[A83] Re: [O/T] Linux [OT debian]
[Prev][Next][Index][Thread]
[A83] Re: [O/T] Linux [OT debian]
Hello,
I've got debian working, a pain, but cheap, and apt-get is the best. It was
a pain, install the basic settings, I had an ethernet adaptor to ADSL so I
had to find out about dhcpcd, worked okayish, but windowmaker sucked too
much, moved to debian 3 when it came out on a minimal cd image, installed
base system, set up ethernet (had to get dhcp off my complete 2.2 disc set)
and called taskel, waited a few hours for everything to download and
install, and I never got KDE working (X was working, my screen sucks,
640X480 or whatever on that machine) and abiword wasn't stable enough, so
after a few months, it was back to 98. I still hate windows, and wish I had
linux, nonetheless.
Jimmy Pardey
P.S. DHCPCD!!!!!! get it if the net don't work!!!!! remeber, dhcpcd!!! took
me ages to find it
>
>All I can tell you is that in my opinion you shouldn't take mandrake if
>you can choose for another one. I only have xperience with redhat
>(which runs like a breeze in my experience) and mandrake, so I can't give
>you much advice.
>
>Well, just this one piece extra: Installing debian can be a real pain if
>you're already used to redhat's (text) install method.
>I stopped after a massive package selection screen (yeah, I know I could
>have downloaded selected packages instead of three cd's).
>
>--Peter-Martijn
>
>On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Aaron Fineman wrote:
>
> > I'm thinking of converting to linux, does anyone know anything about
>it? I know there are some devoted Linux users on this list.
> >
> >
_________________________________________________________________
Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
Follow-Ups: