GNU all over again

I've decided to go back to my UNIX roots. As such, I'm ISO your favorite Free Linux distros for client-side (and why).

I need some office-like apps for compatibility/coexistence with MS app formats (+SAMBA?), .docx, .xlsx, rtf, .pdf, .eml etc. It would reside within a SAN (iSCSI), server and private cloud environment and should support VMs - but not critical. A decent graphical interface would be very nice to have. (I'm just lazy sometimes but I do have plenty of screen real estate)

DM is fine.

I understood about 50 , or 20 , hmmm, well no, honestly zero percent of that paragraph . LoL !!!

I understood about 50 , or 20 , hmmm, well no, honestly zero percent of that paragraph . LoL !!! Originally Posted by thebodyman10

Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix.

Since 1992, Samba has provided secure, stable and fast file and print services for all clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol, such as all versions of DOS and Windows, OS/2, Linux and many others.

Samba is an important component to seamlessly integrate Linux/Unix Servers and Desktops into Active Directory environments. It can function both as a domain controller or as a regular domain member.

Samba is a software package that gives network administrators flexibility and freedom in terms of setup, configuration, and choice of systems and equipment. Because of all that it offers, Samba has grown in popularity, and continues to do so, every year since its release in 1992.

"Screen real estate" just means I have multiple large monitors. The rest... you'll just have to trust me on. Hope that helps.