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Old 10-06-2015, 10:42 AM   #1
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Whats is so great about Fedora


I just would like to know what's so great about Fedora.
 
Old 10-06-2015, 12:32 PM   #2
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I've run it a bit to see if I liked it, but I did not. I however am not necessarily insulting a distribution, it is merely not for me. Same for you in my opinion, if you do not prefer the version, then just choose another one. It might be beneficial for you to be more specific to allow those who do use Fedora to explain details about the distribution or desktop that they see differently than how you are.
 
Old 10-06-2015, 12:54 PM   #3
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the question is mostly meaningless

it is like saying
" what is great about a BMW "
" what is great about a Mclaren F1 "
" what is great about a porsche 911 "
 
Old 10-06-2015, 12:57 PM   #4
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Quite like Fedora but I, ahem, had a bad experience with it starting out with Linux which meant I went the Debian not the Red Hat route.
Fedora's bound to have the latest and greatest things which will likely end up in other distributions.
 
Old 10-06-2015, 01:25 PM   #5
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If you have really new hardware and want the newest software, fedora is probably a good option.
 
Old 10-06-2015, 01:43 PM   #6
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Tried it in past (two years ago)
Bloated and slow IMO.
 
Old 10-06-2015, 06:50 PM   #7
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If you like bleeding edge and a fast release cycle, Fedora may be a good choice for you. Fedora has a long legacy and the considerable weight of Red Hat behind it, and Red Hat tends to use Fedora to try out new things.

I prefer stable and a slow release cycle.

I would suggest you give Fedora a try, perhaps in VM, and let us know what you think about it.

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Old 10-06-2015, 09:43 PM   #8
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I've used Fedora for my day-to-day linux systems for many years, and I like it. I seem to have few if any of the kind of problems others allude to, for me Fedora is completely stable. I like using the latest and greatest leading-edge software, other distros often feel like a trip back in time.
 
Old 10-07-2015, 12:07 PM   #9
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Fedora used to be my distribution for about a year in past. In a few words, it's benefits are user-friendly environment (I switch to Fedora from Windows and it was rather easy and intuitive -- have no problems, all was working "from the box") and the newest software and kernel versions in repositories. If you are interested in keeping your software and kernel up-to-date you will receive updates in Fedora weekly or something like that. To sum up, I would recommend this distro to all newbies instead of commonly recommended Ubuntu or Mint because of well balance of simplicity and efficiency.

P.S. I strictly recommend to install Fedora with GNOME. If you prefer any other DE you can install it later, but take a look on GNOME.
 
Old 10-07-2015, 09:27 PM   #10
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fedora has gotten better

back in fedora 4 to 12 days it was a FORD
"Fix Or Repair Dally"

the very fast development meant that things were breaking all the time
Most were small things but not always

the biggest issue is the use of a VERY VERY NEW version of GCC
THIS caused most of the problems !

6 month old software needed to be updated to build on the most very newest version of gcc

and MOST of that software had not yet been updated by the developers YET

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Old 10-15-2015, 08:17 AM   #11
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Thank-you

Thank-you, I tried it and it seemed kind of slow.
 
Old 10-15-2015, 08:21 AM   #12
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I installed Fedora using GNOME

I installed Fedora using GNOME and it was to much like Windows 8.
 
Old 10-20-2015, 06:06 PM   #13
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I installed Fedora using GNOME and it was to much like Windows 8.
Fedora is very little like windows under the hood. It's the command line that gives the user the power over the system, a power unavailable in M$. However, fedora doesn't come with lots of media codecs so you have to install these on top of the basic installation to be able to watch some videos and listen to mp3s for example. If one is comparing fedora to windows 8, I think a more useful comparison is between linux with windows. In that case, if you want a fedora-based installation to compare with windows, it might be more useful to look at some fedora respins like chapeau or korora which include the codecs to cater for audio-visual media by default, which the basic fedora installation does not.
 
Old 10-20-2015, 06:40 PM   #14
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It's the command line that gives the user the power over the system, a power unavailable in M$.
I wish folks would quit repeating this myth You can most certainly administer your windows system from the command line, it's just that in may cases the windows gui makes administration much easier and quicker.
 
Old 10-20-2015, 07:05 PM   #15
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I wish folks would quit repeating this myth You can most certainly administer your windows system from the command line, it's just that in may cases the windows gui makes administration much easier and quicker.
ha ha, i see what you did there :P


in answer to the OP, i'd say the question is meaningless, Fedora is in a broad sense, no different than any other Linux distribution, it has it's strengths, weaknesses, purposes, and things it is best used for, as well as things it sucks at, so really just like any other tool it is up to the user, their needs and what they are comfortable with.
 
  


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