Operating Systems > Linux and UNIX

redhat or mandrake?

(1/5) > >>

Master of Reality:
is there much of a difference between linux mandrake and redhat?

or should i just spin aroun d a pic whichever one i happen to point at?  :confused:

voidmain:
Six of one, half a dozen of the other.  You are going to hear a lot of people say they like Mandrake, I prefer RedHat.  Try them both.

Mandrake originally was just RedHat with some customizations.  It now is really it's own distro but still very similar to RedHat. I personally have not had good experiences with Mandrake (others have not had bad experiences). Of course I've had some snags in various releases of RedHat as well, none of them hard to overcome mind you.

Master of Reality:
Does anyone have any opinions on the Front end i should use, Gnome or KDE?
I havent used linux in a long time and the one i was using was pissing me off...(I cant remember which one)

voidmain:
Try them both.  They both can be installed at the same time, just select which one you want to use when you log in.  You can run Gnome apps in KDE and KDE apps in Gnome.  I prefer KDE as the desktop and I think most of the people on this site have a similar preference.  Of course there are more than just KDE and Gnome. I also like Enlightenment but that is seriously different than the "Windows" type of system.

Centurian:
Hey,

is there much of a difference between linux mandrake and redhat?

or should i just spin aroun d a pic whichever one i happen to point at?   :confused:  [/QUOTE]

I would have to say Mandrake 8.1 personally. I had the opportunity to experience both today and find Mandrake a complete pleasure to setup and use.

Later
Centurian

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page