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<DIV><FONT size=3>I was looking for a no brainer install distro anyways. So I'm going with Mandrake. I don't understand all those this/that stuff. y'all need to remember that there's a lot of newbies out there that don't have the where with all's to hit the floor running as an Sys Admin or Code Worrier. So thanks for sharing anyways.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Thanks, tHecActUsKid:)<BR></FONT><BR><B><I>vlok stone <vlokstone@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I stand corrected. A 1000ft overview. Anything on<BR>topic? Corrections are fine, but in light of<BR>completeness, give some advice/opinion also. Most have<BR>heard of apt-get, hardly anyone knows of dpkg/dselect<BR>or synaptic ( at least that the feeling I got from the<BR>last meeting). If you have preferences and some<BR>insight don't be afraid to share those. <BR><BR><BR>--- "Mark T. Valites" <VALITES@GENESEO.EDU>wrote:<BR>> Sorry for corrections, but not all that info is<BR>> completely correct.<BR>> <BR>> On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, vlok stone wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > 3.Debian (many variant =<BR>> xandros,lindows,mepis,etc...)<BR>> > apt-get based<BR>> <BR>> dpkg based, apt is just a front end<BR>> > 5.Slackware dpkg based<BR>> <BR>> tgz based - semi-package like - been a while since<BR>> I've done slack.<BR><BR>> -- <BR>> Mark!
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