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[QUOTE=ab2013]
Virtual Machine keeps crashing when it tries to install Red Hat
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Use VirtualBox, it’s a lot better than Virtual PC.</p>
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[QUOTE=ab2013]
I’m choosing Red Hat over Ubuntu because Red Hat is the Linux OS of choice here at Michigan. But since I have so much hard drive space (320GB total) I guess I can add on Ubuntu just to see how it’s like, especially if it’s free.
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Yes, install both. I doubt the college tech support is going to be able to help you out with any Linux distro anyway.</p>
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[QUOTE=noimagination]
I never recommend any distribution based on Debian (such as Ubuntu) due to Debian’s policy of patching packages downstream, which can (and does) lead to security compromises.
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I don’t use Ubuntu myself for this reason (I run Gentoo), but security issues are rare and Ubuntu’s ease of use makes it worth using for most end users.</p>
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[QUOTE=sarbaraj101]
I dun think saying “all the distributions are basically the same.” would be a good idea. Ubuntu on one hand is really user-friendly whereas Slackware would scare the beginner away.
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Yeah, you’re right. It doesn’t apply to the more advanced distros. I don’t think he’d be using one of those though ;)</p>