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Originally Posted by frahse
How does Fedora rate?
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Ever heard the phrase "distro wars?" The more popular Linux flavors all have their pluses and minuses, fanboys and detractors.
Here's what the Fedora people say:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Compa..._distributions
If the above link is typical, Fedora folks are good honest technical enthusiasts with high user expectations.
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Originally Posted by eschwartz
And you should not be installing calibre from the distro . . .
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I know that. But with Windows and Mac, you don't have to know it.
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Originally Posted by eschwartz
You can also auto-update calibre if you use a cronjob.
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I look at the New/Improved News Sources list weekly, and only update if my needs dictate. Unnecessary updating would cost Kovid server fees.
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Originally Posted by afv011
I would suggest you look at a distribution using Debian packages (.deb), like Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and so on, updates are pain free.
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Depends on the definition of pain:
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1217