Fedora

[RobertX]

I want to try out Fedora on VirtualBox 3.1, and I would like your opinions about Fedora before I proceed.

I would especially like opinions about ease of use, versions to use on a low-end computer of this era, what I have to read up on, those kinds of things.

I will read up on what I think is important too, but I would like everyone to participate in this discussion. Maybe we can learn from each other on this thread.

You can balk if you want, but I'd rather you don't.

Of course, I'm not going to switch from Linux Mint as Linux Mint served as a nicely-styled OS over the years, but I wouldn't mind something new. The computer I'm typing this message in is not 100% with Linux Mint; I just put Linux Mint here on this computer as a virtual machine to use the scanner. Full usage of Linux Mint is on the other computer that I use. I am going to make full use of Fedora on this one.

OK, let the games begin.

[Moe]

Why Fedora? Just because?

It is part of the Red Hat/CentOS tree, so if you are familiar with those distros, there won't be a steep learning curve.

Mint comes from the Ubuntu/Debian tree, so if that is your primary experience, Fedora will feel a bit foreign.

[RobertX]

In the college I graduated from, Ubuntu and Fedora are now two operating systems to study.

(And Windows Server 2016 too!)

[Moe]

Well, then grab a Fedora ISO and go bananas.

[RobertX]

Moe, how do you find Fedora compared to the Debian-type OSs?

I've never tried Fedora, that's why I started this thread, so my apologies if I offended you.

I never used Red Hat before Fedora existed, and I don't think I will, since I don't use enterprise software, so sorry about that too.

[Moe]

Fedora updates more frequently, but doesn't support older releases as long. Debian takes more time between releases, and supports them longer.

Fedora packages live closer to the edge, while Debian has more package options.

The differences are subtle. Usage of both is about the same. I generally use Debian because I have the most experience with it. But if I wanted to stay at the edge of what was available, I'd go Fedora.

[waregim]

For a Redhat based distro I would recommend Magaiea over Fedora due to the overall elegance of its design.


Debian *can* be fairly 'up to date' but you would need SID. Testing/SID is pretty much of a rolling release.