tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post4501146111380753328..comments2024-03-26T17:37:35.499+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: Top 5 Linux Platforms In The MarketDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-16338766114266241362012-05-10T10:44:29.444+01:002012-05-10T10:44:29.444+01:00I've posted something similar exactly five yea...I've posted something similar exactly five years ago.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.go2linux.org/top-5-linux-distribution" rel="nofollow">My Five Top Linux Distributions</a>Guillermo Garronhttp://www.garron.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-26518101102722280432012-05-03T23:52:57.859+01:002012-05-03T23:52:57.859+01:00This doesn't seem a sensible comparison IMHO. ...This doesn't seem a sensible comparison IMHO. At Distrowatch, this very moment, the top 5 Linux distros are:<br /><br />1. Mint<br />2. Ubuntu<br />3. Fedora<br />4. OpenSUSE<br />5. Debian<br /><br />Mint is an Ubuntu re-spin, they tried to do Ubuntu better (IMO they did). Fedora is the open source Red Hat project. OpenSUSE is an independent distro, not a bad one either I might add. <br /><br />That's three distinct distros, Ubuntu, Fedora, and Opensuse. Going down the list, the next two are:<br /><br />6. Arch<br />7. Mageia<br /><br />Arch is independent, and Mageia was forked from Madriva (another great distro) and is now independant.<br /><br />IMHO, the list should have been (by popularity order, not by my choice ;) <br /><br />1. Ubuntu<br />2. Fedora<br />3. OpenSUSE<br />4. Arch<br />5. Mageia<br /><br />That woud have been an objective presentation of distros based on popularity.<br /><br />Just my 2c!<br /><br />Cheers!Neogravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-39904657311375170002012-05-03T15:45:51.312+01:002012-05-03T15:45:51.312+01:00Perfect point: only 2 (TWO) platforms, really...Perfect point: only 2 (TWO) platforms, really...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-42449858844434725682012-05-02T21:42:34.552+01:002012-05-02T21:42:34.552+01:00Mr.Green, this is guest post. My position is state...Mr.Green, this is guest post. My position is stated in byline. :-)DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-34725500236714371262012-05-02T18:22:06.913+01:002012-05-02T18:22:06.913+01:00I, like Curt, wonder about the statement that Debi...I, like Curt, wonder about the statement that Debian "is not accessible to ordinary users".......could you please say more?Sr. Dorothy, OSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816219240650355377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-83198864400439455272012-05-02T17:45:05.096+01:002012-05-02T17:45:05.096+01:00Well as they say, each to his own, though one coul...Well as they say, each to his own, though one could hardly disagree with Dark Duck, I'd be remiss to not to mention one of my own favorites, openSUSE. And PCLOS is another..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399963870112327706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-52452220894166082372012-05-02T14:20:42.089+01:002012-05-02T14:20:42.089+01:00I'm curious as to why Debian is "not acce...I'm curious as to why Debian is "not accessible to ordinary users"?<br /><br />Is it because the Debian installer actually asks questions that other distributions simply assume by default?Curt-https://www.blogger.com/profile/15378506296755879713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-83182567671735733292012-05-02T03:47:45.936+01:002012-05-02T03:47:45.936+01:00I agree with JonC. There really are only two platf...I agree with JonC. There really are only two platforms on that list. Even if this were the "Top 2 Linux Platforms," there wouldn't be so much in the way of information for or against an individual platform with respect to the other.<br /><br />I'd be curious to know what kind of end-user you had in mind: developer, normal desktop/home user, sysadmin, etc. All the distributions you named are great, and everything you say is correct, but it's all a bit generalized. For instance, Ubuntu is good for beginning desktop users, but I wouldn't use it in a server. That said, it has been done with great success (e.g., Wikipedia runs all of its servers on Ubuntu).<br /><br />One small point of disagreement: I don't think of Fedora as particularly lightweight. I love it, and I used it from FC1 to Fedora 16 (and Red Hat 9 before that), but I've recently moved to another distro because my older hardware can't handle RPM + YUM or PulseAudio's memory-hungry nature. Moreover, the Fedora installer has refused to run on machines with <512MB of RAM for the past couple of years. That's embarrassing to me: there are Fedora spins that would run just fine on much less than 512MB.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing, DarkDuck.M. Luke Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324303120932927435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-58661494731371613072012-05-02T00:42:43.573+01:002012-05-02T00:42:43.573+01:00We are migrating to the Ubuntu platform. At presen...We are migrating to the Ubuntu platform. At present we have one Ubuntu server and three Suse servers.<br />I like your article, informative and consise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06542864116916512119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-48462815668399735632012-05-02T00:16:33.304+01:002012-05-02T00:16:33.304+01:00There are really only two platforms in that list.
...There are really only two platforms in that list.<br /><br />Ubuntu is based on Debian. CentOS is based on Red Hat. (Actually, they just recompile Red Hat source, so it s Red Hat with the trademarks and such removed.) Fedora is essentially a Red Hat project to try out new code for possible use in Red Hast Enterprise Edition.JonChttp://keybounce.comnoreply@blogger.com