Looking for a change

[c. marlow]

hi folks new here!

I am currently running Kubuntu 12.04 since nov, I am kind of looking for a 
change from the Buntus. Been running something buntu ( meaning xubuntu, 
kubuntu,) for a couple years now. I just feel like I am ready to try to learn 
something a bit harder.

But I have one friend telling me SUSE and I am wanting to try Fedora. is one 
easier than the other to learn coming from the buntus?

Thanks,
Christopher

[Ed Greshko]

On 03/30/14 08:36, c. marlow wrote:
> I am currently running Kubuntu 12.04 since nov, I am kind of looking for a change from the Buntus. Been running something buntu ( meaning xubuntu, kubuntu,) for a couple years now. I just feel like I am ready to try to learn something a bit harder.

Could you define what you mean by "a bit harder"?
> But I have one friend telling me SUSE and I am wanting to try Fedora. is one easier than the other to learn coming from the buntus?

I've used both openSuse and Fedora.  I never quite got comfortable with their package management utils.  They weren't bad I just felt they were a bit harder to figure out.

I also prefer the way 3rd party repos are handled in Fedora...especially when it comes to *gasp* nVidia drivers.

Both are RPM based distros which are more familiar to me since I've been a Red Hat user for a long time.

My "advice" would be to create a Fedora and Suse VM in your current environment and experiment to see which one you feel meets your needs.

[c. marlow]

On Sunday, March 30, 2014 09:04:17 A Ed Greshko wrote:

On 03/30/14 08:36, c. marlow wrote:

Could you define what you mean by "a bit harder"?

But I have one friend telling me SUSE and I        am wanting to try Fedora. 
is one easier than the other to learn        coming from the buntus?

I've used both openSuse and Fedora.  I never quite got comfortable    with 
their package management utils.  They weren't bad I just felt    they were a 
bit harder to figure out.

I also prefer the way 3rd party repos are handled in    
Fedora...especially when it comes to *gasp* nVidia drivers.

Both are RPM based distros which are more familiar to me since I've    
been a Red Hat user for a long time.

My "advice" would be to create a Fedora and Suse VM in your current    
environment and experiment to see which one you feel meets your    needs.

[Jim Lemon]

On 03/30/2014 11:36 AM, c. marlow wrote:
> hi folks new here!
>
> I am currently running Kubuntu 12.04 since nov, I am kind of looking for
> a change from the Buntus. Been running something buntu ( meaning
> xubuntu, kubuntu,) for a couple years now. I just feel like I am ready
> to try to learn something a bit harder.
>
> But I have one friend telling me SUSE and I am wanting to try Fedora. is
> one easier than the other to learn coming from the buntus?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Christopher

Hi Christopher,
Like Ed says, it depends upon your preferences. I have been using Red 
Hat, then Fedora for years and I have very few complaints.

Jim

[Markus Slopianka]

On Saturday 29 March 2014 19:36:27 c. marlow wrote:
> hi folks new here!
>
> I am currently running Kubuntu 12.04 since nov, I am kind of looking for a
> change from the Buntus. Been running something buntu ( meaning xubuntu,
> kubuntu,) for a couple years now. I just feel like I am ready to try to
> learn something a bit harder.

I'm sorry to disappoint you. Both openSUSE and Fedora are very easy to use. If 
you want a hard to use distro, maybe Arch is for you.