<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Tom Horsley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:horsley1953@gmail.com" target="_blank">horsley1953@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>> confused between: fedora, openSUSE and ubuntu LTS<br>
<br>
</div>There isn't a lot of difference from the learning standpoint,<br>
but there are two main differences from an administration<br>
standpoint: fedora and openSUSE and many others use<br>
"rpm" packages and ubuntu and debian use "deb" packages<br>
to install software.<br>
<br>
There are various other administrative differences<br>
such as networking being described differently on<br>
fedora versus ubuntu, etc.<br></blockquote><div><br>Well, I am looking for something in long terms, like the one with which I start, I should remain there. And it must be highly secured (though I know Linux is secured). But in future, I would learn the basics of administration too, so please guide me which is a better administration - rpm or deb?<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:22 PM, D. Marshall Lemcoe Jr. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:forum@lemcoe.com">forum@lemcoe.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Ubuntu, I think is easier to get started from "scratch" with, but all<br>
three distributions that you listed will serve you just fine in<br>
learning the order of the penguin.<br></blockquote><div><br>Oh I see, and in long term also, would it be good?<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Good luck<br></blockquote><div><br>Thanks. <br></div><div> </div></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Joe Wulf <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe_wulf@yahoo.com">joe_wulf@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">
<div><span>You ask good questions.</span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>In fact, I was confused with (anyone would be, I guess) since it is the ocean of distros!<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><span>More than likely whichever flavor you try---you'll learn things. Several points:</span></div>
<div><span>-
Pick one and stick with it for a while. Also, to learn more---you'll
find a wealthy abundance of resources online to read up on.</span></div><div><span>-
Assuming your main platform is Windows... consider something like
"VirtualBox.org" in order to leverage virtualization (free even!) and
build your unix/linux skills.</span></div><div><span>- Evaluate unix/linux forums (such as "<a href="http://nixcraft.com/" target="_blank">nixcraft.com</a>") where you can read, and ask questions. There are many other good ones, too.</span></div>
</div></div></blockquote><div><br>Okay.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<div><span></span></div><div><span>Best of luck to you in your new adventure!!!</span><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>Thanks. <br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:45 PM, n2xssvv.g02gfr12930 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:n2xssvv.g02gfr12930@ntlworld.com">n2xssvv.g02gfr12930@ntlworld.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Others have already mentioned the packaging using either deb or rpm<br>
files, but you should also try downloading the various demo CD spins.<br>
This will give you a quick feel for the various GUI options available,<br>
and some of the software available.<br></blockquote><div><br>I try live CDs too then.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Meanwhile, welcome to Linux, and I'm sure the penguin community and I<br>
wish you well in your adoption of Linux<br></blockquote><div><br>Thanks.<br><br>--<br>THX <br></div></div> </div></div></div></div>