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06.10.2007 at 02:44PM PDT, ID: 22624963
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Fedora Linux and/or FreeBSD as desktop OS (on Acer TravelMate 3473 notebook)

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acer, fedora, freebsd, travelmate

I would like to switch from MS Windows Vista to either Unix or Linux. Which OS is the best desktop system? Fedora, FreeBSD, others?

1) Fedora looks nice, but it looks like there are only basic implementations of wireless lan, which renders it useless for me of course. I need properly working network/w-lan.

2) also it looks like Fedora is updated very often. I don't want to re-install a new version of Fedora every 4-6 months. Also this policy of high update rates looks to me like if Fedora was just some sort of "experimental" linux distro. I want something stable and reliable, I can't spend 2 days until I find out how to configure my wireless lan ;-)

3) Or can I also upgrade to new Fedora versions without re-installing the whole new system? I mean, when I install Fedora 7 today, I will also install software (e.g. Openoffice); I will have files/folders on my desktop etc. When Fedora 8 is released it would mean to overwrite my Fedora 7 installation with all software/files/folders/settings, right? This is not interesting of course....

4) how about FreeBSD? Is it good as desktop OS? Does it have proper wireless lan implementation?
Answered By: srgilani
Expert Since: 12/03/1998
Accepted Solutions: 644
srgilani has been an Expert for 10 years1 month, during which he has posted 1520 comments and answered 644 questions. srgilani is just one of 163 experts in the FreeBSD Zone. 4 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded an "A" by the asker.
 
 
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