Differences and Similarities between Home

and Server flavor Linux

Home Linux (Ubuntu) Server Linux (SUSE)

Tyler Largin & Dennis McNeal

•Any standard command that you enter in Home Linux works in Server Linux•They are Visually Identical

•They both offer Identical menu bars

Both flavors of Linux have identical terminal modes

SUSE Ubuntu

•SUSE will detect that a .jar file requires Java runtime environment and automatically

download the software for it

•Ubuntu will often force the user to download the software to run the file manually

Server Linux offers better Automatic detection

•The Programs and Application Catalog are much more graphic based and

more intuitive•The GUI is more approachable and

recognizable to people who have used Windows or Mac operating systems

Home Linux is more user Friendly

Ubuntu

Server Linux has YAST and Home Linux does not

• You can only do local administration on Home Linux

• Server Linux allows you to administer Clients and servers on multiple machines by using YaST

• In server Linux you can choose everything from using KDE and GNOME to select specific packages like DHCP being installed on the system

• When you install Home Linux you have very few options on customizing your installation

Server Linux has a robust amount of installation options

(UBUNTU) (SUSE)

• Server Linux releases an update every 8 months

• Home Linux releases an update every 6 months

Home Linux has a much shorter update cycle

Server and Home Linux both have the same file system layout

• They both save external device information in the /dev directory• They both also save User data in the /usr directory

(Ubuntu) (KDE)

• SUSE by default uses the KDE environment

• UBUNTU by default uses Gnome by default

Server and Home Linux use different default desktop

environments.

• Ubuntu Linux is based off the Debian Linux

• SUSE Linux is based off of the Slackware Linux

Home Linux and Server Linux are based off different

distributions

• They both offer open source applications • They both offer packages to customize the

look and feel of the user experience

Home and Server Linux both offer a large selection of compatible programs

(UBUNTU) (SUSE)

• http://askville.amazon.com/SimilarQuestions.do?req=Windows-XP-installed-computer-dual-boot-Ubuntu-Linux-system

• http://www.ubuntugeek.com/the-ubuntu-release-cycle.html• http://en.opensuse.org/Lifetime• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuF6CpML3IQ• http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/21908

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