Distribution Checklist: Part 3 of 3
Hey again. Back with part 3 of the Distribution Checklist series. This series poses a number of smart questions to consider when examining distributions -- "Which one is right for me?" In the first part of the series, I examined hardware support and the package manager. In the second part, I took a look at maintaining the distribution, its available tools, and its installation process. For the third and final part, I'll look at the distribution's "identity," or meta-questions about the distribution, its history, its users & developers, and so on. Again, some of these questions were written to help me choose a potential replacement distro for my ancient P3 laptop, but as a whole each point is something to compare a distribution against.
Identity
A. Who are the distribution's intended users? To whom does it cater? Rather than jump through hoops and do a lot of unnecessary work to turn a distro into something I need that it wasn't designed for, it's probably easier to just find one that will do what I want from the get-go.
B. Are the available packages sufficient for the distro's intended purpose? New or older unmaintained distros may have attractive features, but if they can't deliver the applications to do the job (not enough developers, time, hardware, interest, technical issues, etc.), perhaps they should be reconsidered.
C. Supported languages.
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