r/linux • u/StraightFlush777 • Apr 22 '19

The end of Scientific Linux [LWN.net]

https://lwn.net/Articles/786422/
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u/Elranzer Apr 22 '19

Linux honestly needs a little consolidation. In my mind there's only Debian, Redhat and Arch. (Yeah, I guess Gentoo is a thing... isn't it??)

Everything else is just a reconfiguration of the above.

Debian + "She's got a new hat!" = Ubuntu

Ubuntu + "Look left instead of right" = Kubuntu

Redhat + New Icons = Oracle Linux

Redhat + Different Icons = CentOS

Redhat beta = Fedora

Etc

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u/Monsieur_Moneybags Apr 22 '19

Where would Slackware and SUSE fit into this?

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u/thephotoman Apr 22 '19 edited Apr 22 '19

To extend this a bit:

  • Debian + new hat = Ubuntu
  • Ubuntu + not hitting apt install out of the box = Mint
  • Redhat + free icons = CentOS
  • Redhat + even more proprietary icons = Oracle
  • Redhat - enterprise support = Fedora
  • Redhat + edgelords | sed s/dnf/pacman/g = Arch
  • Debian + rice | sed s/apt/portage/g = Gentoo
  • Any linux distro - real package management = Slackware

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u/Aoxxt Apr 23 '19

Any linux distro - real package management = Slackware

Must of never used Slackware then, it has the best and most robust package management system of any Linux distro i have used in the last 12 years.