Ok, so I'm predictable, so what.
On Tue, Jul 20, 1999 at 09:53:10PM +0300, Gal Aviel wrote:
> another q : I've installed RH 5.2 in the past, so I'm comfortable with RH
> I understand that the Debian distro is better that RH (security wise ? and
> package integrity wise - the fact that only one man is allowed to package an
> app - resulting in less or no broken packages at all, contrary to broken rpms
> all over the place). is Deb harder to install ?
> should I try ?
Yes, it is harder to install. There's no hardware detection, and the
package selection app (dselect) is hard to understand if you don't
read the help screens. Its package manager (dpkg) is also somewhat
less simple than rpm. That's what you have to pay for raw technical
excellence. (Although that may change soon; see http://www.stormix.com.)
If you have a spare partition or hard drive, give it a try. The true
diamond in Debian is the apt tool, so after you install, read the docs
on apt, configure it and play with it a bit. You'll be amazed, because
there's nothing like apt in the other distributions.
> don't forget about the cd's if you have them...
I have slink CDs which I can copy for you for the price of the
blanks. Please contact me privately, either by e-mail or by phone
(051-450117, yes, my number has changed.)
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