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RedHat EL5 :: Surprisingly Better
Dec 1, 2009
In Linux
So I have been putting RHEL5.4 through its paces in preparation for the RHCE exam. It has come a long way since version 4. Yum is actually pretty ok. The distro itself is snappy even on garbage hardware. All in all though not as bad as I remember RHEL being.
Things that still bother me vs Ubuntu LTS:
- Comparatively small distro package set.
- File system layout in respect to etc and var: stuff is all over the place. Seriously each configurable software package having its own directory in etc and var sub directories (log etc) is nice. It is uniform and easy to guess where things might be.
- $300/yr