Ubuntu Compared to Other Linux Distributions
If you log into the command line of both an Ubuntu system and a Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora system, very little will look different. Let's see how Ubuntu differs from other Linux Distributions - Redhat or Fedora, Debian, Suse, Knoppix.
There are common directories and utilities between the two, and functionality is fundamentally the same. So what makes Ubuntu different from other Linux distributions?
One difference is the installer.
The complexity of booting and installing Ubuntu has been narrowed down to a handful of mouse clicks, making many of the install decisions automatic based on assumptions as to what the average user may need and want. In contrast, a Red Hat system presents the user with many install options, such as setting up a workstation or server, individually selecting packages to install, and setting administrative options.
Another major difference among Linux distributions is in software management tools.
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re: ubuntu vs other distros
this blog doesn't do a very good job of helping users see 'why' the difference makes a difference.
It's obvious that the writer has a pro-ubuntu point of view, which is fine, but he allows it to come through enough to make it seem more like a sales pitch rather than a fair comparison.
Big Bear
Pretty Worthless
I agree that this review is actually pretty worthless. The reviewer has actually done very little in terms of comparing Ubuntu with other distros.
For example:
"The login screen and autumn-colored theme of a default Ubuntu system set it apart from other distributions as well."
Well yeah it does, but so does Debian's blue-coloured theme.
"When you drop down the menus of an Ubuntu desktop, you are not presented with a huge list of applications and utilities. What you get is a rather simple and elegant mixture of some of the best and most functional applications available for the Linux desktop. This approach is characteristic of Ubuntu and is done with the intent of keeping the user from feeling overwhelmed."
Actually I switched to Debian Lenny because I found Ubuntu installed too much crap that I didn't need.
"Another unique characteristic of a Ubuntu system is the intentional practice of locking the root user account, Most Linux distributions require the user to log in or su to root to perform administration tasks, however a user on a Ubuntu does this through sudo using their own login password, and not a separate one for the root user."
How is that unique to Ubuntu? You can do exactly the same thing with a vanilla Debian install for example.