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That's not true. > Want to serve web applications? apt-get install nginx > Want to work on penetration testing? apt-get install nmap netcat > Want to devel
by Kaze404 6y ago
That's not true.
> Want to serve web applications?
apt-get install nginx
> Want to work on penetration testing?
apt-get install nmap netcat
> Want to develop embedded systems?
I don't even know what you need for that besides ssh and busybox, honestly.
> Creative arts?
apt-get install gimp
- simonh 6y agoYes I know of course, so why do we need all these tweaked specialist distros? Are they really just repackaging stuff or do they actually contribute real value and if so what is it?
- heavyset_go 6y agoYes. For example, if you're working with audio, you'll want a realtime kernel, and an audio subsystem configured for that use case over a default desktop distro. Running a realtime kernel on a desktop can be slower, and a desktop Pulseaudio setup isn't going to be enough for someone working with audio, they'll probably want Jack, too.
- nicoburns 6y agoThe big split is between packaging systems. You have: - The Debian family using Apt: Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, etc. - The Red Hat family using RPM: RHEL, Fedora, Cent OS, etc - Arch using Pacman - NixOs using Nix. - Gentoo compiling from source