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    Recommend a Distro

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Shemmy, Dec 7, 2011.

  1. Shemmy

    Shemmy Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm going to be preparing for the CompTIA Linux+/LPI exam in the upcoming weeks, and would like advice on which distro I'd be best using as a VM for practice. I'm pretty familiar with Ubuntu, Crunch Bang, openSUSE, and Fedora - I've used them all as my primary or secondary OS at some point or another. Right now, I think that either openSUSE or Fedora would be the better two options, as they're each related to an enterprise distro.

    What do you all think?
     
    Shemmy, Dec 7, 2011
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  2. ALLurGroceries

    ALLurGroceries  Vegan Vermin Super Moderator

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    I passed Linux+ right after it was introduced, and back then it was pretty distro-agnostic. There were questions about both deb and rpm. The more important thing is understanding the basics of the shell and unix permissions concepts.
     
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  3. Shemmy

    Shemmy Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the info!
     
    Shemmy, Dec 7, 2011
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    leopardhunter7 Notebook Consultant

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    Seconded... :D
     
    leopardhunter7, Dec 12, 2011
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