Richard CentOS as a desktop distro is OK as long as you don't really want the bells & whistles - remember this is a server based OS really; designed for absolute stability with a conservative release cycle
I look after many systems running CentOS (both privately and in my day time sys manager role at ParentMail in Peterborough) & can attest to it's suitability in the server based arena. My everyday desktop machine is running Fedora 14, this gives me up to date drivers and support for the eye candy you crave (you may be able to use CentOS as a viable desktop but the eye candy [and more] will be an up hill struggle, trust me) - I run dual monitors with compiz fusion (with emerald) for the the effects & there is nothing that I can't do that most people would do under windoze (although I do run VirtualBox with Win7 as a Linux guest [I keep M$ in a little box that I can delete and manipulate at will] - largely for browser compatibility testing) As to the difference between Fedora and CentOS, Fedora is the community led in-development (as in leading edge) version of Red Hat's flag ship OS RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), every so often (as in once in a couple of years) Red Hat will take a stable Fedora version (as in not leading edge) and basically badge and support it as RHEL (that's quite an oversimplification but this is the general idea). Fedora versions come out quite frequently - as mentioned currently at v14 : RHEL has recently released v6 but CentOS is at 5.6 (RHEL 5.6 and CentOS 5.6 are widely considered as the norm at the moment) The RHEL version is a paid for distro but is based on a full open source license, Red Hat package some of their own software and branding around it - the developers of CentOS take that publicly available source code and effectively rebrand it (removing the frankly unnecessary RH specific stuff). Software that will run under RHEL is binary compatible with CentOS (at the same version number). The issues are the same and the solutions are the same - the price is not (ie 100% discount) I'm not a complete Red Hat evangelist - my home desktop system is a Hackintosh, my laptop is a MacBook Pro & I run Ubuntu on my front room TV system (with XBMC). I've also got a home brew Linux firewall/Dansguardian proxy (to protect my family - probably FC4) and an NSLU2 for lightweight data feeds (running BusyBox) Martin Nix Certifications RHCT : 605010608834852 RHCSA : 100-217-058 RHCE : 805010659254579 On 11 April 2011 22:37, Richard Forth <richard.fo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Folks > > Sorry if this has been reported already, but as a true bubble addict, I > felt I had to.... > > If any of your non-linux friends are becoming harder to convert these days, > you can always show them this web site: > > http://www.onlinegames.com/frozenbubble/ > > there's also a windows port available, although I beleive you need > administrative privilees to install the various python modules > > http://fb-win32.sourceforge.net/ > > I have possibly converted one of my friends to ubuntu, and used the > aforementioned items to whip up exitement! > > I am currently without a linux machine to play with so am (Back on Windows > 7) having to get my fix of frozen bubble online, but since passing my Linux+ > recently > I may be tempted by a different OS when i get a new machine, something I > have spoken to Malcolm about, moving from ubuntu to CentOS. Which I know is > a big jump, > moving from Debian to RedHat. > > I know not everyone likes ubuntu but as a distro it is very popular and > really helps to convert people or at least open their minds because in > ubuntu "stuff just works", like in windows, which is great, it worked for > me as I was also tempted to try linux myself with ubuntu, but now I > have a bit more confidence I'd like to try a redhat-esque distro as we use > CentOS at work, but maybe if I dont get on with CentOS as a desktop > OS is Fedora a reliable alternative? How exactly does Fedora differ from > CentOS? > > Are there any CentOS / Fedora users on the list? How easy is it to work > with? > > Can you still get cool effects like wobble windows and 3d cube? All the > serious questions a linux admin must ask.....:D > > Enjoy the links and see you soon! > > Richard > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >
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