What distributions of Linux would you recommend. Does it provide free
security updates?
LOL, SLE for sure but a cost for updates (well worth it for the
lifetime) else as per my signature openSUSE but the update cycle is
every eight months…
There is also http://susestudio.com where you can roll your own
versions of SLE or openSUSE, then https://build.opensuse.org/ to roll
your own packages as well…
Is this a server or desktop?
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Thank you for your reply. This is for a desktop.
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LOL, SLE for sure but a cost for updates (well worth it for the
lifetime) else as per my signature openSUSE but the update cycle is
every eight months…There is also http://susestudio.com where you can roll your own
versions of SLE or openSUSE, then https://build.opensuse.org/ to roll
your own packages as well…Is this a server or desktop?
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Agreed w/malcolmlewis. I like openSUSE for all of my systems (VM hosts,
laptops, desktops) but run SLES as my servers that actually do something
important. More software is certified on SUSE’s stuff than any other
distro, at least per the numbers I’ve checked on the enterprise-grade
distros, which can be nice for working in an enterprise where support
matters, and Yast is a great configuration tool letting you do simple
stuff simply, and advanced stuff without having a PhD in the topic.
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What sort of hardware specs does the system have, I’m guessing this
might be a system that had XP on it? If it is an older system, I wouldn’t use any linux
desktop without a minimum of 2GB, and reasonable graphics…
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On Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:11:02 +0000, Arthur wrote:
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What distributions of Linux would you recommend. Does it provide free
security updates?[/color]
openSUSE, but I’m pretty biased. Novell bought SUSE back in 2003, and
I’m an admin on the openSUSE forums. It’s running on 3/4 of the systems
I own in the house (the fourth runs SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and I
presently have a Mac on loan for work that runs OSX/Mavericks). I also
occasionally run openSUSE on my Raspberry Pi, when it’s not running
OpenELEC.
openSUSE, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, etc - all will provide no-cost security
updates. Commercial distributions like SLE, RHEL, and others provide
updates as part of a maintenance subscription - they provide integration
testing and paid support options typically as part of the subscription,
so there is value in paying for the subscription if you’re running a
business and need access to phone support for rapid problem resolution.
So it depends on what your use case is as to whether you’d choose openSUSE
vs. SLE. 
Jim
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Arthur wrote:
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Thank you for your reply. This is for a desktop.[/color]
SLED!
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Thanks for your response. Yes it is an XP replacement - it has 2GB RAM.
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What sort of hardware specs does the system have, I’m guessing this
might be a system that had XP on it? If it is an older system, I wouldn’t
use any linux
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Hi
What about the graphics card? I would suggest you grab one of the Live
images and pop it onto a USB device or dvd and try it out.
http://software.opensuse.org/131/en
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Thanks for your response. Yes it is an XP replacement - it has 2GB RAM.[/color]
That is generally considered a little low for memory, but running XFCE or
LXDE, it should perform pretty well, unless you’re running apps that
require a lot of memory. If it’s just web browsing, LibreOffice, and
other similar stuff, that should be fine.
Jim
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Thanks for your reply. The graphics card is an Intel G41 Express Chipset
1325 MB.
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What about the graphics card? I would suggest you grab one of the Live
images and pop it onto a USB device or dvd and try it out.
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I run openSUSE on my Lenovo ThinkPad X220 and have been very happy. I’ll
try out SLED 12 when it is released (or they get a public beta out).
SLES 11 is for anything worth a darn at work.
I’m really hoping that some more discussion comes up around rolling an
openSUSE SE (Server Edition) with extended security updates, much like
Ubuntu’s LTS. THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE!
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Hi
It’s already being done with Evergreen?
http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Evergreen
Then on the rolling release side with Tumblewwed;
http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Tumbleweed
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On Tue, 06 May 2014 13:16:01 +0000, boblmartens wrote:
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I run openSUSE on my Lenovo ThinkPad X220 and have been very happy. I’ll
try out SLED 12 when it is released (or they get a public beta out).
SLES 11 is for anything worth a darn at work.I’m really hoping that some more discussion comes up around rolling an
openSUSE SE (Server Edition) with extended security updates, much like
Ubuntu’s LTS. THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE![/color]
As Malcolm said, Evergreen/Tumbleweed are what you’re looking for in that
regard, and they’ve been around for a while.
Jim
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If I’m reading that correctly, it would provide 3 years of updates
instead of the normal 18 months? I’ll need to bring that up in my
discussions here at work, that might fit the bill for some less-vital
things in our office.
I know if had been around for a while, just never looked into it because
it looked less “official” than how Ubuntu handles things.
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On Wed, 07 May 2014 14:06:01 +0000, boblmartens wrote:
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If I’m reading that correctly, it would provide 3 years of updates
instead of the normal 18 months? I’ll need to bring that up in my
discussions here at work, that might fit the bill for some less-vital
things in our office.[/color]
3 years sounds about right from what I recall.
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I know if had been around for a while, just never looked into it because
it looked less “official” than how Ubuntu handles things.[/color]
Tumbleweed in particular is spearheaded by Greg K-H, and he’s pretty
serious about it.
Jim
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There are a lot of great replies here already, but here is my opinion:
openSuse is great especially if you are using SLES/OES on your servers
because they are very similar. There are many great Linux desktop
distros out there to choose from any many different reasons you would
pick one.
-Marty-
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