Lately there has been a lot of news regarding the new Fedora 15 and the new Ubuntu Natty. I mean both are equally involves a new desktop interface. Both are going to the new era and everyone talks about it and compare both of them regularly. Fedora going to hang on Gnome 3 while Ubuntu will drop their netbook version and run their unity desktop.
Table below are some of the comparison between Fedora 15 and Ubuntu Natty:
| Fedora 15 | Ubuntu Natty |
|---|---|
| GNOME 3 Desktop Environment. | Unity Desktop Environment. |
| Open-source LibreOffice Productivity Applications | Open-source LibreOffice Productivity Applications |
| systemd to replace the original Upstart. | Upstart 0.9 |
| BoxGrinder Cloud tool | Cloud Server, cloud-init 0.60 |
| Dynamic Firewall | Firewall (ufw) |
| KDE 4.6 | KDE 4.6 |
| Xfce 4.8 | Xfce 4.8 |
| RPM 4.9 | Ubuntu Software Center include rating and comment |
| NetworkManager adds supports for DNSSEC. | Network Manager applet patched with appindicator |
Fedora’s Software Updates
Fedora is a boosts for developer, intermediate and other users too. You’re more likely to find a fancy new virtualization program than a 3D shooter here. Expected to find some applications that might not be of much interest to a casual user, such as:
#LibreOffice
#BoxGrinder, a virtual appliance utility
#Robotics Suite, a set of tools for robot enthusiasts
#Sugar, a specialized desktop environment for education
#Dynamic Firewall, a way to interactively manage your system firewall
#Gnome 3
Ubuntu’s Software Updates
Ubuntu Natty has gone to interface improvements for Unity. There are some application be found, such as:
#LibreOffice
#Improved Upstart boot system
#Improved Ubuntu One integration
#Ratings and Reviews in the Software Center
#Multiple Unity tweaks
So which distribution you like?
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