>>> Thats my thought as well. Ubuntu desktop and CentOS for servers.
>>> Just wandering if anyone is using the 'Ubuntu Server Edition's'? They
>>> seem appealing but CentOS is what I am used too on servers now.
>>> Thought about loading it up on a box to just try though.
>>
>> Not using, but I've
Florin Andrei a écrit :
>
> I keep an eye on a Kawasaki forum, and they have a knack for doing a lot
> of Suzuki bashing. I'm, like, "WTF, they're all awesome sportbikes!" :-)
>
> Same here. In the end, Linux is the same
Right. Got fifteen Hondas and one Yamaha before finally settling for an
o
Les Mikesell a écrit :
> But that means you have to wait many years for new features - that you
> probably
> want in rapidly developing desktop apps.
>
One new set of desktop applications about every two years suits me
perfectly[1]. Lately I only needed a more recent version of Open Office
t
> m.r...@5-cent.us a écrit :
>
>> I also have CentOS at home. There are quirks, though: for example, I
>> tried to run kaffeine last night, and it couldn't find
libkaffeinepart.so. I
>> tried adding /opt/kde3/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, to LOAD_LIB,
>> and even did an ldconfig, and it *still* can't fin
>
> On 09/29/2009 09:21 AM, Geoff Galitz wrote:
> > Ubuntu has the LTS releases, which are long term stable releases. They
> are
> > supported for five years after release.
>
> you might want to look into exactly what is ubuntu-support and how that
> compares with what you get with CentOS. Its n
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Marcelo M. Garcia
> The reason for Ubuntu in the laptop is simply because CentOS didn't work
> very well. I followed the wiki about XPS M1530[1] and everything
> almost work. At the office one of the developers uses a Dell Precision
> laptop with RHEL 5.3 (it came
At Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:41:48 +0100 CentOS mailing list
wrote:
>
> Sorin Srbu wrote:
> >>> HTH.
> >> Hi Sorin
> >>
> >> You can "sudo bash" and you will have a root terminal. In it, you can
> >> set the root password for root.
> >
> > Yupp, as I said, at the time I was testing Ubuntu, I was rat
Sorin Srbu wrote:
>>> HTH.
>> Hi Sorin
>>
>> You can "sudo bash" and you will have a root terminal. In it, you can
>> set the root password for root.
>
> Yupp, as I said, at the time I was testing Ubuntu, I was rather green and
> didn't know about those little tricks. Now is a another matter, but
Christopher Chan wrote:
>> And I can't believe I just write that...! I sound like a linux
>> die-hard...
>>
> Just try Solaris or FreeBSD then. That should make you a Linux die-hard. :-D
Oh yes. I tried Opensolaris for a while and now I'm more convinced of
Linux than ever.
mg.
__
Karanbir Singh wrote:
> On 09/30/2009 02:11 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>>> Solution: stick with CentOS, rock-solid and *real* LTS.
>> But that means you have to wait many years for new features - that you
>> probably
>> want in rapidly developing desktop apps.
>
> thats not always true - it is to so
On 09/30/2009 02:11 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Solution: stick with CentOS, rock-solid and *real* LTS.
>
> But that means you have to wait many years for new features - that you
> probably
> want in rapidly developing desktop apps.
thats not always true - it is to some extent though. And the 'lon
Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Geoff Galitz a écrit :
>
>> Ubuntu has the LTS releases, which are long term stable releases. They are
>> supported for five years after release.
>>
> Ubuntu Long Term Support is three years for desktops and five for servers.
>
> In the last LTS version (8.04), half of the au
On 09/29/2009 06:38 PM, Florin Andrei wrote:
> I agree with your assessment that Red Hat& Co are still The
> Distribution for enterprise stuff.
Where Enterprise Stuff == 'Stable computing where you can focus on doing
things with your computer and know that when you want to, it will be
there - h
On 09/29/2009 06:21 PM, Drew wrote:
> Websites for example
> have moved from static html on the arpanet& university sites to the
> rich multimedia content we see today. Back then the idea of a website
> infecting a computer was unheard of.
For completelness sake - website content hasent changed
>-Original Message-
>From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
Behalf
>Of Christopher Chan
>Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:42 AM
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>
>> Yupp, as I said
Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> -Original Message-
>> From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
>>
> Behalf
>
>> Of Marcelo M. Garcia
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:36 PM
>> To: CentOS mailing list
>>
>-Original Message-
>From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
Behalf
>Of Marcelo M. Garcia
>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:36 PM
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>
>> Not using,
On 9/25/09, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Friday 25 September 2009 17:02:24 Lanny Marcus wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Anne Wilson
> wrote:
>> > I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new desktop.
