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How to painlessly switch from Ubuntu to Fedora

Posted by tuxchick on · 4 comments
The Linux Experience; By Chema Martín 		Mail this story
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Ubuntu and Fedora are arguably the most popular Linux distros out there today. They both make a huge impact on the Linux community release after release, but are somewhat opposite philosphies at times. Fedora, the RedHat-sponsored community project is adamant of RPM packages, while Ubuntu is based on Debian and therefore uses DEB packages. Fedora maintains that RedHat corporate environment vibe to it, more like a specialised distro, the perfect choice for developers. Ubuntu, on the other hand, based its strategy around creating "Linux for human beings", a friendly desktop environment that is accessible to all kinds of users.

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Steven_Rosenber ·
For me the biggest difference is that in Ubuntu, Debian (and OpenBSD), the first user account created by the system gets UID 1000, whereas in Fedora and Red Hat, the first user account is UID 500.

When you move your files from your backup after changing distros (I use rsync to do this), you have to chgrp everything recursively. It's a pain.

And yes, Red Hat should change.
jdixon ·
I checked, and Slackware also starts the user id's at 1000.
gus3 ·
Just pick a UID for yourself, and make sure you get the same UID on "your" systems. It helps NFS to work properly. Mine is 12346.
hkwint ·
I'm the only one with 100?

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