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[Jerry Feldman]

Confirmed, but you have to download it from OpenSuSE.

On 03/22/2013 12:48 PM, John Abreau wrote:
> I read somewhere that Unity is available on Fedora now.
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> On Mar 22, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
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>> On 03/21/2013 04:37 PM, Drew Van Zandt wrote:
>>> I find Ubuntu tasty for desktops, but not quite baked enough for
>>> servers.  Debian is nice and meaty for that, and the two are quite
>>> similar.
>>>
>>> Tastes vary, though.
>>>
>> Linux mint looks ok on the desktop also, it is based on Ubuntu. I use
>> Fedora on my home desktop and it works well. The Boston LInux servers
>> are running CentOS (based on RHEL). The bottom line is what others are
>> saying, tastes vary. There are certain areas on a server where I will
>> opt for a Red Hat based solution because some of the components are
>> maintained by Red Hat. Ubunbtu seems to be branching as a Windows 8
>> alternative on traditional computing, as well as tablets, smartphones
>> and hybrids.
>> Ubuntu is based on Debian but has more frequent release schedules.
>> Repositories are Debian based, Deselect/apt.
>> Fedora and OpenSuSE are based on RPM/yum repositories.
>>
>> So, the bottom line is that you should look at your personal
>> requirements. I find that Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, and OpenSuSE are very
>> easy to install, and you can download live CDs. There are also a
>> plethora of desktop options, such as Gnome (2 and 3), Unity (Ubuntu),
>> Mint has the Cinnamon and Mate desktops, Fedora uses Gnome 3 by default,
>> but in all you can select different desktops like KDE, or XFCE.
>> Additionally, Fedora and Open SuSE can be installed from a live CD, but
>> also from a DVD that contains just about everything.
>>
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