>> > He
>> > needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail a
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Tait Clarridge wrote:
> CentOS is great for server use and if you want to learn CentOS for use
> as a server, Fedora is a great place to start because they are both
> redhat based. Chances are that if you got something to work in Fedora,
> you can get it to work i
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Fedora has the advantage to a RHEL/CentOS user of having the same
> install/admin tools. But if you are turning the box over to someone
> else, Ubuntu makes much more of an effort to be user friendly. And they
> haven't been quite so bad as
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Alan McKay wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Ron Blizzard wrote:
>> I like stability over "cutting edge," so CentOS (with multimedia from
>> RPMForge)
>
> What are the details on MM from RPMForge?
>
> If I could get my MM working I'd be happy. I like sta
9 11:29 PM
>>> To: CentOS mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>>>
>>> Thats my thought as well. Ubuntu desktop and CentOS for servers.
>>> Just wandering if anyone is using the 'Ubuntu Server Edition's'? They
>
Drew wrote:
>> Not quite. It is more a matter of a standard only being useful if
>> everyone does what it says. Picking a new location that no one
>> currently uses is always the worst possible choice.
>
> So are revolutions but those seem to work well on occasion. :-)
Only for the survivors.
> Not quite. It is more a matter of a standard only being useful if
> everyone does what it says. Picking a new location that no one
> currently uses is always the worst possible choice.
So are revolutions but those seem to work well on occasion. :-)
>> My argument is that those same Unix admi
Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> -Original Message-
>> From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of Matt
>> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:29 PM
>> To: CentOS mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-t
On Tue, 2009-09-29 at 16:14 -0400, Alan McKay wrote:
> > I am not an Ubuntu basher, but I felt it was babying me a little too
> > much.
>
> Hmmm, maybe that's what I should put on my wife's laptop :-)
>
> I already know Linux very well - been a UNIX geek for over 20 years,
> and Linux geek for ge
Alan McKay wrote:
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Ron Blizzard wrote:
I like stability over "cutting edge," so CentOS (with multimedia from
RPMForge)
What are the details on MM from RPMForge?
If I could get my MM working I'd be happy. I like stability too,
which is why I use it o
> I am not an Ubuntu basher, but I felt it was babying me a little too
> much.
Hmmm, maybe that's what I should put on my wife's laptop :-)
I already know Linux very well - been a UNIX geek for over 20 years,
and Linux geek for getting on 10 now. And I still get frustrated
with how difficult it
On Tue, 2009-09-29 at 15:38 -0400, Alan McKay wrote:
> I've been generally unhappy with my CentOS desktop both at home and at
> work, when it comes to thinks like sound and video.
>
> I'd recommend going with Fedora Core, to be honest. Much as I love
> CentOS on my servers.
>
>
This is more a
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Ron Blizzard wrote:
> I like stability over "cutting edge," so CentOS (with multimedia from
> RPMForge)
What are the details on MM from RPMForge?
If I could get my MM working I'd be happy. I like stability too,
which is why I use it on my servers. But for des
Ron Blizzard wrote:
>
>> I've been generally unhappy with my CentOS desktop both at home and at
>> work, when it comes to thinks like sound and video.
>>
>> I'd recommend going with Fedora Core, to be honest. Much as I love
>> CentOS on my servers.
>
> I like stability over "cutting edge," so C
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Alan McKay wrote:
> I've been generally unhappy with my CentOS desktop both at home and at
> work, when it comes to thinks like sound and video.
>
> I'd recommend going with Fedora Core, to be honest. Much as I love
> CentOS on my servers.
I like stability over
I've been generally unhappy with my CentOS desktop both at home and at
work, when it comes to thinks like sound and video.
I'd recommend going with Fedora Core, to be honest. Much as I love
CentOS on my servers.
--
“Don't eat anything you've ever seen advertised on TV”
- Michael Po
Drew wrote:
> The argument you're expressing, as I see it, is that there is really
> no difference whether or not the files are stored in /var or /srv
> because in the end they're bits on a disk so where in the file system
> they end up doesn't matter. /var was chosen years ago by Unix admins
> so
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Yes, keep in mind that it took many years for Red Hat to get it right
> (or what they think is right) and when they did, they stopped
> distributing the binaries for free. Ubuntu should be getting pretty
> close to having the support experi
The argument you're expressing, as I see it, is that there is really
no difference whether or not the files are stored in /var or /srv
because in the end they're bits on a disk so where in the file system
they end up doesn't matter. /var was chosen years ago by Unix admins
so why change it to /srv?
