[Ham-Linux] Red hat based linux

[Jonathan Thawley, KC8CPW]

My issue with CentOS is that I've yet to figure out what I have to do to get MP3's and windows media files to play! Drives me nuts! Lol

Any ideas on solving that problem?

Right now I'm test driving ubuntu its ok but I don't know all the commands and stuff like I know them on redhat. But that was one thing that impressed me was that it play MP3s and windows media files including videos right out of the box.

Jonathan

------Original Message------
From: Mike W
To: Jonathan D Thawley
Subject: Re: [Ham-Linux] Red hat based linux
Sent: Mar 11, 2009 5:52 PM

I have both Fedora and Centos.  Centos is a copy of Red Hat's Enterprise
Linux.

I would suggest you use Centos. Fedora is cutting edge and the version
turnover is quick.  If you like upgrading every three months and working
through all the upgrade issues that arise due to new versions of glibc
and perl and etc., then go with Fedora.  Fedora only supports the
current and last version so if you don't upgrade your version of Fedora
is unsupported in about six months.

My $0.02.

Mike - W0TMW

--

"Lose not thy airspeed, lest the ground rises up and smites thee."
  -- William Kershner




Jonathan Thawley, KC8CPW wrote:
> I'm looking at running redhat based linux. I have used redhat itself back in the day. And have also used CentOS everysince tao linux disappeared from production.
> I have tried fedora back when it first came out and I wasn't impressed at all.. Has it come along way since then?
>
> My question is this I'm going to be running a P4 2.66 GHz, 2GB ram, 160 GB hd for my system.
>
> What flavors would you recommend for desktop/server and/or ham radio related use?
>
> I'm looking at running a TNOS system on this computer as well for packet. Ideas, suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advanced,
>
> Jonathan
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> ______________________________________________________________
> Ham-Linux mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-linux
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Ham-Linux at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
>   

-- 
This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by MailScanner at CYGNI, and is
believed to be clean.



Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry