[olug] RE: [OLUG] Linux install

[Jon]

Here is my opinion ( very much so ) on the distros I have tried.
Redhat - The distro I learned on.  It makes me mad sometimes because I can't stand rpm.  It drives me nuts when I install libs outside of rpm and it tells me i am missing dependencies.  Because I have begun building lots of software I quit using redhat.

Slackware - My distro of choice.  I think the install is one of the best tutorials on linux I have ever seen ( it tells what you need to do why you need to do it and how to do it ).  But it is a text install.  Its package manager will let you install anything even if it thinks dependencies are missing.  Using checkinstall i can compile source code and install on the fly allowing clean removal later.  

Mandrake - A favorite of my friend.  It is a wonderful install package that comes with everythig under the sun.  However when I see a "special" sleep process running in the background or it rewrites my root path for me it makes me angry.

-Jon W

On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 07:39:00AM -0500, Mike Peterson wrote:
> I would like to see information or a discussion on what are the benefits and
> drawbacks to any distribution from the personal experience of those on the
> list.
> I will put in my two cents also.
> I am always looking for new distributions to try out that can be used for
> multi or special purpose projects.
> One that I am watching now is smoothwall at www.smoothwall.org.
> They are due out with a new release this week.
> There system is based on RedHat and provides a gateway/firewall setup.
> One other one that I use based on Redhat is e-smith.
> www.e-smith.org and www.e-smith.com.
> 
> I use Redhat at work, school, and home.
> 
> I use Mandrake at work and home.
> I use SUSE at work and home.
> I use Slackware at work and home.
> I use FreeBSD at work and home.
> 
> I tried TurboLinux and like it's configuration programs/scripts.
> I tried Caldera and like the 2.3 release but am disappointed in what comes
> with the 3.1 release.
> I know, you can add to them.
> 
> I tried Debian and found it hard to configure.
> But not as hard as Solaris.
> I tried Progeny but found it is not ready for prime time yet.
> 
> I tried OpenBSD and found it similar to Debian.
> You need to build your system up from scratch like an SCO UNIX system.
> I tried NetBSD and it is similar to OpenBSD and only for secure setups and
> not
> for fun and games systems that are used for development and entertainment.
> 
> I tried Corel and it looked good but is no longer supported.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:phil at giedi.obix.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 10:25 PM
> To: olug at bstc.net
> Subject: RE: [olug] linux install
> 
> 
> On 06 Aug 2001 22:22:16 -0500, Brian Roberson wrote:
> > Hey now, that is not a true statement! There are some SuSE users too!
> 
> SuSE, SuSE... oh, yea, that one from Germany!
> 
> Actually I had forgotten about the coupla SuSE users around here :)
> 
> --
> 
> Phil
> 
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