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Old 02-23-2014, 08:28 AM   #41
SteveEisenberg
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Originally Posted by frahse View Post
How does Fedora rate?
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 View Post
And you should not be installing calibre from the distro . . .
I know that. But with Windows and Mac, you don't have to know it.

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Originally Posted by eschwartz View Post
You can also auto-update calibre if you use a cronjob.
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 View Post
I would suggest you look at a distribution using Debian packages (.deb), like Debian, Ubuntu, Mint and so on, updates are pain free.
Depends on the definition of pain:

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1217

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