The Disappointment Of Fedora
I have, a few times before, tried out different versions of the Linux operating system. I generally use Ubuntu, but have also been known to use Puppy Linux, Damn Small Linux, Knoppix and Fedora.
I quite often use Puppy Linux and Damn Small Linux to run a simple operating system from a USB device, and Knoppix if I want a full system. However, I have often tried Fedora as an alternative to Ubuntu. Unfotunately, I have never been very successful with Fedora. I frist tried Fedora Core 4, which was ok, but took half a dozen attempts to successfully install to a hard drive due to conflicts. Then, every time I tried to install programs, it told me about more conflicts and explained that the software couldn't be installed. Sadly, that meant that it wasn't really very practical. Never mind, eh? Well, I then tried Fedora Core 5, which had the same problem, as did Fedora Core 6. So I gave up, admitted defeat. Until now.
Yesterday, I tried installing Fedora 9. I downloaded the DVD image and burned it to a DVD. I then installed it on my desktop seemingly successfully (albeit slowly), and went to bed to come back to this morning. Unfortunately, it hangs at the loading screen. Not helpful. So, I have now tried four versions of Fedora, and none of them have been successful. It doesn't give me a great impression of the project!
One difference with my setup this time around was that I installed the Fedora on to an XFS partition, whereas beforehand, I had always used ext3. However, Fedora is supposed to support XFS, so it shouldn't be a problem.
Annoyingly, this failed installation has also stopped my installation of Ubuntu from working, as it reinstalled GRUB and insisted upon formatting my boot/ partition, so I now need to reinstall this too. This is also a problem Fedora has had in the past, although now with a marked improvement. In the past, Fedora didn't install itself on the boot partition, let alone anything else, so at least it's got that far...
Should I try Fedora 10 later in the year? Or should I admit defeat and just try Linux From Scratch again?
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