一般安装Fedora 而不安装Red Hat(因为Fedora 是Redhat桌面版与开源社区合作的继续,Redhat企业版为了稳定相对版本较陈旧。)
完全不會linux的人學fedora & mandrake比較沒有挫折感,也比較容易入門
高手很多都喜欢玩Debian的,如果要开始可以从ubuntu开始
如果有基礎的人,通常都玩debian or suse or freebsb這些linux的版本
這些表格大至上可以解釋核心/套件版本之間的差異:
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=fedora
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=suse
主流Linux
Debian
Mandriva*
Red Hat Enterprise
SUSE
TurboLinux
Mandriva is Red Hat based, Mandriva based.
Fedora is Red Hat based, Fedora Core based.
Ubuntu Linux is Debian based.
SUSE, now a subsidiary of Novell.
汉语Linux:
Mandriva
TurboLinux
ASPLinux
Linpus Linux
Red Flag Linux
Developer: Debian
Website: http://www.debian.org/
Languages: English
Categories: Mainstream/General Public, Debian based
Platforms: Intel compatible, PPC, Alpha, Sparc, Other, Mainframe, m68k
Description: Debian GNU/Linux is a free distribution of the Linux based operating system.It is maintained and updated through the work of many users who volunteer their time and effort. Along with its large selection of prepackaged software is contains advanced package management tools that allow for easy installation and maintenance on individual systems and workstation clusters. Extensive pre-release testing is done to ensure the highest degree of reliability possible, and a publicly accessible bug tracking system provides an easy way to monitor customer feedback.
Developer: Mandriva
Website: http://mandriva.com/
Languages: Swedish, English, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Estonian, Finnish, Portuguese, Turkish, Thai
Categories: Mainstream/General Public, Red Hat based, Mandriva based
Platforms: Intel compatible, PPC, 64 bit
Description: Mandriva Linux is a powerful operating system that is available for many platforms: 32 bit processors such as Intel Pentium?, AMD Athlon?, PowerPC?; and 64 bit processors such as Intel Itanium? and AMD Opteron?. Mandriva Linux includes many graphical administration assistants & wizards that make it intuitive and fun to use while providing all the power and robustness of other Linux systems. Hundreds of included applications make it an ideal solution for both professional and home users.
Developer: RedHat Software
Website: http://www.redhat.com/
Languages: English, Spanish, French, German
Categories: Mainstream/General Public, Red Hat based
Platforms: Intel compatible, Alpha, Itanium
Description: Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a high-end Linux distribution geared toward businesses with mission-critical needs.
Developer: SuSE/Novell
Website: http://www.suse.com/
Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
Categories: Mainstream/General Public
Platforms: Intel compatible, PPC, Alpha, Sparc, Itanium, Mainframe, Other, 64 bit
Description: SUSE, now a subsidiary of Novell, produces one of the most popular mainstream Linux distrbutions.
Developer: TurboLinux
Website: http://www.turbolinux.com/
Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese
Categories: Mainstream/General Public
Platforms: Intel compatible, Other
Description: TurboLinux provides a suite of high performance Linux productsfor the workstation and server markets. Available in English, Japanese and Chinese, Turbolinux offers Linux solutions geared towards corporate needs as well as the home desktop. TurboLinux also offers a unique clustering solution that allows for the construction of highly available and scalable networks based on low-cost commodity components. TurboLinux currently offers the choice of Gnome, KDE or the TurboDesk GUI and is distributed with powerful desktop applications such as StarOffice and Netscape.
Developer: Redflag Software Co. Ltd
Website: http://www.redflag-linux.co…
Languages: Chinese
Categories: Mainstream/General Public
Platforms: Intel compatible
Description: Officially sanctioned Linux distribution from the People’s Republic of China.