Linux Distro, with the following

[Luca Olivetti]

El 26/06/15 a les 10:40, Girard Henri ha escrit:
> Mageia, maybe nice but not many applications

I wouldn't qualify as "not many" almost 2000 applications and 25000 
packages.
http://mageia.madb.org/package/list

> All linux can be as nice as you want as you can personnalize it !! lol
> Nice is not really a referrence, the way you install softs, the way you
> can compile (ubuntu very easy for most softs) don't forget is a debian.


While it is true that there are more pre-made packages in the debian 
world, mageia usually has everything you need.
You can either use the graphical installer or urpmi if you prefer the 
command line (think of apt-get but for rpm), so I'd say both are equally 
easy.
Regarding the ease of compilation, it depends on what you're used to: 
I've had no problem compiling from source under mageia, and since I know 
the basics of rpm packaging I usually know how to make or adapt a 
package. I cannot say the same for dpkg, but, as I said, it isn't a 
fault of the tools or the distribution, it's just a matter of familiarity.
Anyway, after many years of using mageia (and mandrake/mandriva before 
that), I gave kubuntu a try (disclaimer: I have used debian/ubuntu on a 
couple of servers before, just for those rare applications that aren't 
packaged in mageia[*]) and I'm not sure I made the right choice: what 
good are millions of available packages if the basic desktop is riddled 
with problems? (and I have pretty thick skin regarding problems, I've 
been using Linux since you had to install it from a stack of floppy disks).
Bad luck, bad timing, I don't know. I'm sure the bugs will be ironed out 
eventually, just not right now.
Anyway, it's not my intention to start a distro war, so the only advice 
is to try several and stick with what works for you.


[*] and even then, they're not packaged by debian/ubuntu but by the 
upstream project.

Bye
-- 
Luca