Flavor of Linux to install?

[Ronald Maggio]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Meyer" <meyer_rm at yahoo.com>
To: <nflug at nflug.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: Flavor of Linux to install?


>
> --- Ronald Maggio <r.v.maggio at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Bob
> >
> > Thanks for the offering. You did hand me Mandrake 8.0 and 8.1 I just
wanted
> > to know what the group would suggest.
> > I am using Mandrake on two boxes now both 8.0 & 8.1, but I have another
box
> > that I thought I would try different flavor on.
> > The box with 8.0 also dual boots NT Workstation : Pentium, and 8.1 is
one
> > its own :AMD
> >
> > I'm working on the DEC Alpha as soon as the holidays are over with. I'll
be
> > posting on this list and LUGOR's list about my trials & tribulations
with
> > setting up the DEC Alpha and through that end get some input as to how
(how
> > to do it) and what steps to follow in approaching the problem of
learning
> > another kind of hardware & software installation. Plus also facing a new
> > learning curve. ie: RedHat 7.1 on the DEC Alpha box. (trying to learn
how to
> > build and use a Linux Server) really truly!!! (trying an attempt to be
funny
> > here at this point)
> >
> > I got the IntelliStation up and running NT Server and will be setting up
the
> > network in a (hopefully) few weeks. (God villing..Oy)
> >
> > So the only other box I have left is the Celeron. I'm installing Windows
> > 98SE 2nd version. (Yes Windoze)on the Celeron and maybe would like to
try
> > something different.ie: dual-boot.
> >
> > I have one question is there some advantage to push the group towards
one
> > flavor? ie: Mandrake. As far as I can make from it I think your trying
to
> > help us understand the ins and outs of Linux if we are all using the
same or
> > similar flavor. I'm I right or am I right?
>
> Actually, the flavor is less important than you might think.  The main
> differences in the distributions seems to be the admin tools that go with
the
> dist and some minor file system layout differences.
>
> I like Mandrake 'cuz it seems to be set up to be fairly easy to work with
and
> install.  This is a major plus when dealing with newer Linux/Unix users.
I
> find that if things are simpler at first, it makes getting over the
initial
> startup on the learning curve much simpler.  I generally don't use most of
the
> config tools since I've been doing Unix for 19 years and like to get right
into
> the config files so differing admin tool sets are not terribly important
to me.
>  I have been making copies of Mandrake for the group with disks that were
> donated to the cause.  If someone wanted copies of a different dist, I
could do
> that (If I have the dist in question).  I don't like some of the
distributions
> layouts, especially SuSE since they use that horrible 'yast' thing that
makes
> it's own giant config file and sets up all of the utils to read that file.
The
> single largest failing in M$ operating systems is that damnable registry.
Even
> though the SuSE config file is human readable, it's still one large,
single
> point of failure.  If that file gets whacked, everything stops.
>
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(>I don't like some of the distributions
> layouts, especially SuSE since they use that horrible 'yast' thing that
makes
> it's own giant config file and sets up all of the utils to read that
file.)

(>Even though the SuSE config file is human readable, it's still one large,
single
> point of failure.  If that file gets whacked, everything stops.)


Oh I see. Yes I do remember you chating to us about that or something around
that issue not that long ago.
Well take care and see you soon.

Ron Maggio

>
> > Well nice talking to ya and I'll see and talk to you at the next
meeting.
> > Got to go and get some coffee now it 5:45 am.
> > I must be nutts for getting up this early in the morning. Oh crap wrong
> > night can't cheet and get a peak at Santa yet. Darn!
>
> Ah, typically if I'm up at 5:45 it's 'cuz I've been up all night and
probably
> should have gone to bed hours ago.
>
>
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