Frank Thommen wrote: > > [...] > >> Like a previous poster, I'd also suggest, that you use an other > >> distibution in this case. Ubuntu might be a good choice or maybe SuSE. > >> Both are probably better suited for non-commandline techies :-). > > > > That is utter bullshit. The neat thing about CentOS as a Desktop is that > > the system (mostly) stays the same over 7 years. > > I was referring to the ease of use regarding updating etc. Not the > desktop itself. Ummm. yum? pirut? puplet? yum-updatesd (when it works)? > >> Both distributions offer easy-to-use update tools. > > > > Oh, CentOS doesn't? > > Not in such an integrated way as e.g. SuSE (yast). Or maybe I just > don't know them? yum? pirut? puplet? yum-updatesd? yumex? >>> I'd also suggest not to use Fedora or OpenSuse. They have both very >>> fast release cycles, forcing you to updating very often. > > > > Ermm. You advise to use SuSE, but then suggest to not use it? Or were > > you talking about the Enterprise version? > > exactly. Two years less support than CentOS for several thousand times the price :) Ralph -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090520/a7e294fd/attachment-0005.sig>