To keep the descriptions of Linux distributions to a reasonable size (and
actually have the space to describe how to use Linux), several interesting Linux distributions aren??™t
explored in this book.
Notable Linux distributions not included in this book are TurboLinux, Xandros, and CentOS.
TurboLinux (www.turbolinux.com) is a popular distribution in Asia-Pacific countries. Xandros
(www.xandros.com), designed to operate well in Microsoft Windows environments, is a wellregarded
desktop Linux system. CentOS has become very popular among consultants who used to
use Red Hat Linux. CentOS is a rebuild of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. So, people use
it for servers that require longer update cycles that you would get with Fedora. However, because
CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are built from technology developed for Fedora, you can
learn a lot about how to use those two distributions by using Fedora. The following sections explain
how to look beyond the confines of this book for those and other Linux distributions.
Getting Your Own Linux Distribution
By packaging a handful of Linux distributions with this book, I hoped to save you the trouble of
getting Linux yourself. If you have a DVD drive, perhaps you can use this opportunity to at least
try KNOPPIX, so you??™ll better understand what??™s being discussed.
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