Comments on: Which distro of Linux should one choose for a desktop system? http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/03/06/which-distro-of-linux-should-one-choose-for-a-desktop-system/ Life is seldom simple so we must make sense of the twist and turns Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:18:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Earl Moore http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/03/06/which-distro-of-linux-should-one-choose-for-a-desktop-system/comment-page-1/#comment-13894 Earl Moore Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:18:43 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/03/06/which-distro-of-linux-should-one-choose-for-a-desktop-system/#comment-13894 Dan: I agree about the Microsoft/Novell deal hurting openSUSE. What were they thinking? I currently have a dual boot Ubuntu and openSUSE PC with the openSUSE side serving as a LAMP server as well. I've also installed a copy of Ubuntu on my Mac desktop using "Parallel Desktops" (virtual PCs). Dan:

I agree about the Microsoft/Novell deal hurting openSUSE. What were they thinking?

I currently have a dual boot Ubuntu and openSUSE PC with the openSUSE side serving as a LAMP server as well. I’ve also installed a copy of Ubuntu on my Mac desktop using “Parallel Desktops” (virtual PCs).

]]> By: Dan Martin http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/03/06/which-distro-of-linux-should-one-choose-for-a-desktop-system/comment-page-1/#comment-13882 Dan Martin Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:11:35 +0000 http://meanderingpassage.com/2007/03/06/which-distro-of-linux-should-one-choose-for-a-desktop-system/#comment-13882 Well, I suspect that the reason OpenSuse isn't higher is that Novell really hurt their street cred with the Microsoft deal. OpenSuse goes down with that ship by affiliation. For what it's worth, I run Ubuntu on all my machines (2 desktops, 2 laptops, and a server). But, OpenSuse is indeed a nice distro. Well, I suspect that the reason OpenSuse isn’t higher is that Novell really hurt their street cred with the Microsoft deal. OpenSuse goes down with that ship by affiliation.

For what it’s worth, I run Ubuntu on all my machines (2 desktops, 2 laptops, and a server). But, OpenSuse is indeed a nice distro.

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