Why SuSE
Why Ubuntu
Any useful stuff, I'll put on my wiki. Any flames to trash.
For me, I have a paying customer who wants Ubuntu and does NOT want SuSE.
As I struggled with the paradigms shift (from SuSE to Ubuntu) many people have
been majorly helpful - thanks guys:
Suse Ubuntu
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Easy for simple desktop Easy for simple desktop
Easy for complex server Hard for complex server
eg Firewall, MASQ, tun setup & routing
Sysadmin works, is easy, is nice Sysadmin patchy, some works, some does
not
eg system -> administration -> services
see tricks later: update-rc.d
RPM is usually easy and lots of info apt-get is very easy
is available about installed not detailed info about packages
packages, changed packages, eg apt-get install kubuntu-desktop adds
800M
contents of packaghes apt-get remove kubuntu-desktop dels
40K !!
multimedia possible multimedia easy - easyubuntu
KDE Very clear and obvious Gnome Full of undocumented (obviously)
tricks
(not really SuSE, but all eg ^L to list hidden files
all of SuSE seems to be (not really ubuntu, but see comment re
SuSE)
KDE minded despite Gnome eg update-rc.d
being the default choice now
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I'd really like to see any supporting/debunking comments and any additions to
the list
James
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