Confirmed, but you have to download it from OpenSuSE. On 03/22/2013 12:48 PM, John Abreau wrote: > I read somewhere that Unity is available on Fedora now. > > > > On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> wrote: > >> On 03/21/2013 04:37 PM, Drew Van Zandt wrote: >>> I find Ubuntu tasty for desktops, but not quite baked enough for >>> servers. Debian is nice and meaty for that, and the two are quite >>> similar. >>> >>> Tastes vary, though. >>> >> Linux mint looks ok on the desktop also, it is based on Ubuntu. I use >> Fedora on my home desktop and it works well. The Boston LInux servers >> are running CentOS (based on RHEL). The bottom line is what others are >> saying, tastes vary. There are certain areas on a server where I will >> opt for a Red Hat based solution because some of the components are >> maintained by Red Hat. Ubunbtu seems to be branching as a Windows 8 >> alternative on traditional computing, as well as tablets, smartphones >> and hybrids. >> Ubuntu is based on Debian but has more frequent release schedules. >> Repositories are Debian based, Deselect/apt. >> Fedora and OpenSuSE are based on RPM/yum repositories. >> >> So, the bottom line is that you should look at your personal >> requirements. I find that Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, and OpenSuSE are very >> easy to install, and you can download live CDs. There are also a >> plethora of desktop options, such as Gnome (2 and 3), Unity (Ubuntu), >> Mint has the Cinnamon and Mate desktops, Fedora uses Gnome 3 by default, >> but in all you can select different desktops like KDE, or XFCE. >> Additionally, Fedora and Open SuSE can be installed from a live CD, but >> also from a DVD that contains just about everything. >> >> -- >> Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> >> Boston Linux and Unix >> PGP key id:3BC1EB90 >> PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnhlug-discuss mailing list >> gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org >> http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
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