[lug] Free Red Hat Enterprise Linux

[Maxwell Spangler]

On Wed, 2021-01-20 at 17:51 -0700, Davide Del Vento wrote:
> And Bravo to you for sharing!
> 
> Do you plan to run it for your desktop too? If so, please report what
> you find in user friendliness for that purpose.
> 

For a Fedora Linux user like me switching CentOS to RHEL, I expect the
change to be minimal.

1. Install RHEL
2. Register it with your Red Hat account
3. Attach it to your free license
4. Enable core repos for software and updates (rpms)

After that, it should feel just like CentOS.  Add additional repos
manually.  Install packages, configure services, fight bugs, try to get
things done.  This is a server perspective where you're not using the
GUI at all or using it minimally.

When you try to evaluate RHEL compared to other distributions as a GUI
desktop, it may come across as more conservative.  It's definitely
tailored that way out of the box because it's designed for server use
(no desktop) or business use where the GUI is a means to an
application, not the star of the show.

I wouldn't consider RHEL if I were just a person looking for a fun
Linux. I'd definitely look into RHEL if you want to align personal
projects with business projects.  To be able to use both (for more than
just one system at home) is a really big benefit for investing in your
skills.

Maxwell

> On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 5:07 PM Maxwell Spangler
> <lists at maxwellspangler.com> wrote:
> > Bravo Bravo Bravo!
> > 
> >
> https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/new-year-new-red-hat-enterprise-linux-programs-easier-ways-access-rhel
> > 
> > No-cost RHEL for small production workloads
> > 
> > "We’re addressing this by expanding the terms of the Red Hat
> > Developer program so that the Individual Developer subscription for
> > RHEL can be used in production for up to 16 systems.  That’s
> > exactly what it sounds like: for small production use cases, this
> > is no-cost, self-supported RHEL. You need only to sign in with a
> > free Red Hat account (or via single sign-on through GitHub,
> > Twitter, Facebook, and other accounts) to download RHEL and receive
> > updates. Nothing else is required. This isn’t a sales program and
> > no sales representative will follow up. An option will exist within
> > the subscription to easily upgrade to full support, but that’s up
> > to you."
> > 
> > I ran Red Hat Linux (RHL) from 1996 to 2003 and then switched to
> > Fedora.  Looks like I'll be switching back for my home systems.
> > 
> > I used Red Hat Enterprise Linux last week for a consulting project
> > and used the developer program's 1 user license.   Setting up an
> > account is easy and 'subscription-manager register' and
> > 'subscription-manager attach' to gain access to official repos was
> > a breeze.
> > 
> > Very delighted with this news from Red Hat.
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