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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Is anyone here using an enterprise Linux distro? (feddit.org)

submitted 17 hours ago by superkret@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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For example Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Enterprise Linux.

I'm considering switching to RHEL, to get a "professional" Linux, since it's free if you register an account, but is it worth it?
Is the experience very different from Fedora?

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[–] superkret@feddit.org -1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (5 children)

Can I assume you're not actually running an enterprise distro?

I mean, me neither, yet, but:

Both SUSE and Red Hat have had a minor release this year, with their software being less out of date than Debian
I feel like enterprise distros seem to be very different in the areas where differences between distros actually matter: Package management (which can be fine-tuned a lot more with application streams, security updates, package modules, etc.) and complete, up-to-date documentation (which is the thing most people miss in Linux).

I was really looking for real world experience, not a re-hashing of unvalidated opinions that have been around for >10 years (when they might have actually been true).

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 3 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

It looks like you have your mind made up and are looking for affirmation, not discussion. Next time, say that instead of being an ass to people trying to help you.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I think I was pretty clear with what I was asking in this thread:

"Is anyone here using an enterprise Linux distro?"

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 hours ago

Nobody cares when someone tries to preemptively qualify incoming advice. It's an open forum. Everyone will just ignore your criteria because you admittedly don't know much about this. If you gave us a reason that didn't vibe as "I think I know more than I do" I bet people would consider not chiming in.

What a normal person does is simple: just ignore the advice that they don't value.

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