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SearchEnterpriseLinux: A Short List of Top Linux Distros, By Category
Apr 22, 2004, 22 :00 UTC (13 Talkback[s]) (7677 reads)

(Other stories by Ladislav Bodnar)

[ Thanks to js61351 for this link. ]

"I'll give this my best shot, but beware that others might have different opinions about the purpose of various distributions.

"Personal desktop: On a non-technical level, Xandros and LindowsOS are possibly the leaders, but many people choose one of the more powerful and freely available distribution, such as Mandrake or SUSE. Red Hat/Fedora is OK, but it lacks multimedia support, so it would probably better fit the small business desktop operating system (OS) category. Some new kids on the block with rapid popularity gains, due to their user-friendliness, include MEPIS Linux and PCLinuxOS..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Gosh, the top distro by what standards.. ...   top distro   
Jerry Sharp
Apr 22, 2004, 22:19:21
 
It seems my Laptop is best as a personal ...   Obligatory Debian Post   
Bob Robertson
Apr 22, 2004, 23:38:55
 
Good article, but I do not think that Ma ...   Linux Distros   
Kevin Dieterich
Apr 22, 2004, 23:48:06
 
In 5 years it will be 'Microsoft clo ...   Re: Die young ?....   
GH
Apr 23, 2004, 02:06:23
 
Most people that use RPM's can't ...   New Category: Stable Automatic Updates   
David D. Huff Jr.
Apr 23, 2004, 04:12:22
 
> Personal server: Debian or Slackware - ...   "Debian or Slackware" >:)   
R.L.
Apr 23, 2004, 06:29:03
 
Libranet is the distro that made me a ha ...   Libranet needs a mention   
Andrew Malcolmson
Apr 23, 2004, 10:27:12
 
Special-purpose distributions: Gentoo is ...   gentoo   
TM
Apr 23, 2004, 12:35:01
 
... on users that actually experiment &  ...   Should be based on votes, and ...   
linux__boy
Apr 23, 2004, 13:12:53
 
I Know I am a wimp and use Mandrake.  Ye ...   easy to use.   
Stew
Apr 23, 2004, 13:53:58
 
Ok, it was a personal opinion piece so I ...   Top Distro ????   
albertfuller
Apr 23, 2004, 14:58:35
 
> Most people that use RPM's can&#39 ...   Re: New Category: Stable Automatic Updates   
CETIV
Apr 23, 2004, 16:45:29
 
Only one Linux desktop will play DVD mov ...   Lindows, 'er Linspire is clearly best   
anonymous
Apr 26, 2004, 01:54:06
 
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