Max Hetrick wrote:
>
> the zealots
Nah, it's just the way the human mind works, according to its current
blueprint. It can be pretty awesome in what it can do sometimes, but it
does have obvious fundamental flaws too.
You and I have biases too, but nobody is aware of their own. :)
--
Florin
Florin Andrei wrote:
> Karanbir Singh wrote:
>> you might want to look into exactly what is ubuntu-support and how that
>> compares with what you get with CentOS. Its not nearly the same thing.
>> To an extent that LTS is mostly considered a nonstarter in most > very
>> small business. Specially
Florin Andrei wrote:
> Well, it's the group bias.
>
> I keep an eye on a Kawasaki forum, and they have a knack for doing a lot
> of Suzuki bashing. I'm, like, "WTF, they're all awesome sportbikes!" :-)
>
> Same here. In the end, Linux is the same, just different flavors for
> different tastes.
Drew wrote:
>> Not likely... Storage paths are all arbitrary and if a standard has to
>> make up a new location that breaks existing concepts they've already
>> done something wrong.
>
> Times change. What worked well on Unix 20-30 years ago isn't
> necessarily the best way of doing things today.
Karanbir Singh wrote:
>
> you might want to look into exactly what is ubuntu-support and how that
> compares with what you get with CentOS. Its not nearly the same thing.
> To an extent that LTS is mostly considered a nonstarter in most > very
> small business. Specially where the client is in
Geoff Galitz wrote:
>
> Perhaps it is getting trendy to beat up on non-Centos distros here on the
> Centos list?
Well, it's the group bias.
I keep an eye on a Kawasaki forum, and they have a knack for doing a lot
of Suzuki bashing. I'm, like, "WTF, they're all awesome sportbikes!" :-)
Same her
Matt wrote:
>
> Just wandering if anyone is using the 'Ubuntu Server Edition's'?
On a whim, I installed it on my home mail/web/* server. It was due for
an upgrade anyway.
So far, so good. Running a boatload of services (low load though), no
crashes, solid.
The "Ubuntu experience" is the same.
> Not likely... Storage paths are all arbitrary and if a standard has to
> make up a new location that breaks existing concepts they've already
> done something wrong.
Times change. What worked well on Unix 20-30 years ago isn't
necessarily the best way of doing things today. Websites for example
Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Geoff Galitz a écrit :
>
>
>> Ubuntu has the LTS releases, which are long term stable releases. They are
>> supported for five years after release.
>>
>>
> Ubuntu Long Term Support is three years for desktops and five for servers.
>
> In the last LTS version (8.04), hal
> m.r...@5-cent.us a écrit :
>
>> I also have CentOS at home. There are quirks, though: for example, I
>> tried to run kaffeine last night, and it couldn't find libkaffeinepart.so.
>> I tried adding /opt/kde3/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, to LOAD_LIB,
>> and even did an ldconfig, and it *still* can't fin
Karanbir Singh wrote:
> On 09/27/2009 02:57 PM, Drew wrote:
>> That's the rule of thumb I see applied to what goes in /srv. In a LAMP
>> box for example I'd expect to see the website(and site logs), database
>> files, and POP3/IMAP spools stored in srv directories. Machine
>> specific data like sys
m.r...@5-cent.us a écrit :
> I also have CentOS at home. There are quirks, though: for example, I tried
> to run kaffeine last night, and it couldn't find libkaffeinepart.so. I
> tried adding /opt/kde3/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, to LOAD_LIB, and
> even did an ldconfig, and it *still* can't find it (I
> At Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:12 -0500 CentOS mailing list
> wrote:
>
>>
> CentOS as a desktop system (or laptop) is perfectly fine, *even for
> non-techies*, which would most of the users at the local library. I
> guess the only issue would be in terms of support for really new
> hardware (which
On 09/29/2009 09:21 AM, Geoff Galitz wrote:
> Ubuntu has the LTS releases, which are long term stable releases. They are
> supported for five years after release.
you might want to look into exactly what is ubuntu-support and how that
compares with what you get with CentOS. Its not nearly the sam
On 09/27/2009 02:57 PM, Drew wrote:
> That's the rule of thumb I see applied to what goes in /srv. In a LAMP
> box for example I'd expect to see the website(and site logs), database
> files, and POP3/IMAP spools stored in srv directories. Machine
> specific data like system logs and email processin
Sorin Srbu wrote:
>
>> I there are too many updates, and sometimes they crash something. I
>> remember while using Fedora 10, after disappointment with F9, after an
>> update, the sound stopped to work. I didn't like the idea of Thunderbird
>> beta in F 12. Also, the external drives are mounted usi
Sorin Srbu wrote:
>>
>> Thats my thought as well. Ubuntu desktop and CentOS for servers.
