[olug] Help me select a distrob

[Eric Lusk]

Mandriva is good, but if you're getting the free
version, you'll want to install some additional
packages that are left out, as compared to the Club
version.
Most of the items left out are still available for
download, and pretty often as .rpm files.
There is a Mandriva community site run by Mandriva,
but I believe that parts of that are restricted to
Club members, possibly more now than the last time I
was there.  But I usually get my support on a
per-program basis, so I haven't had to use them for a
while...

--- Nick Veys <psylence519 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It may be helpful for you to list out a few of your
> criteria you used
> to narrow your search.  To be honest, FC5 seemed a
> little half-baked
> at release time, though I know they have fixed many
> of the release
> issues.
> 
> On 4/17/06, Charles Bird <thebirdman at operamail.com>
> wrote:
> > either one is a pretty safe bet.
> >
> > I think there is alot more helpful users on FC5
> than Mandriva. Having help is perhaps the most
> important thing when fresh into it.
> >
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Jon H. Larsen" <relayer at levania.org>
> > > To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [olug] Help me select a distrob
> > > Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:29:23 -0500 (CDT)
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 17 Apr 2006, HAB Boy wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 13:28:23 +0300
> > > > From: HAB Boy <haobboy at gmail.com>
> > > > Reply-To: Omaha Linux User Group
> <olug at olug.org>
> > > > To: olug at olug.org
> > > > Subject: [olug] Help me select a distrob
> > > >
> > > > Guys/Gals,
> > > >
> > > > I have done a lot of search to select a distro
> to switch from Win to
> > > > Linux. Finally, I came up to two distros
> > > >
> > > > 1. Mandriva (Mandrake)
> > > > 2. Fedora Core 5
> > > >
> > > > Can any of you help me making a choice and may
> be give me some of the
> > > > pros and cons of both based on experience
> > > >
> > > > HAB
> > >
> > > Out of your list, I would choose Fedora Core 5. 
> Adding the packages to
> > > Play DVDs, Movies and MP3s is pretty easy using
> yum or yumex, and I
> > > haven't found a format I can't play yet.  Plus,
> FC5 is very current, as
> > > it has the latest versions of Gnome and KDE to
> choose from.
> > >
> > > Jon L.
> > >
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