linux distributions

I am using Linux kernel based GNU OS since 2001. My first Linux install was PCQ linux. It was really nice distribution based on RedHat Linux. Since then I was a great admirer of RedHat distribution. With Fedora much has been changed in the original content. The most important utilities require specialist approach to work with. For example to make media player to play mp3 music we need external plug-ins to be installed. Software install is next big hurdle in making Linux a end-user friendly GNU OS.

"Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink " Although the state of Linux Desktops.. or for that matter ANY free software, will seldom be akin to Coleridge's drowning man, it may well happen that with hundreds of Distributions to choose from, the right one may be left out.

Today Linux can boast of the maximum number of Distributions compared to any OS. Distributions are basically environments created around the core Linux Kernel. This environment consisting of libraries, utilities and application software is customized by various software vendors and enthusiast groups to make a complete OS.