Which Linux should I try

[JD50]

I want to eventually go for a red hat certification, but I have no experience with Linux. I want to set up a dual boot on my old XP home box but Im not sure which Linux OS I should get. Im hoping to get whichever one is closest to red hat.

 

[magomago]

Ubuntu
www.ubuntu.ccom (maybe org? lol)

www.ubuntuforums.org for a awsome help forum where you can ask and search for questions that might have already been answered.

 

[daniel49]

i am no expert by any means but I don't think ubuntu is very close to Redhat

 

[Hyperblaze]

So you want to get a redhat certification? Why not install Either redhat 9 or fedora core 4?

Fedora core 4 is basically the continuation of free red hat.

Might as well learn redhat if you plan on getting certified by it.

 

[SleepWalkerX]

Click Me!

If you are aiming for a red hat cert then I'd recommend Fedora Core 4 (since its Red Hat's community based distro).

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: magomago
Ubuntu
www.ubuntu.ccom (maybe org? lol)

www.ubuntuforums.org for a awsome help forum where you can ask and search for questions that might have already been answered.

do remember that ubuntu is not for everyone.

When I tried it, I hated the way the system was structed.

There was no "chemistry" between the system and i.

And I felt right at home with gentoo.

 

[KoolDrew]

Ubuntu.

 

[kamper]

I guess if you're going for a redhat cert, a redhat clone like centos would be the closest. Fedora would be the next closest thing I think.

 

[xtknight]

Fedora Core is very easy to use as well and it's perfect for an RH cert because it's made (well, sanctioned?) by the same company.

I'm not sure what's involved in the RH cert but if it's anything like MCSE then it requires you to know precisely that operating system. Maybe you need Red Hat Enterprise, I don't know.

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: xtknight

Originally posted by: daniel49
i am no expert by any means but I don't think ubuntu is very close to Redhat

I think Ubuntu is very similar to Debian. So far I like Debian (it's fast) but it's a little hard for me. Ubuntu's probably just an easier version and judging from the installer screenshots it looks very similar to Debian so I'd recommend that (well not SPECIFICALLY for an RH cert).

Fedora Core is very easy to use as well and it's perfect for an RH cert because it's made (well, sanctioned?) by the same company.

I'm not sure what's involved in the RH cert but if it's anything like MCSE then it requires you to know precisely that operating system. Maybe you need Red Hat Enterprise, I don't know.

You do realize he was making a joke right?

Unless the emoticon has suddenly received a new meaning I was not aware of.

Honestly, if the guy is looking to be cerified with redhat, I don't know why anyone is wasting their time suggesting ubuntu (which in my opinion sucks but that's a different story).

 

[xtknight]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
You do realize he was making a joke right?

LOL, no, I didn't see the post above his.

*cries*

 

[DaiShan]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

Originally posted by: magomago
Ubuntu
www.ubuntu.ccom (maybe org? lol)

www.ubuntuforums.org for a awsome help forum where you can ask and search for questions that might have already been answered.

do remember that ubuntu is not for everyone.

When I tried it, I hated the way the system was structed.

There was no "chemistry" between the system and i.

And I felt right at home with gentoo.

Heh I know the feeling. All of my server installs are Gentoo, but I didn't feel like the hassle of configuring xorg and compiling from source so I installed Ubuntu (with kde) on this box, took probably 15 minutes to set up, which is fine because all I use this box for is mail, internet, office docs, and ssh'ing to my servers

 

[Hyperblaze]

Originally posted by: DaiShan

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze

Originally posted by: magomago
Ubuntu
www.ubuntu.ccom (maybe org? lol)

www.ubuntuforums.org for a awsome help forum where you can ask and search for questions that might have already been answered.

do remember that ubuntu is not for everyone.

When I tried it, I hated the way the system was structed.

There was no "chemistry" between the system and i.

And I felt right at home with gentoo.

Heh I know the feeling. All of my server installs are Gentoo, but I didn't feel like the hassle of configuring xorg and compiling from source so I installed Ubuntu (with kde) on this box, took probably 15 minutes to set up, which is fine because all I use this box for is mail, internet, office docs, and ssh'ing to my servers

use whatever works dude.

Personally I would avoid anything related to debian (debian, ubuntu, kubuntu, etc) but that's just me.

I prefer compiling from source (gentoo, unix (freebsd))

Sometimes I'll use fedora core if it's reqiured.

 

[nweaver]

I was a gentoo tweaker (and loved it)


now that i have found Debian stable (or testing, at times) I won't go back. Updating the system is just too much easier wtih Debian, and with stable, I don't have to worry nearly as much about broken packages. Apt-get is as good as emerge, although not as populated. It took getting used to the changes, but now I'm slowly rolling boxes away from gentoo and to debian.

 

[silverpig]

Originally posted by: nweaver
I was a gentoo tweaker (and loved it)


now that i have found Debian stable (or testing, at times) I won't go back. Updating the system is just too much easier wtih Debian, and with stable, I don't have to worry nearly as much about broken packages. Apt-get is as good as emerge, although not as populated. It took getting used to the changes, but now I'm slowly rolling boxes away from gentoo and to debian.

I use debian at school (but that doesn't count as I'm just a user, not a sysadmin), have ubuntu on this box, have a knoppmyth box, and a gentoo laptop. I've had a number of gentoo boxes before and I love them. The ubuntu/debian thing is good too, but I just seem to get along with gentoo better. I've never had a problem with broken packages (just use stable and not ~arch). I guess it's really just matter of preference. I guess I just got used to gentoo first.