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   Dan Clough to JOACIM MELIN   
   Re: Best Linux for deskto   
   01 Dec 17 21:39:00   
   
   JM>@MSGID: <5A210373.3649.fidolinux@dmine.net>   
   JM>@REPLY: <5A2053D8.3640.fidolinux@dmine.net>   
   JM> MMÄ>    Hello Joacim!   
      
   JM> MMÄ> 30 Nov 17 08:35, you wrote to all:   
      
   JM> JM>> At work, I am forced to use Windows 10 but we are also allowed to run   
   JM> JM>> Linux on our laptops if we support ourselves and get everything up and   
   JM> JM>> running. No problem for me but I'm a bit out of touch regarding which   
   JM> JM>> desktop Linux distro that's the best for corporate use. I'm leaning   
   JM> JM>> towards Fedora or CentOS since most of our customers run RHEL on their   
   JM> JM>> servers.   
      
   JM> JM>> Any input?   
      
   JM> MMÄ>  If you're going the RHEL route, then Fedora would be the distro to   
   JM> MMÄ> use. Mint is a great desktop distro as well, and is based on Debian.   
      
   JM> MMÄ>  Ubuntu is the old standby and is really designed for desktop usage,   
   JM> MMÄ> and it's well supported.   
      
      
      
   JM> MMÄ>  If you are into experimentation and love fiddling with things (and   
   JM> MMÄ> have hours to kill), Arch or Gentoo are not only very customizable,   
   JM> MMÄ> but can be incredibly satisfying when you get them up and working   
   JM> MMÄ> exactly how you want.   
      
   JM>Good summary. Thanks, Mike.   
      
   Another distro that fits that description is Slackware.  About the   
   oldest surviving distro, and true to the "Unix way".  I've been using it   
   for years and wouldn't even consider switching to something else.   
      
      
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