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Revision as of 15:15, 6 January 2012
The Candidate Distro List
About this list
Three key points for a candidate distribution:
- easy to use
- large hardware profile
- acessibility
Note from Paul:
- Big five, and interesting others
- List needs to be small and shrink
The List
Mint
Support Cycle: -Mint 12 and 9 supported until April 2013 -Mint Debian: rolling distribution from mint website
System Requirements: Recommended 1GHz 512MB RAM from wikipedia
Comments JP: -Mint 12 is based on ubuntu with a gnome environment. I installed and after a splash page comes up on the desktop that prompts you to download media and dvd codecs among other things like links to tutorials and other pages on the community website
-Mint website says Mint Debian is neat because it is auto-updating - you never have to upgrade versions. but it is also therefore more unstable. It also reqs knowledge of the command line to enable one-touch-click on laptops and other similar things. They also says it is like ubuntu but rough around the edges.
Ubuntu
Arch
Support Cycle: Rolling
System Requirements: not listed
Comments JP: -For advanced users familiar with the CLI and the layout of their system. Installation is robust and ncurses based; user must make many specific choices. Also, once installed, boots to CLI first, no GUI installed by default, must install and start x manually.
OpenSuSe
Support Cycle: ( Supported by Novell. )
System Requirements:
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updated: 01/06/11
+: Install is very customizable and works with multiple monitor setups. Networking, sound and many other options can be configured at the time of installation. Gives the option to install either Gnome, KDE and few lesser known GUIs on installation. Most features work out of the box.
-: Software Package Management system not as easy to use as other distros. A few minor glitches on the GUI. Website can be difficult to navigate for help.
CentOS
Support Cycle: Version 5 - until March 2014 Version 6 - until November 2017 from centOS FAQ
System Reqs: Minimum v5 - 256MB Ram Minimum v6 - 512MB Ram
PCLinuxOS
Puppy
Support Cycle: Wary and Racy puppy are both LTS (duration not stated)
System Reqs: (not listed) though Puppy is intended NOT TO BE INSTALLED TO HD it is intended to run off of a LiveCD AND the process to install to HD is long and obscure
Comments JP: website is hard to follow not much community support
Maggia
Mandriva
Support Cycle: Mandriva 2011 end support cycle is undecided, but will be after Dec 2012
System Reqs: Mandriva 2011 Reqs. min 1GB Ram