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|    Joacim Melin to Alexandr Kruglikov    |
|    Re: Best Linux for desktop?     |
|    02 Dec 17 11:03:51    |
   
    AK> Good ${greeting_time}, Joacim!   
      
    AK> *** Answering a msg posted in area CarbonArea (Mylbce dlâ menâ).   
      
    AK> 30 Nov 17 19:44, you wrote to me:   
      
    JM>>>> At work, I am forced to use Windows 10 but we are also allowed   
    JM>>>> to run Linux on our laptops if we support ourselves and get   
    JM>>>> everything up and running. No problem for me but I'm a bit out   
    JM>>>> of touch regarding which desktop Linux distro that's the best   
    JM>>>> for corporate use. I'm leaning towards Fedora or CentOS since   
    JM>>>> most of our customers run RHEL on their servers. Any input?   
    AK>>> It is necessary to use the Linux that your familiar Linux-guru   
    AK>>> knows best. I chose the CentOS for servers and the Linux Mint   
    AK>>> with XFCE for the workstation.   
    JM>> Not really, but we do work in a enterprise environment where being   
    JM>> able to use Skype, Slack, a email client that works with Exchange   
    JM>> Server (no IMAP), etc needs to install properly and then work without   
    JM>> crashing. This usually means either Fedora/CentOS or Ubuntu AFAIK.   
      
    AK> I've been using Mint for a long time and do not have any difficulty   
    AK> with falling. It almost does not differ from Ubuntu, because it is   
    AK> based on Ubuntu.   
    AK> The only thing that I have problems with, to fully use it - is a   
    AK> corporate policy that forces Windows to use workstations. Therefore,   
    AK> only on a working laptop (   
      
    AK> P.S. My company use IBM Lotus Notes as a mail server =\   
      
   You have my sympathy.    
      
   As long as I can get a decent email client, Chrome, Skype, Slack and some   
   other tools running it's all good. And oh - Gnome. Not KDE, etc.    
      
      
   --- NiKom v2.3.1   
    * Origin: Delta City (deltacity.se, Vallentuna, Sweden) (2:201/120.0)   
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