After reviewing Ubuntu a few days ago, I thought I would give the 64 bit version of Fedora 12 a go, just as a comparisim before I decide on my preferred Distro. Fedora 12 is based on the same Linux Kernel and GNOME desktop based system you get with Ubuntu, some of the visualisations are different and work in a different manner, but the concepts are the same. My First Impressions are, Fedora is not a simple beast to install compared to Ubuntu! You do get install options based on "Roles" but you also get the ability to customise the install based on millions of packages available on the Install CD and the Web, this maybe a bit too complex ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who have never heard of the Fedora Project before, it is basically a community off-shoot of Red Hat's Linux project 'Red Hat Enterprise Server'. Red Hat release all of their code as open source, and the Fedora team then re-builds it & brands it 'Fedora'. What is this Linux thing anyway?. Well, its a highly secure, virtually virus-proof, hacker resistant OS that is developed entirely as an 'Open Source' OS. In other words, it is written entirely by enthusiasts as a free-to-modify alternative to Windows. It is also where programs such as Openoffice, The GIMP, Blender & Scribus all started-out. Can I install it beside ...  Read the complete review