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Debian-Administration: The Best Linux Distribution?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 16, 2005

[ Thanks to Adam
Trickett
for this link. ]

“According to the Linux watching web site, DistroWatch, there
are more than 400 Linux and BSD distributions currently available
and active. Many of these exist with many versions, giving
thousands of possible options to choose from.

“The question often arises ‘Which one is the best?’. As with
many simple questions, it does not have a simple answer. Typically,
if you ask five random Linux users, you will get five different and
conflicting answers. This short opinion piece is my contribution to
the debate…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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