This is for those who claim Linux should standardize into one distro.
This is for those who claim Linux should standardize into one distro.
I think a PC hardware company needs to offer complete consumer market products.
At a business level, Sun with BSD 4.2(?) did quite well for a time.
[Yup, I’m old.]
Thanks SA.
The Captain Kangaroo of tech videos is similarly circumspect and restrained:
The 7 Desktop OS I Run Every Week (& why!)
15:42
ExplainingComputers
1.07M subscribers
82,433 views
December 29, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iimFH68AE8
https://www.youtube.com/@ExplainingComputers/videos
It is standardized! The linux kernel is pretty much the same in all distros of the same architecture! The only differences are the apps they are boxed with and the window dressing! And because it is yours you can even make your own custom distro the way you like!
The reason Linux has not caught on with the masses is that there are too many distros. Confusing as hell!
If there was one or two well supported and easy to install versions, I’m sure it would get a lot wider play.
What gripes me is, I’ve found several nice distros - one being Mint Cinnamon - yet they don’t come out of the box with what I consider to be essential stuff like ssh. Sure I can add them but it’s a pain to have to configure a console just to do that on systems that will run headless.
I am, by no means an expert, but the “best” distribution is the one that still fits on my machine. It is NOT from 2024. :-(
What no Zorin?
Just about every “Best” list published on the Internet is based on lies and/or false assumptions and/or is just plain click-bait, so this one, at least, is refreshing.
FWIW, there are more than 400 actively maintained flavors of Linux, each one owned and operated my someone who created what he believed would be the best for a certain application or situation. There isn’t a Chinaman’s chance of convincing the 399 that the 400th one is the best and they all should re-engineer theirs accordingly.
My (virtual) servers run Ubuntu. Very stable.