Other Distributions
Fedora, Mandrake, and SuSE are the distributions discussed in this book. Other popular major distributions include the following:
Slackware: The oldest surviving Linux distribution. It's most suitable for users who want to learn Linux thoroughly. Slackware has not focused on ease of use. It has no distribution specific utilities or tools. Its strength is consistency, stability, and security, making it very useful for servers. www.slackware.org
Debian: A pure open source project. Three versions of Debian are available at all times: stable release (the current stable release); testing (contains packages that haven't been accepted into the stable release yet—more cutting-edge, but not as stable); and unstable (the distribution ...
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