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which LINUX OS is better REDHAT based or debian based?
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Posted 3 months ago I Think Debian based Linux OS is better than REDHAT based because it is more dynamic and user friendly |
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| Posted 3 months ago Neither is better, it depends on what your focus is. Red Hat now targets business functions and it is not open and free as it used to be if I go to my way back machine. Debian is true to the original linux and I consider more for individual computers and small business, home office use. Another big difference is in the support that you can easily get with Red Hat and for business that is considered an essential element for a sale.
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| Posted 3 months ago If it is user friendly I'd say go with Ubuntu, sounds cliché but its REALLY user friendly and has an amazing community that can help with almost anything. |
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| Posted 3 months ago i agree with lando786 and i thinks that debian based os such as ubuntu will work better than the REDHAT based or any RPM Based OS even on the production environment. i am using the cacti on ubuntu and i found that it works better on ubuntu and it is very easy to install it on ubuntu than to install it on REDHAT and sometimes its performance on REDHAT is pathetic but i have not faced any such type of problem when working with cacti on ubuntu. we all know that cacti is one of very good open source Remote Network Monitoring tool and how much importance cacti has on a MSP provider company. |
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| Posted 3 months ago Sorry Roni, but I have to go with the boys on this one. After cutting my teeth on Caldera 1.3 (remember that mess?), and over the last 15 years having tried Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE, pure Debian, and finally Ubuntu - in both production and personal environments - I have to go with the Ubuntu flavor of the Debian kernel. Heck, I just recently tested out the newest Fedora on one of my personal labs... needless to say, the only improvement I found was the new look to the desktop - that is if you like the K-desktop, and if you like it when they make it look like an Apple. I have yet to use anything but Ubuntu that doesn't give me fits about configuration, drivers, hardware compatibility, yada-yada-yada. I know it sounds cliche, but Ubuntu's motto is "Ubuntu just works." And it does! I also disagree about the technical support issue. I've never been impressed with the lab rats at Red Hat, and I think the original idea of "Get Microsoft!" has gone to their heads to the point where they think they ARE Microsoft. I've never had an issue with Ubuntu that I couldn't find the resolution within an hour in the forums, except once - which turned out to be my video card, not the OS - but the people at Canonical (who commercially back Ubuntu) had it nailed for me and suggested the resolution within 10 minutes. The three times I've had to deal with Red Hat, they never came through on one issue - another took 3 days (can you afford a down email server for 3 days?) and they charged us nearly $400 (we weren't on their service contract) - the third time we were ON the service contract, and it took them a week to tell us they don't support the BIOS for the Dell server we were running it on. At that point I finally got it through my boss' head to dump Red Hat - I walked him through the migration to Ubuntu Server edition and "it just works!" It's been working, without so much as a hiccup for 3 years - even without me there singing its praises. |
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| Posted 3 months ago Thanks for the input, I will have to try Ubuntu out. I have a PC languishing without an OS. |
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| Posted 2 months ago
..I would agree with slburkey. You really can't go wrong with a popular Debian based distro whether it be Debian itself or derivatives such as Ubuntu & Mint. The latter actually being an off shoot of Ubuntu with even more working “out of the box” such as Flash, movie codecs, etc. As far as user interfaces I usually prefer Gnome, but currently giving the latest release of Linux Mint 7 code name Gloria sporting the KDE4 interface. It installed with KDE4 as the ui, but the beauty of it is if I decide I dislike it I can just install Gnome, Xfce, or fluxbox interfaces allowing me to switch between them as I wish leaving the core of the os unchanged just the gui changes to suite my needs. Its the one thing I truly love about Linux. I have had questions from time to time over the years regarding things I didn't know, but found an answer pretty quickly by reading the many forums or asking in them. |
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| Posted 2 months ago Define what you mean by "is better" Support at an enterprise level is a lot different than support for a desktop. I've worked in an Enterprise enviroment where intergrating the OS seemlessly into the total enviroment was essential. in that case, with out a doubt, I want something like a Red Hat or Suse. I have personally used Suse (SLES) but have worked with folks who have used Red Hat. If you are looking for something to throw on a workstation you have lying around the house, that's a whole different question. Which version is likely to be a fast down and dirty distro for just learning? Probably Ubuntu would be your choice. Learn more at --> http://distrowatch.com/ |
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| Posted 25 days ago Guru42 says ...
Honestly, I'd rather hear that someone had experience administrating a cluster of Gentoo machines. Then, at least, you'd know that the person knew Linux, as opposed to knowing a distribution. (: That said, I'm pretty fond of Debian-based distributions, for the desktop. Server side - CentOS, thus far, has worked great (at least for myself), though if you really feel that you need support, RHEL works. For that matter, so does Ubuntu server (you can pay Canonical for support). Honestly, though, I really prefer *not* using Linux for servers. NetBSD hasn't failed me yet, and it's fast. (: |
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| Posted 21 days ago I was playing around with Mandriva the other day and I just love it! It found and installed everything on my laptop even wifi something I have always fought with in a Linux distro. I may even dump Vista for good! I hate fighting with Vista and I cant find the XP64 drivers for my Laptop so just might dump Microsoft all together! |
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| Posted 13 days ago Debian or Red Hat. HA! I use Gentoo! *sticks up his nose* OK, I lied. I did use Gentoo before, but I use Arch now. While both are really popular systems, I honestly suggest playing around with other distros first before arguing purely on Debian and Red Hat. Yes, I started with Ubuntu myself, but after playing around with Gentoo and Arch several times, I doubt I'll ever go back. At least, that's my opinion. I strongly suggest avoiding Gentoo, nonetheless. |
