Re: distros

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Very religious is an understatement =|  In my experience, most Debian
> > users are very fanatical about their distro and are quick to criticize you
> > if you don't conform to their worldview (let's just say I've had some bad
> > experiences along those lines lately)  Me, I've been a Slack man for years
> > (versions 2 something to 7) but I don't burst into flames if I use (or see
> > someone else use) another distro..find out what's best for you and go with
> > it.
> 
> Understatements: oh, yes. I agree. But zealots, the 1% of the time they can
> be convinced to do something practical, tend to do it up beyond right. :)
> What do you think of Slackware as opposed to Red Hat or Debian? I mean, can
> you think of any experiences that illustrate any significant differences?

I used Slackware years ago, and when I switched to Redhat I was extremely
pleased because Redhat is RPM (Redhat Package manager) based.  That is a 
vast improvement IMO.  With RPM's you can easily add and remove software.  
It keeps track of all of the files, enforces dependencies, and you can even 
verify that files haven't been changed since the install.  I love it!!!

Debian uses a different package manager called DEB.  I've never used it, 
but I understand it has differences compared to RPM.  There was a BIG 
discussion on the differences between DEB and RPM on slashdot.org 
recently if you're interested.

> I have only the one computer, else I'd just install them one after another.

You can have multiple Linux distributions on the same computer,
disk space permitting.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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