01-08-2021, 07:56 AM
A list of great Linux distributions.
Distro hopping is a popular hobby for many people.
The only thing better than jumping around is when you find a distro that feels just right,
and you never need to look for another distro again. For a little while at least.
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My favourites so far :
Fedora
CentOS
KaOS
Linux Mint
MX Linux
I've tried many others, these are the most memorable and the distro's I would recommend to others.
Fedora linux powers my daily working environment. I mostly use the CLI only server version everyday, and after testing out most of the desktop spins over a few months I settled on the Cinnamon spin for my desktop OS.
Then I created my own version of Fedora linux from scratch using the livecd tools program and wrote my own kickstart files to drop some of the packages I didnt need, to create a more minimal system. Over the course of 2 weeks I fine tuned this into the system I'm still using today. I've been able to keep it updated to the latest version without too many problems.
CentOS 6 was basically my first home linux desktop / server that used to learn with. I have multiple cli only servers and a few desktops to work on.
Linux Mint is one of the best desktop OS ever produced, but I'm more comfortable with a RHEL based operating system. I found that building an operating system with the Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mint on a Fedora linux system gives me the best of both worlds.
KaOS is a great KDE based independant desktop OS and I had a lot of fun testing this out. I also wanted to run a webserver on my dektop though and didn't get very far with KaOS. The philosophy of only using the best packages and resisting bloat by not having multiple software options, makes KaOS a standout choice.
MX Linux is a powerful independant desktop OS that has a lot of great features. Maybe too many options and software packages when compared to KaOS.
One thing I found is that I prefer to install packages with a cli package manager. Sometimes the software managers are slower and less reliable.
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What's the best Linux distro for you ? :
https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/w...ro-for-you
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New Linux distros based on CentOS :
Alma Linux
https://almalinux.org/
Rocky Linux
https://rockylinux.org/
Distro hopping is a popular hobby for many people.
The only thing better than jumping around is when you find a distro that feels just right,
and you never need to look for another distro again. For a little while at least.
read_more
My favourites so far :
Fedora
CentOS
KaOS
Linux Mint
MX Linux
I've tried many others, these are the most memorable and the distro's I would recommend to others.
Fedora linux powers my daily working environment. I mostly use the CLI only server version everyday, and after testing out most of the desktop spins over a few months I settled on the Cinnamon spin for my desktop OS.
Then I created my own version of Fedora linux from scratch using the livecd tools program and wrote my own kickstart files to drop some of the packages I didnt need, to create a more minimal system. Over the course of 2 weeks I fine tuned this into the system I'm still using today. I've been able to keep it updated to the latest version without too many problems.
CentOS 6 was basically my first home linux desktop / server that used to learn with. I have multiple cli only servers and a few desktops to work on.
Linux Mint is one of the best desktop OS ever produced, but I'm more comfortable with a RHEL based operating system. I found that building an operating system with the Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mint on a Fedora linux system gives me the best of both worlds.
KaOS is a great KDE based independant desktop OS and I had a lot of fun testing this out. I also wanted to run a webserver on my dektop though and didn't get very far with KaOS. The philosophy of only using the best packages and resisting bloat by not having multiple software options, makes KaOS a standout choice.
MX Linux is a powerful independant desktop OS that has a lot of great features. Maybe too many options and software packages when compared to KaOS.
One thing I found is that I prefer to install packages with a cli package manager. Sometimes the software managers are slower and less reliable.
--
What's the best Linux distro for you ? :
https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/linux/w...ro-for-you
--
New Linux distros based on CentOS :
Alma Linux
https://almalinux.org/
Rocky Linux
https://rockylinux.org/
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