You can upgrade an entire Debian system with a single command and it's as solid as a rock. Slack is similar, it's package tools might not be as smart as Debians but since they just do their jobs without worrying about how many other programs they're going to break it still puts them miles ahead of RPM. Two out of three ain't bad, particularly when you consider that Red Hat struggles to barely get one.
As for them being unsuitable for desktops thats entirely dependent on how much work you're willing to put into it. If you're the type who's just installing Linux as an act of defiance against the mighty Microsoft and just want to click your fingers and have everything done for you then Red Hat has enough GUI tools and wizards to shield you from the deep, dark underbelly of Linux although I think Mandrake would be a much better choice but if you're really serious about your Linux (that desktop in the screenie took nearly two months of downloading, compiling, breaking, reformatting and reinstalling to get to that point and you know what? I'd do it all again in a heartbeat. In fact, when I finally get a new hard drive I'm going to attempt a full blown Linux from Scratch system.) then Slack, Debian, Gentoo (this one is of particular interest. Apparently it compiles everything as it installs it which means the install is automatically optimise for your system. If I had a faster processor and a fatter data pipe I'd definitely give this one a go) or LFS.
Originally posted by venom2506
From what is that Linna coming from?
The background is being rendered by the Nautilus File manager/desktop if thats what you mean but if you mean the word Linna in the bottom corner thats my auto-hidden GNOME task bar.
