[ale] Which Distro should I use?

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1. Is Gentoo "faster?" 
Someone on this list mentioned that Gentoo may be noticably "faster" than 
RedHat. I have a need for more speed, and I am not wanting to research why 
RedHat 8.0 is crashing on the two boxes that I have it on. I have heard 
positive things about Gentoo, and I like the apt-get functionality that I 
added to RedHat (which is allegedly more like how Gentoo manages things).
Also, while I am at it. Microsoft had some sort of 3rd party software that 
would help you get it to run faster (by telling you what's running and giving 
tips on what you can remove). 

2. Is there something like that for Linux?
 I want to try to streamline my box to try to get more speed.

3. I am stuck with the hardware that I have (just bought another AMD computer 
- by the way be greatful that you guys live where hardware is cheap. Stuff is 
30-50% more here.) but I can add more RAM. 

Will doubling the RAM make a noticable difference?

Drew


On Thursday 30 January 2003 06:22, David Corbin wrote:
> root wrote:
> >I've been using Redhat for about a year now(please don't hate me) ;) and
> >I've decided I should try another distro.  I'm interested in getting the
> >level 1 LPI certification, I just wanted some input as to which would be
> >the best for me to try out.  I can get my way around but I still have a
> >lot to learn.  Any input would be greatly apprciated.  Thanks, Nick
> >
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> Well, any answer you get is likely to be Religous in nature :).  Debian
> is significantly different from RedHat, and will give you some broader
> exposure.  Besides, it's better :)
>
> David
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