[ale] The rest of Redhat - FREE HAT!!! FREE HAT!!!

[ChangingLINKS.com]

Really, I have an open mind now. Last time I went to Debians web site, they 
were "taking a stand" against providing ISOs (that people like me could use). 
I had trouble navigating their site, and eventually gave up. I didn't tell 
anyone because I felt stupid for not even being able to find clear 
installation instructions or a well designed site.

Apparently, they have changed. I was easily able to find:
ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/debian-cd/images/3.0_r1/i386
I am guessing that they are making efforts to update their software more 
quickly (when I saw it even the kernel was back a few versions).

I would be interested in knowing what Debian features that is better than SUSE 
or RedHat. Not to start a religious war about distros, but it would be nice 
to hear what key features make each distro "better."

For me, the only thing I don't like about SUSE is that I am not used to it 
yet. I can't find stuff where RedHat puts it. :) (like /etc/HOSTNAME   
instead of /etc/sysconfig/network).

I have a 60 GB drive that I plan to install several OSes on (and finally build 
Gentoo from scratch) so that I can learn as much as I did today (big 
eye-opener that Linux is not just RedHat or an outdated Caldera CD).
-- 
Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com


On Friday 07 February 2003 06:50 pm, Thomas Holmquist wrote:
> errrm... Debian is better... done
>
> ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> >WHO IS IMPRESSED?
> >WHO IS IMPRESSED?
> >
> >I damn near have tears in my eyes!
> >
> >SUSE ROCKS!
> >SUSE 8.1 ROCKS!
> >
> >I burned an 18mb CD, and it installed EVERYTHING while I was on the phone.
> > It even had the driver for my network card AND the dude a SUSE helped me
> > find the Install over the Internet links.
> >
> >IT IS FASTER
> >IT IS MORE STABLE
> >IT IS EASIER TO INSTALL
> >
> >I can't believe it. Redhat 8.0 ??? Seriously?
> >It seems like all my Linux problems are over.
> >
> >Originally, I didn't try Suse because the rumor was that it was harder to
> >install, and it did not have as many features for the desktop. That must
> > have changed. I am scared because I get a strong feeling that I am about
> > to reinstall my ENTIRE system to SUSE 8.1. (Ok, just the client machines
> > for now. Discpline. Disciplne. (I can barely spell it).
> >
> >Dude! I am happy. My RedHat 8.0 was crashing more than Windows (I think it
> > may have had something to do with the display drivers because I saw a
> > screen on the final crash before installing SUSE).
> >
> >Man! (I am kinda feeling insecure about the loss of Gnome - but I am so
> >impressed with everything else - I used to HATE KDE because it seemed so
> > slow and buggy). Like, I guess that the Yast system installed all updated
> > packages, so I didn't have to do a 30 minute install AND then turn around
> > and run up2date for another 30+ minutes.
> >
> >I haven't even installed worker yet because the normal programs a have
> > enough speed.
> >
> >Dude! Let me shut up now. New TOY!
> >I know one way to blow some of this energy. . . log in to other window
> >managers and see if it runs worse than RedHat 7.0.
> >
> >Does someone want a used RedHat baseball cap?
>
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