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Distribution: HP-UX, Red Hat, Fedora, AIX, Solaris
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Red Hat ISO
You're only going to get an evaluation ISO from Red Hat that lasts 30 days and has no GUI, that's how Red Hat makes that chedder$$... You should install CentOS 7, same exact GUI and basically same kernal, for free
You need a subscription for access to the repositories of RHEL, this should include the ISOs. If you donīt have this, I recomend you a CentOS OS. As un1x says.
Echoing Jefro's sentiment: if you want Red Hat, versus Centos, then you must pay for it ... and-d-d-d... you will get(!) what you pay for.
Red Hat's business model since day-one was subscription-based, and that's one reason why they remain a profitable and successful company. Theirs is a very comprehensive system which requires little Linux-specific knowledge to run successfully, and they will keep your corporation's support-costs low and manageable because they are already assured of a steady stream of residual income. They quickly built up a good reputation, and it's not simply because I'm an IPO-shareholder that I recommend them.
Distribution: HP-UX, Red Hat, Fedora, AIX, Solaris
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The problem is, paying for a Linux distribution especially against everything our parents taught us. Unless you're running an enterprise infrastructure, CenOS will give you what RHEL 7 will, and you still get to keep your principles.
"CenOS will give you what RHEL 7" Not exactly true. CentOS will give you some of what you get when you compare to RH. RH doesn't offer all it's technology and of course none of it's service for free.
RH has an enterprise level product and service. It may be worth it to pay for it. I know we have thousands of copies of it.
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