>> Just wandering if anyone is using the 'Ubuntu Server Edition's'? They
>> seem appealing but CentOS is what I am used too on servers now.
>> Thought about loading it up on a box to just try though.
>
> Not
Christopher Chan wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Thats my thought as well. Ubuntu desktop and CentOS for servers.
>>> Just wandering if anyone is using the 'Ubuntu Server Edition's'? They
>>> seem appealing but CentOS is what I am used too on servers now.
>>> Thought about loading it up on a box to just try th
At Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:21:08 +0200 CentOS mailing list
wrote:
>
>
> >
> > 1) Ubuntu really needs more frequent total updates (it is not a
> > long-term stable release). The Ubuntu system that was on the local
> > library's server was unable to get updates (apt-get would fail -- I
> > ended u
Christopher Chan a écrit :
>>
> Bah, sudo -i for the equivalent of su -.
Or try this:
$ sudo -s
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Geoff Galitz a écrit :
>
> Ubuntu has the LTS releases, which are long term stable releases. They are
> supported for five years after release.
>
Ubuntu Long Term Support is three years for desktops and five for servers.
In the last LTS version (8.04), half of the audio apps had no sound for
a
>-Original Message-
>From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
Behalf
>Of Christopher Chan
>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:40 AM
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>
>> Not using,
>
> 1) Ubuntu really needs more frequent total updates (it is not a
> long-term stable release). The Ubuntu system that was on the local
> library's server was unable to get updates (apt-get would fail -- I
> ended up manually downloading packages and installing by hand (using raw
> dpkg command
Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> -Original Message-
>> From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
>>
> Behalf
>
>> Of Matt
>> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:29 PM
>> To: CentOS mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [CentOS]
>-Original Message-
>From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
Behalf
>Of Christopher Chan
>Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:35 AM
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>
>Ubuntu for desktop is rea
>-Original Message-
>From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
Behalf
>Of Matt
>Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:29 PM
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>
>Thats my thought as well. Ubuntu deskto
>-Original Message-
>From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
Behalf
>Of Marcelo M. Garcia
>Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:08 PM
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>
>>> Sorry, but Fedo
Matt wrote:
>>> I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new desktop. He
>>> needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and browsing,
>>> so
>>> equivalents there are not a problem. She needs grip and lame, for her mp3s
>>> -
>>> again no problem.
>>>
>>
I'd like to chime in on this.
Being techy. nothing really bugs me as I think its all POS.
However I do think the Linux desktop is not so good in general.
I've been a big fan of Irix and used to maintain it when it was the
golden child of the Unix desktop.
I've been following the 5dwm project
At Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:29:12 -0500 CentOS mailing list
wrote:
>
> >> I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new desktop. Â He
> >> needs are small. Â She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and
> >> browsing, so
> >> equivalents there are not a problem. Â She needs grip an
>> I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new desktop. He
>> needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and browsing, so
>> equivalents there are not a problem. She needs grip and lame, for her mp3s -
>> again no problem.
>
> Desktop, non-techie - use Ubuntu in
Sorin Srbu wrote:
>> -Original Message-
>> From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of Marcelo M. Garcia
>> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:57 PM
>> To: CentOS mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Ce
>-Original Message-
>From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
Behalf
>Of Marcelo M. Garcia
>Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:57 PM
>To: CentOS mailing list
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS for non-tech user
>
>Sorry, but Fedora is
On 09/27/2009 08:09 AM, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:13:04 +0200 CentOS mailing list
> wrote:
>
>>
>> m.r...@5-cent.us a écrit :
>>
>>> I'd add in the search RHEL, at least to start. Beyond that,
>>> some other distro, such as mandrake, may have compatible rpms.
>>
>> No! Never
> So I don't see consensus here. What if my served data ist "variable
> data"? An no distinction between man made or machine made is given here.
> Also this might not be flexible enough for some scenarios.
Is the data being stored customer facing or internal to the machine?
