[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:
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>
> 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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