Thanks Martin thats a very informative answer, I think I am tempted with Fedora then, it sounds like I will get the benefit of desktop bells and whistles as well as it more closely resembling the Redness of the Hat in CentOS.
Many thanks! On 12 April 2011 10:00, Martin Nix <mar...@nixes.net> wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro >
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