On Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:23:42 -0500 Michael B Allen wrote: > Is CentOS good for a desktop machine? It depends on what your needs are. I use Centos exclusively on my desktop, my laptop and my netbook; my wife uses it on her desktop and laptop as well. Centos does everything that we need it to do; neither of us use Windows or any other Linux distribution (outside of Android on our cell phones, that is). > Are there packages for the usual desktop stuff like libreoffice, > sylpheed and so on? Yes. I use both of those regularly. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Real D 3D Digital Cinema ~ www.melvilletheatre.com