[nflug] RE: Red Hat 7.2

[Greg Neumann]

Ron,
No cost for patches/updates. Just download 'em from the Slackware 
site. They also have mailing lists for security and package updates, 
as well. But be sure to check out Jesse's response. I actually prefer 
Slackware to everything else I've tried.
Be aware that Slackware doesn't provide kernel patches (official or 
custom). That's something left to the end user as knowing best when a 
kernel should be patched, and how.
Slackware's setup is color text menu (ncurses?) driven, and I 
generally recommend the "expert" setting, as you get the best 
"granularity" in your setup that way. It helps to have a decent Linux 
reference on hand to help you on obscure package elements.
Ubuntu is my choice for people who ask me about Linux but don't want 
to really learn about "what's under the hood".
Jesse, does Ubuntu provide an SMP kernel that will work with the 
Pentium Pro with the installs? I never got far enough w/ my silly 
setup to find out. The base kernel installed and booted, but Ubuntu 
always hung on the X startup after the initial install rebooted the 
system, so I never could find out. I'll bet that Ron could get farther 
than I can with that TNT M64.
And, sorry, my Matrox is only 4 meg. :'(
-Greg

Ron Maggio wrote:
> Hi, Greg
>   Ah, yes. Sorry its a TNT2 M64 32mb mem.
>   Sounds like Slackware maybe a possibility, but what about patches/updates is there any cost to get them, or are they free to download?
>    
>   Thanks, Ron:)
> 
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