Which Distribution to Choose?
Let's review some of the Linux distributions.

What should you consider when choosing a new distribution?

Ubuntu is used for demos and labs because it is available at no cost, as is Debian, but has a more relevant user base.

CentOS is used for demos and labs because it is available at no cost.

openSUSE is used for demos and labs because it is available at no cost.

Since these utilities are common across distributions, the course content and lab information will use these utilities.
If your choice of distribution or release does not support these commands, please translate accordingly.
The following documents may be of some assistance translating older commands to their systemd counterparts:

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