On 11/02/2011 08:40 AM, Linux Tyro wrote: > Well, I am looking for something in long terms, like the one with which > I start, I should remain there. And it must be highly secured (though I > know Linux is secured). But in future, I would learn the basics of > administration too, so please guide me which is a better administration > - rpm or deb? That depends entirely on who you ask. Here, you are likely to get pro-RPM answers, as Fedora uses RPM and people choose it for a reason. Each has features and niceties that the other does not. Both are good package formats and systems; they just have different opinions about how the world works. RPM maintains data for verification of installed software. That has saved me on at least one occasion. DEB has the concept of optional dependencies, which can offer you greater flexibility in managing what software is installed on your system. That is probably the biggest Debian/Ubuntu package management feature I miss since switching to Fedora. If you're going to build packages, they're mostly just different. Both are pretty easy to do once you know what's going on; I find RPM slightly easier, but Debian provides lots of nice helper scripts for package builds (and those are inherited by Ubuntu). Pick one. You won't really go wrong. In my opinion, software availability, quality, and maintenance culture are more important factors for picking a Linux distribution than package manager, unless you have prior package manager knowledge you're looking to carry with you. From those perspectives, I have selected Fedora (after using Debian and Ubuntu for quite some time), but YMMV. - MIchael -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
