Fedora Helper

[denny]

If for some reason you have to use Fedora Core instead of a less braindead distribution (i.e. anything, as far as I can make out), particularly as a desktop, then you will undoubtedly find the following link extremely frustration-relieving:

http://brandonhutchinson.com/Fedora_Helper.html

Edit: go on then, while I've broached the subject here in my ventings, let's hear your recommendations for Linux distros (preferably with a why, but blind zealotry is also welcome) :) I've been a Debian fan for several years now, but I'm currently contemplating an exploratory mission into Gentoo territory.

The reason I'm using Fedora is that our work servers are Centos (I always wondered who used that, now I know), so we run Fedora on our desktops to give us something vaguely resembling a similar environment.

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[skx.livejournal.com]

Debian!

Pros:
* Easy to update
* Easy to secure
* Lots of mirrors which don't disappear.
* Packages for almost everything.
* Good documentation.
* Tightly integrated packages.
* Good system for working with alternative apps (/etc/alternatives).

Cons:
* Integrated drivers / codecs / "non-free" stuff takes extra effort.
* Unstable is frequently broken in some ways.
* Not as sexy as some distros (Ubuntu / Mandriva / Fedora)
* Poor SELinux support.