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to: ALEXANDR KRUGLIKOV
from: JOACIM MELIN
date: 2017-12-02 11:03:00
subject: Re: Best Linux for deskto

 AK> Good ${greeting_time}, Joacim!

 AK> *** Answering a msg posted in area CarbonArea (Mylbce dlâ menâ).

 AK> 30 Nov 17 19:44, you wrote to me:

 JM>>>> At work, I am forced to use Windows 10 but we are also allowed
 JM>>>> to run Linux on our laptops if we support ourselves and get
 JM>>>> everything up and running. No problem for me but I'm a bit out
 JM>>>> of touch regarding which desktop Linux distro that's the best
 JM>>>> for corporate use. I'm leaning towards Fedora or CentOS since
 JM>>>> most of our customers run RHEL on their servers. Any input?
 AK>>> It is necessary to use the Linux that your familiar Linux-guru
 AK>>> knows best. I chose the CentOS for servers and the Linux Mint
 AK>>> with XFCE for the workstation.
 JM>> Not really, but we do work in a enterprise environment where being
 JM>> able to use Skype, Slack, a email client that works with Exchange
 JM>> Server (no IMAP), etc needs to install properly and then work without
 JM>> crashing. This usually means either Fedora/CentOS or Ubuntu AFAIK.

 AK> I've been using Mint for a long time and do not have any difficulty
 AK> with falling. It almost does not differ from Ubuntu, because it is
 AK> based on Ubuntu.
 AK> The only thing that I have problems with, to fully use it - is a
 AK> corporate policy that forces Windows to use workstations. Therefore,
 AK> only on a working laptop (

 AK> P.S. My company use IBM Lotus Notes as a mail server =\

You have my sympathy. 

As long as I can get a decent email client, Chrome, Skype, Slack and some other
 tools running it's all good. And oh - Gnome. Not KDE, etc. 


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