[ILUG] Which distribution (again . . .)

[Liam Bedford]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: david at baker.ie [mailto:david at baker.ie]
> 
> I seem to be getting the impression from postings to the list 
> that some 
> of the latest distributions seem to suffer from quite a few 
> setup bugs.  
> Caldera seems to be the major baddie in this regard, but 
> there have been 
> a few other postings about similar problems with other distributions.
> 
> This seems to be a very bad thing if Linux is pushing towards the 
> non-tech/beginner level.
> 
> I use SuSE and like it a lot, and lots of people seem to be 
> very happy 
> with Red Hat.  What does that leave us with in terms of alternative 
> distributions which are *reliable* ?
It leaves the only really good distribution. Debian. The only slightly
annoying thing about it is going through the 4351 packages in frozen
to see what you want, but I can live with that. 

Install procedure for my home machine:
Grab the current (27MB) install directory from ftp.uk.debian.org
Reboot with a DOS floppy (or create debian boot floppies).
Go through this part of the install (nice and quick, just untars a 15MB file
onto /)
Reboot. 
Login.
Run dselect and set up apt to head to
ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/frozen
Pick the packages, tell it to FTP them, and go to bed (126MB).
Wake up next morning and finish the configuration.

I like the combination of a good internet (even over dialup) connection, and
a nice
version of linux.

Then again, their copyleft tag is "Debian, the distribution your mom would
use
if it were 20 times easier."

L.
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Liam Bedford				01-4170153
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