Comments for: Red Hat rolls out Fedora 8 Linux distribution

#18. Posted at 01:35 PM on Nov 10th 2007

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muyuubyou

I have a triple boot in my main computer right now. Debian etch, Ubuntu 7.04 and Fedora 7. For the desktop, I think Ubuntu beats Fedora plain an simply because it's not America-based. It's a PITA to get your codecs working, then P2P support is sucky, and all of this is related to american regulations.

Great for servers and virtualization though (Xen), but it should support vmware out of the box too.

#18, Given that Fedora is essentially Red Hat's beta test platfor... : just brew it! (#19) «

#3. Posted at 10:58 PM on Nov 8th 2007

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lex-ington

I found Ubuntu 7.10 much easier to use and easier on the eyes than Fedora 7.

I'm downloading Fedora 8 right now to see how that one stacks up.

#3, When it comes to Linux, I'm a Fedora guy more due to inertia... : just brew it! (#4) «

#4, Does it handle dependency resolution better than Suse? Pe... : Ethyriel (#5) «

#5, Fedora/RedHat no longer use RPM as it's native setup, ... : StashTheVampede (#6) «

#6, That's just the frontend, no? Doesn't RPM still res... : Ethyriel (#8) «

#8, Yeah, it's still RPM-based under the hood. I thi... : just brew it! (#10) «

#3, I'm a Fedora man myself, due to its Red Hat-ness. I never li... : StuffMaster (#9) «

#3, I started out using Linux with FC6, but I've become a comple... : Ubik (#11) «

#11, Sounds like a corrupted ISO... : just brew it! (#12) «

#12, Even if that's so, grappling with FC6 to get it to pla... : Ubik (#13) «

#13, interestingly enough, my experiences were exactly t... : seeker010 (#14) «

#13, It really depends on the specific hardware. I've ha... : just brew it! (#17) «

#15. Posted at 01:08 AM on Nov 10th 2007, Edited at 01:10 AM on Nov 10th 2007

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moog

Forget it. There's a greater guarantee apps run on Ubuntu without crashing because devs consider operation on Ubuntu a higher priority. Ubuntu's install base is larger.

Example, when running Asterisk (PBX software) on a dual Opty running Fedora, crash and burn randomly with IRQ issues. Ubuntu saved my project and my job.

#15, Many of us don't use much past stock install. Also this has ... : thecoldanddarkone (#16) «

#7. Posted at 07:26 AM on Nov 9th 2007

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Xenolith

8 is a bigger number than 7... so Fedora must be better than Ubuntu.

#2. Posted at 06:18 PM on Nov 8th 2007

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just brew it!

Damnit, I had already downloaded (but hadn't gotten around to installing yet) Fedora 7. Now I gotta download the whole frikkin' thing again!

Maybe I'll use the nice fast connection at work, and throw it onto an external USB drive...

#1. Posted at 06:04 PM on Nov 8th 2007

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stoydgen

Hey guys, typo on the second line, it should read fedora not fedroa :)

Back on topic, this does look interesting, having played around with a friends ubuntu install as well as a fedora 7 one, i might be tempted to load this onto my comp as a dual booter.