5 popular Linux distros

Fedora is a Red Hat-sponsored, but community-driven project which has grown in popularity with a strong user base since its inception in 2003. Fedora is praised for being highly innovative, having outstanding security features and a large number of supported packages. Certain criticisms pinpoint the lack of desktop usability.
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:wtf: I'd be the first to admit that the early Fedora desktops were not the best gnome implementations I've seen but from Fedora 12 on things have improved dramatically and Fedora 16 & 17 Gnome 3 beats Unity hands down.

Edit: current F17 desktop http://imgur.com/iW7gS.png
 
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Still can't come to terms with the Debian name.

Somehow it just doesn't feel right if your OS name is short for Debra and Ian. :D
 
What seems to have been ignored is that Linux is used as both a server operating system and a desktop operating system and these two uses are quite different in their requirements.
 
kingrob said:
Ummm...Mick....your desktop needs a bit of color. Looks like Windows 95. :(

No other color schemes you can play with?
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Not into colors - just need plenty of easily accessible static workspaces and programs, try doing that with Unity :)

edit: Windows 95, I remember it well - something subliminal maybe :D
 
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MickZA said:
Not into colors - just need plenty of easily accessible static workspaces and programs, try doing that with Unity :)
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Don't get me started on Unity....the one single thing that made Ubuntu go from the darling to the outcast of Linux distros.

Canonical should have given the user a choice, instead of forcing it down their throats.
 
Devious_ZA said:
can ics be done on fedora...I currently share my 3G through windows 7
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Yes, of course it can be done! Many routers are based on Linux.

You just need to enable IPv4 forwarding: http://www.ducea.com/2006/08/01/how-to-enable-ip-forwarding-in-linux/

And then perhaps modify the NAT rule for the 3G.

Lastly, you'll need to point your other machine's primary DNS server to a working DNS server address. You can always set the secondary one to Google DNS: 8.8.8.8

I hate Fedora's desktop and Ubuntu's Unity. At least both of those distro's are better than OSX.
When I use Ubuntu, I use Gnome, which is quite a mission to get working.
 
kingrob said:
Ummm...Mick....your desktop needs a bit of color. Looks like Windows 95. :(

No other color schemes you can play with?
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I'm not one for the fisher price look either. If you think his desktop needs colour then check out mine,

CLick on image for large version.
 
I think I would stick my head in an oven if I had to look as some of these desktops for too long :D
 
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