose the CentOS for servers and the Linux Mint
 AK>> with XFCE for the workstation.
 JM> Not really, but we do work in a enterprise environment where being
 JM> able to use Skype, Slack, a email client that works with Exchange
 JM> Server (no IMAP), etc needs to install properly and then work without
 JM> crashing. This usually means either Fedora/CentOS or Ubuntu AFAIK.

I've been using Mint for a long time and do not have any difficulty with 
falling. It almost does not differ from Ubuntu, because it is based on Ubuntu.
The only thing that I have problems with, to fully use it - is a corporate 
policy that forces Windows to use workstations. Therefore, only on a working 
laptop (

P.S. My company use IBM Lotus Notes as a mail server =\

With best regards, Alexandr.

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