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Ubuntu 12.04 is very stable
I hear good things about Linux MINT
I read that OpenOS4 is friendly for Windows users.
but there are hundreds or thousands of different Linux distributions out there.
12.04 (Precise) is LTS. I believe they’ll support through 2017. For an open source OS, that’s pretty amazing. I LOVE Ubuntu. Used to be a Fedora die hard, but I’ve since come around to Ubuntu. I was getting tired of the distro release schedule with Fedora.
OpenOS4 is okay, but I’ve read from some RHEL programmers that it’s a mess “under the hood.”
Because of some very specific issues on vision issues I have.
But my current favorite foi multiple reasons ios a Fedora based one from Australia....Korora. 64 bit Gnome version.
Distribution Release: Korora 19
Don't try release 18...ugly install!
Oh, yeah. I keep a "live" Mint thumb drive around for the inevitable day when the Winders OS is trashed. One of my colleagues sez, "why not just run the whole thing on Linux?" Because I PAID for the MS license, I sez, that's why.
She walked off laughing. Well, it seemed like a good enough reason at the time...
Hi GeronL,
I've been a RedHat family fan since 2001, RHEL and Fedora Core and CentOS, and still prefer it over other distros. However, the company I went to work for (as Sysadmin) this past March is about 90% Ubuntu, which I previously Did. Not. Like... Adaptation time.
I had occasion to put Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a couple workstations, and the Server version in a VM under Xen on my CentOS workstation. Also built the Server version into a couple of system servers for various purposes.
I agree with you -- it's very stable -- and in addition I find it relatively easy to work with. I'm not a fan of the desktop GUI setup (I'd probably shoehorn GNOME over it given the chance) but it works.
Overall, I second your recommendation of 12.04. Good stuff.
MINT I've only played with a little, it's okay but I didn't really get to know it well enough to form an opinion.