Hello guys. I am a linux guy but I won't work in the it field. Soon I am probably going to work in a construction site, so I won't have time to thinker around with my compu8ter very much because I'll work around 10 hrs a day. So I need a rock solid distribution that will always be stable and won't give me much headache.

I thought about using CentOS or Oracle Linux, those are distros that are rock solid and engineered to work in all conditions. Which of this two is better? I think I am more for CentOS because I am concerned with privacy using Oracle Linux.
But if Oracle respects privacy (Tell me this plz!), I'll go with Oracle Linux.

If you want to suggest other distros, feel free to do that. Take in mind that even if I am going to work in a construction site it doesn't means that I am dumb and unable to maintain linux systems.

I think Arch distros are not suited for this because I won't have time to deal with brekages and other unpleasant events.

Thank you in advance for the attention you'll give to this message.

Debian Stable fits for you.

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I tried it man but it doesn't work with my hardware and also I like to use rpm based systems rather than using debian systems. Anyway thank you for the hint.

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Perhaps openSUSE Leap...

https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Why_openSUSE

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I'll give it a try. thank you

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Yep; if you prefer RPM based distributions, openSuSE or Fedora will be my pick.
Try both with Live USB and see which one you like and that way you can also determine if you will have to deal with drivers or not?

Haven't we been here before???
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ls-4175673571/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ot-4175673588/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...op-4175674866/

You've opened several threads asking (essentially) the same question, and mention MANY distros. And each time you get recommendations, but you seem to keep asking. You asked about Oracle and RHEL/CentOS before...I'd suggest re-reading the answers you received previously.

AGAIN: pretty much any distro is going to be 'stable' and 'rock solid', but if you think you will never, EVER have a bug/problem/issue, you are sadly mistaken. ANY distro is going to give you the occasional problem, just like Windows and Mac do. Again, I've used openSUSE Tumbleweed (their rolling release) for YEARS, and have had ONE minor issue, which was fixed within two days. That certainly seems 'stable and rock solid' to me.

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Go for CentOS. If it's good enough for CERN, it should be good enough for you!

You can go with Oracle. They want your money, not your privacy.

Based on the content of this discussion, I think CentOS would be the choice.

It's stable, related to Red Hat, and has a long life cycle.