{"id":4823,"date":"2008-07-17T17:46:20","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T09:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alfredivy.per.sg\/blogger\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2019-08-03T08:36:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T00:36:08","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-the-linux-distributions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alfredivy.sg\/blogger\/2008\/07\/what-is-the-difference-between-the-linux-distributions\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between the Linux distributions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to Wiki, there are over 300 different Linux distributions. Some of the more well known are Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian, Suse, Ubuntu, Fedora, Centos, FreeBSD etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

So here is the famous question which one to use? I was faced with the same question and could not find a definitive answer. After some hours Googling, the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The simplest answer is from LinuxQuestions.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the day, the difference is on emphasis (stability for CentOS vs. hobbyist more bleeding edge stuff for FC). Ultimately, either would do fine for a home desktop.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From ReallyLinux.com<\/a> on choosing Linux.
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For example, I see a lot of people using Fedora as a production server – this is perfectly fine if you plan to upgrade to the latest releases every 6-9 months. However, if you don’t want to upgrade a production box that often (and in most enterprise environments, this would be unacceptable), you need to look for a longer life distribution. Redhat Enterpise Linux (RHEL)\/CentOS, Debian or Ubuntu LTS editions are some good choices, but there are others around too. <\/p>

If you continue running a distribution after it’s support life has ended, you risk opening yourself to security flaws – and the last thing anyone wants is your server increasing the production of spam! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n


\nA more comprehensive answer can be found at Wiki’s comparison of Linux distributions<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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