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<BR>Brilliant.....
Slackware
Slackware
Ive only used Slakware so far and see no need to change.
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<BR>What are the main differences between distros ?
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<BR>v1c
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<BR>What are the main differences between distros ?
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<BR>v1c
Slackware
Slackware is still a pre-packaged linux distro, gentoo on the other hand you build everything from scratch, and not only that, gentoo linux is the first linux to have a portage system similar to FreeBSD´s ports. which makes it really easy to keep ur system up to date.
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I've dabbled with Slackware in the past - it is a very nice distro, but not for the fient hearted !
I've just got hold of a copy of Suse Linux 9.0 Professional from a friend and it has now by far become my favourite !
The 5 CD set includes pretty much everything you could want.
The install is the best I've seen - better even than Redhats Anaconda install and far more powerful and intuitive.
System maintenance is also a breeze with Yast which surpases Redhat on pretty much every detail.
From install, it managed to see my windows network and with a few clicks, I had windows seeing my Suse box as a windows share - the samba implementation is excellent.
I was previously using Mandrake till version 8.1, but didn't like where the distro was going (seemingly more buggy with each release) and I used Redhat 9.0 and 9.1 for some time - but the multimedia support 'out the box' is sadly lacking.
I'm sold on Suse.
If you can get hold of a copy of 9.0, I highly recommend it.
Currently, you can only download a live evaluation CD or older versions, such as Suse 8.2.
You can get Suse 9.0 at the Linux CD warehouse, but it's damn pricy at R900, considering that most distributions are freely downloadble as ISO's, or you can buy CD's for cheap, here's the URL anyway :-
http://www.linuxwarehouse.co.za/index.p ... category=0
Personally, I wouldn't spend more than R200 on a Linux distribution, so borrowing the distribution from a friend was the logical alternative - I'm not sure of the legality of this tho.
For anyone who wants to try Linux, but don't have the bandwidth to download the ISO files, check out the links section at http://www.linux.org.za - click on support in the main links area and you'll get a listing of companies, some of whom sell Linux CD's
For instance, Tangent (http://www.tangent.co.za/) supply a wide range of Linux distributions - Slackware 9.1 will set you back R70 for 2 CD's - not bad.
I've just got hold of a copy of Suse Linux 9.0 Professional from a friend and it has now by far become my favourite !
The 5 CD set includes pretty much everything you could want.
The install is the best I've seen - better even than Redhats Anaconda install and far more powerful and intuitive.
System maintenance is also a breeze with Yast which surpases Redhat on pretty much every detail.
From install, it managed to see my windows network and with a few clicks, I had windows seeing my Suse box as a windows share - the samba implementation is excellent.
I was previously using Mandrake till version 8.1, but didn't like where the distro was going (seemingly more buggy with each release) and I used Redhat 9.0 and 9.1 for some time - but the multimedia support 'out the box' is sadly lacking.
I'm sold on Suse.
If you can get hold of a copy of 9.0, I highly recommend it.
Currently, you can only download a live evaluation CD or older versions, such as Suse 8.2.
You can get Suse 9.0 at the Linux CD warehouse, but it's damn pricy at R900, considering that most distributions are freely downloadble as ISO's, or you can buy CD's for cheap, here's the URL anyway :-
http://www.linuxwarehouse.co.za/index.p ... category=0
Personally, I wouldn't spend more than R200 on a Linux distribution, so borrowing the distribution from a friend was the logical alternative - I'm not sure of the legality of this tho.
For anyone who wants to try Linux, but don't have the bandwidth to download the ISO files, check out the links section at http://www.linux.org.za - click on support in the main links area and you'll get a listing of companies, some of whom sell Linux CD's
For instance, Tangent (http://www.tangent.co.za/) supply a wide range of Linux distributions - Slackware 9.1 will set you back R70 for 2 CD's - not bad.