Re: linux size (fwd)

["Robert G. Brown" <bob@xxxxxxx>]

>>>>i know this might seem like a stupid question, but is redhat any harder to
>>>>use? ....
>>I think that given that RedHat comes with some nice admin tools (control-
>>panel) it is probably easier to use than most other distributions.
It might be easier to install than something else, but once the smoke ckears,
IMO they're very much more the same than they are different.

The issue here is that if you're always doing new things, the smoke never
really clears.

>>Slackware is pretty much manageless,  as in their is nothing that even 
>>attempts to keep track...
>Actually, if you use the "pkgtool" "installpkg" or "setup" you will
>generate a couple of log files which name the files installed, and if
>I'm correct, where they are in the tree. Not as complete as Red Hat or
>Debian, it exists nonetheless.
IMO it's about as complete, and until a standard emerges (which may be coming 
soon as part of LSB -- Linux Standard Base), it's pretty much taste, habit and 
adaptability.  There are advantages (and weknesses) to each method. (which
may well make a good additonal thread or meeting panel discussion).

It's best to know the distribution menthod adapted by the Linux distribu-
tion[s] you're using, and get things done along those lines. There may not
be a magic bullet for a while.
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who can rep -ivh or tar -xvzf ...;make ./install pretty much as needed.