Subj : Re: Best Linux for deskto
To   : JOACIM MELIN
From : Dan Clough
Date : Fri Dec 01 2017 21:39:00

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JM> MMÄ>    Hello Joacim!

JM> MMÄ> 30 Nov 17 08:35, you wrote to all:

JM> JM>> At work, I am forced to use Windows 10 but we are also allowed to run
JM> JM>> Linux on our laptops if we support ourselves and get everything up and
JM> JM>> running. No problem for me but I'm a bit out of touch regarding which
JM> JM>> desktop Linux distro that's the best for corporate use. I'm leaning
JM> JM>> towards Fedora or CentOS since most of our customers run RHEL on their
JM> JM>> servers.

JM> JM>> Any input?

JM> MMÄ>  If you're going the RHEL route, then Fedora would be the distro to
JM> MMÄ> use. Mint is a great desktop distro as well, and is based on Debian.

JM> MMÄ>  Ubuntu is the old standby and is really designed for desktop usage,
JM> MMÄ> and it's well supported.



JM> MMÄ>  If you are into experimentation and love fiddling with things (and
JM> MMÄ> have hours to kill), Arch or Gentoo are not only very customizable,
JM> MMÄ> but can be incredibly satisfying when you get them up and working
JM> MMÄ> exactly how you want.

JM>Good summary. Thanks, Mike.

Another distro that fits that description is Slackware.  About the
oldest surviving distro, and true to the "Unix way".  I've been using it
for years and wouldn't even consider switching to something else.


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