[A83] Re: [O/T] Linux [OT debian]

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[A83] Re: [O/T] Linux [OT debian]


That's a nice story....

My advice (to the guy who started the thread) would be to install redhat,
and buy a book that tells you at least the basic things about linux....

--Peter-Martijn

On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Jimmy Pardey wrote:

> 
> 
> 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.
> > >
> > >
> 
> 
> 
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