toucheatout  2006-03-26 18:52  Linux  

Choose your religion

Linux comes in a variety of flavors. It may very well end up the same core tools, the same linux kernel, it will have different default level of control, different administration tools, different package management systems and different filesystem layout. Choosing one's distro doesn't really matters in the end, yet each represents a certain state o find on how to organize the architecture.

Check out the subcategories for specific information.

Debian/Ubuntu specific

Packages can save your hair and mental balance. But then when they do not answer to their name, there is trouble looking for them. packages.debian.org can be of assistance, but lookups are based on single words.
For instance, to install the standalone flash player on ubuntu, try libflash-swfplayer.