On Sun, 2002-05-19 at 08:59, Osamu Aoki wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, May 19, 2002 at 02:33:21PM +0200, Robert Ian Smit wrote: [snip] > > I know Debian is more difficult to install, but I hope I will benefit by > > learning a lot. The default install for Redhat 7.3 is quite nice, but > > adapting it to my needs is a lot of work. I might as well try Debian and > > only install things I really need to avoid bloat. > > Configuring Debian exactly to your taste is not an easy task. More > difficulty at start for sure than Redhat. But "UPGRADING" with latest > release is very easy.
Initial configuration isn't _that_ bad! [snip] > Or if you are stupid enough like to keep chasing latest testing version, > you will continuously upgrade. That is fun. Hmm. Let's not be so judgmental. Sometimes, even the woody packages trail the unstable packages by quite a bit... [snip] > > I hope I have made clear what I want to do and would like to know about > > experiences from other people. Please tell me if I am wrong in choosing > > Debian for my needs. I want to and have time to learn, but would like to > > have an indication whether my goals are reachable. > > I can guarantee there will be steep learning curve. If your objective is > to have M$ Word, Excel, and Outlook to exchange proprietary file > format files as many non-programmers do, I suggest do not bother Linux On the contrary! Mozilla 1.0rc2 & Evolution 1.05 are almost perfect substitutes for IE & Outlook. OpenOffice 1.0 is great, though not perfect, at converting Office files. -- +---------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | "I have created a government of whirled peas..." | | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 12-May-2002, | ! CNN, Larry King Live | +---------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
