On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 13:00, Alex Malinovich wrote: > On Wed, 2003-01-22 at 11:40, Hal Vaughan wrote: > > I wonder -- are the people that start with Debian people who are new > to Linux, > > but used to Unix or sys admin/programming on other systems, or are > they just > > at the "user" (or just above) level? > > I did my first ever install of a Linux distro 13 months ago (almost to > the day as a matter of fact), which happened to be Debian Potato. Before > that I'd used Windows, Windows, and more Windows. I started up the OS/2 > installer once. That was about as far as I got with it though. :) The > only real unix-type experience that I'd had before that was using Cygwin > (before the days of X support) for about 5 months. That got me > comfortable with ls, grep, less, and emacs. > > Other than that, I was an absolute newbie. I thought mounting was what > you did with a horse and ext2 was the 2nd extended partition on my HD. > :) And, worst of all, I didn't discover debian-user until AFTER I got > the system fully installed. :) > > Now, 13 months later, I run Sid with some experimental packages on my > desktop machine and laptop, a mailserver running Sid with relatively old > packages that I know work right. (Testing is a bit TOO old for me. :) > And a webserver/Sid mirror running, you guessed it, Sid. :) > > I also tried installing Mandrake about a month ago to see what it was > like and found one of the best installers I've ever seen. I now carry > the 1st Mandrake install CD around with my laptop anytime I need an > emergency boot disk for someone. (Primarily because of the partitioning > tool.) However, I can't stand the distro from the user standpoint. The > default setup with no VTs is absolutely horrid, and having to use a > wizard for just about everything is a nightmare. I'm going to give > Gentoo a shot as soon as I get enough HD space freed up, but in the > meantime, I'm a diehard Debian supporter. :) > > -Alex
Debian is the best. I even like the installer the way it is. I use it as a desktop which includes downloading pictures from my Canon powershot, HP6200c scanner, HP printer. I use it a s web,ftp,dhcp server. And I'm sure there are others who put it to much more strenuous tests with success. Apt-get is truly great. What I like more is the non-profit org status. -- Craig Jackson __________________________ Wildnet Group LLC 103 North Park, Suite 110 Covington, Lousiana 70433 Office 985-875-9453 __________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
