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		kashif on Oct 20, 2007 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask News.YC: Opinions on Linux distros, Helma, Jav... Debian Etch for Server, ubuntu or kubuntu for desktop. In my experience, any RPM based system is a strict no-no - like Red Hat, CentOS.

breck on Oct 21, 2007 [–]

Ubuntu is solid. Haven't tried Debian Etch or kubuntu yet. I would recommend Fedora 7 for desktop as well. I have had success with RH and CentOS.

My suggestion: get VMWare Player and play with a bunch of them for fun. Kind of inefficient, but it's cool if you like that sort of thing.

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