Linux has thousandths of distros , It's all what the user wants from it's distor ( Stability , Customization , Development , Server , Media station ....... ) , but for productive environment such as hospitals , medical centers , development , it's all about ( Stability , Support , Upgrade ) .
As we tried many Linux distro , we suggest you to use the most up-gradable and supported . includes :
1- Linux Mint :
Linux Mint is built on ( Ubuntu and Debian ) and has amazing support , upgrades , it's for normal , advanced users and developers . LinuxMint has many variations by using different DE ( KDE eidtion , LXDE and Gnome the default ) . Mint is not just a fancy eye-candy Linux distor , but they maintain and provide out-of-box distro , supplied with what the end user needs .
2- Ubuntu :
Ubuntu has many variations regarding the DE ( Desktop environment ) and the end use ( Server , Netbook , Tablet ) and Education . It's stable , supported through many communities and IRC chat channels . It's easy to find advanced Ubuntu users around you . some of medical open source apps in Ubunut's reposit - link .
- Ubuntuforums :
- AskUbuntu
- #Ubuntu ; irc.freenode.net
3- Fedora :
Fedora , is developed by Redhat , but maintained by very wide open community around the world , has a good support and rich repositories .
4- Debian :
Debian is most old wide supported Linux distro , It's stable , with very powerful support world wide as there are many distros built over it , including the most famous and used Linux Distro yet .
For medical end-users those distors came with ease of use and ease to upgrade , maintain , though there are many other distors , even Medical ones we suggest you to take a look and try for your self .
Some Medical Linux Distors :
- Debian Med .
- RosLims .
- OpenSuse Medical Port .
- LinuxForClinics ( Ubuntu Based ) .
- BioLinux ( bioInformatics Linux Distor )
