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Scientific Linux is a spin of RHEL designed for use as a desktop distro and, like CentOS, does not require a RHEL license. It was developed by the folks at the Fermi Labs.
I'd advise CentOS. It has everything in RHEL except for a few patented items. Unlike Scientific and Springdale Linuxes, CentOS is supervised and endorsed by Red Hat. Personally, I think it's a great desktop distro!
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Originally Posted by DavidMcCann
I'd advise CentOS. It has everything in RHEL except for a few patented items. Unlike Scientific and Springdale Linuxes, CentOS is supervised and endorsed by Red Hat. Personally, I think it's a great desktop distro!
I've used it as a desktop too. It's just about three years behind the others. But if that isn't an issue, then it's pretty good all around.
Ive been running CentOS 7 as my distro of choice for about a month now. I think its a great OS to use and works well (as long as I am not mucking it up.)
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Originally Posted by AwesomeMachine
If you register in the RH developer portal, you can get RHEL with free updates. But it isn't a very good desktop distro.
Question: Why the vote against RHEL as a desktop distro?
Because most people want current or latest & greatest software, even when there is no discernable difference between an older version and the latest. RHEL / Spins are outdated when they are released by a large margin. I think the RHEL current kernel is 3.10? Most distros are shipping with 4.* now. Just one example. However you do gain serious stability so there is that I guess.
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