Lab 1


Fedora
·         Advantages
o   Uses Security-Enhanced Linux by default
o   Comes with wide range of software like LibreOffice and Firefox and additional software if needed
·         Disadvantages
o   When it comes to additional software, the user needs to install the open source to Fedora in order to use it
o   Some of these software needs to be open source and does not violate the US law
Mandriva Linux
·         Advantages
o   Has Mandriva Control Center, some of setting configuration has been done for ease
o   It uses package called urpmi it’s similar to yum or dnf from Fedora in which installs packages that is needed to install other packages
·         Disadvantages
o   Older versions of Mandriva supported KDE but others like GNOME were supported

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