Hello, I am currently using Fedora, and I'm thinking about which operating system is better, if other one is better for my need, i might move. I might need server-specialized operating system with gui interface and need os with not much kernel issues and which has stability and has much programming programs since I'm learning programming. I'm thinking about Gentoo, Debian, Ubuntu and Fedora. *Also which one is good at networking?

It's impossible to say which one is better. What works well for user A and their hardware, might not work well for user B for all sorts of reasons. All distros have their +'s & -'s. It's for you to choose one (or several) and fine tune it to serve the purpose(s) you want.

Debian's better, of course? Why? Because it's the one I use, and I'm smarter than you. Is that the kind of information you're after? That's the best you can get.

start with some easy one, like mandriva, ubuntu, fedora. Then later on switch to debian or slackware.

Hello,

What you are thinking seems to get most of us at some time or another. If you are in an IT group, I would stick with a good stable OS. There are three I can think of, and I have loaded just about everything available.

1. Centos. This is a duplicate copy of Redhat with all certain legal statements scrubbed. It is very solid, and it is supposedly the same as the corporate Redhat. You normally can't go wrong with Redhat.

2. Suse 10.2. Suse is very simple to use, extremely reliable, and Novell has great support if you need it. The packaging is super, and the utilities for network support are very comprehensive.

3. If you aren't immediately concerned about Flash Player, and VMware server, FreeBSD (Unix) is very solid, fast, and reliable. Personally, were it not for the lack of being able to use VMware server, and flash, it makes a great desktop also (Most linux apps run natively like KDE and Gnome, and it has a great compatibility mode if you just have binary rpms available). I have used it in IT environment and find its stability is similar to Sun OS, which in our environment is one of the most stable OS's we have. It is my #1 choice for a solid server, and like I say, even the desktop you are used to is all there.

If you want plain simplicity, Ubuntu 7.04 is the best operating system I have used to date. It doesn't include all the nice tools for networking, and maintenance that Suse has, at least on the initial load, but it is simple to install and seems to be reliable also. Getting applications added on is easier than any of the OS's I have played with.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Randy.

Since you're already used to Fedora, I would suggest moving over to CentOS. Its Red Hat Enterprise Edition with all of the branding ripped out. For a stable, easy to use production server you can't go wrong with CentOS.

PCLinuxOS, definitely. Unless of course you like Mepis.....
Seriously, anything in the top ten at Distrowatch is going to do 99.9% of everything you need.
The best distro--FOR YOU--is often the last one you try.