Fedora vs. Ubuntu

[anthony baldwin]

Amadeus W. M. wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:05:42 -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote:
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>>----- Original Message ----
>>From: Amadeus W. M. <amadeus84 at verizon.net>
>>To: fedora-list at redhat.com
>>Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 6:59:31 PM
>>Subject: Re: Fedora vs. Ubuntu
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>>On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:26:10 -0500, Arthur Pemberton wrote:
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>>>I have a computer science class mate who is interested in switching to
>>>Linux, starting small with installing it and dual booting. He fits the
>>>type that should be able to switch easiy: non-hardcore gamer, non
>>>hardcore multimedia.
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>>>My question to the list is could you compare and contrast Fedora and
>>>Ubuntu so that I may pass on the information so that he may make a
>>>choice himself?
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>>>I have only ever used Fedora (was Redhat 7,8,9 before) so I am unable
>>>to do that. 
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>>So do we. If we used ubuntu, we'd be posting on their lists.
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>>And since you're using fedora anyway, just tell him to install
>>fedora, that way you'll be speaking the same language. Also,
>>I'm just speculating, because I haven't used ubuntu, but I doubt
>>there is any compelling reason to choose one over the other.
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>>Maybe the best would be to recommend him the corresponding live cds 
>>to try for himself. It's Kubuntu for ubuntu, and for fedora I forget 
>>what it's called, but it was circulating on this mailing list not
>>long ago. 
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>>Kadishi, Fedora LiveCD generator.
>>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Kadischi
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>>and respins are available as torrents
>>http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=03666#0
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>>Best Regards,
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>>Antonio
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>Yes, yes, that's the one. So if I understand this right, 
>it's not a live cd per se, but rather tools to create your own
>live cd? That's nice! Does it mean I can put on a disk the exact 
>setup I have on my PC and take it with me anywhere, and feel at 
>home? I wonder if I could run a live cd at kinkos.
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>They gotta change the name though, I'll never remember it. 
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If you want a pre-fab fedora based live-cd distro, there are also:
Berry Linux: http://yui.mine.nu/berry/
and Basilisk:  http://www.linux4all.de/

tony