That's the rule of thu
Am Sonntag, den 27.09.2009, 15:17 +0200 schrieb Karanbir Singh:
> On 24/09/09 21:32, Paul Heinlein wrote:
> > I really wish RH would hop on the /srv bus. The broad distinction is
> > fairly easy to grasp: /var for variable data of general interest to
> > the machine, /srv for stuff related to a spe
On 24/09/09 21:32, Paul Heinlein wrote:
> I really wish RH would hop on the /srv bus. The broad distinction is
> fairly easy to grasp: /var for variable data of general interest to
> the machine, /srv for stuff related to a specific service. In general,
> /var is machine-generated, /srv is person-g
At Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:13:04 +0200 CentOS mailing list
wrote:
>
> m.r...@5-cent.us a écrit :
>
> > I'd add in the search RHEL, at least to start. Beyond that,
> > some other distro, such as mandrake, may have compatible rpms.
>
> No! Never use Mandrake RPMS on RHEL.
Never say never:
I have
m.r...@5-cent.us a écrit :
> I'd add in the search RHEL, at least to start. Beyond that,
> some other distro, such as mandrake, may have compatible rpms.
No! Never use Mandrake RPMS on RHEL.
My advice for third-party applications:
1) Use RPMS from RPMForge repo.
2) If your app/lib/tool/whateve
Les Mikesell a écrit :
> But that leaves you in charge of maintaining and updating every piece you
> install or leaving the systems in a lurch if you don't and there are
> subsequent
> security/bug fixes. The whole point of having an enterprise-type long-life
> distribution is that you don't
mark wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> mark wrote:
>>> Niki Kovacs wrote:
Les Mikesell a écrit :
>>>
Here's an example. I have a directory java/, with the latest java from
sun.com, plus the following script:
>>>
>>> I've just become familiar with alternatives, and now wonder why no
Les Mikesell wrote:
> mark wrote:
>> Niki Kovacs wrote:
>>> Les Mikesell a écrit :
>>
>>> Here's an example. I have a directory java/, with the latest java from
>>> sun.com, plus the following script:
>>
>> I've just become familiar with alternatives, and now wonder why no one
>> created
>> th
mark wrote:
> Niki Kovacs wrote:
>> Les Mikesell a écrit :
>
>> Here's an example. I have a directory java/, with the latest java from
>> sun.com, plus the following script:
>
> I've just become familiar with alternatives, and now wonder why no one
> created
> that a decade ago.
It's not a re
Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Les Mikesell a écrit :
> Here's an example. I have a directory java/, with the latest java from
> sun.com, plus the following script:
I've just become familiar with alternatives, and now wonder why no one created
that a decade ago.
mark
--
"The very powerful and t
Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Les Mikesell a écrit :
>
>> Can the install script be simplified to rpm installs of the http urls to the
>> yum
>> repo release files followed by yum installs of a list of packages? And if
>> so,
>> can someone publish that script?
>>
>
> Not really. Before discovering C
Les Mikesell a écrit :
> Can the install script be simplified to rpm installs of the http urls to the
> yum
> repo release files followed by yum installs of a list of packages? And if
> so,
> can someone publish that script?
>
Not really. Before discovering CentOS (around 2006), I've been a
Niki Kovacs wrote:
> Matt a écrit :
>> I have always used Ubuntu for desktop linux and CentOS for servers.
>> Have never tried CentOS as a desktop. Perhaps I should?
>>
>
> One look is worth a thousand words, as they say :
>
> http://www.microlinux.fr/captures.html
>
> My Linux desktop, based o
Matt a écrit :
> I have always used Ubuntu for desktop linux and CentOS for servers.
> Have never tried CentOS as a desktop. Perhaps I should?
>
One look is worth a thousand words, as they say :
http://www.microlinux.fr/captures.html
My Linux desktop, based on CentOS 5.3, tweaked to death with
On Friday 25 September 2009 17:02:24 Lanny Marcus wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Anne Wilson
wrote:
> > I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new desktop. He
> > needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and
> > browsing, so
>
> I believe if you
On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 4:11 AM, Anne Wilson wrote:
> I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new desktop. He
> needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and browsing, so
I believe if you install all the multimedia stuff that's described on
the CentOS Wiki and
> Anne Wilson wrote:
>> On Thursday 24 September 2009 20:03:04 Curt Mills wrote:
>>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Anne Wilson wrote:
On Thursday 24 September 2009 17:50:37 Ron Loftin wrote:
> My image of the "low-tech" user is the one who surfs the Web, reads
> and
> writes e-mail, and doe
Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday 24 September 2009 20:03:04 Curt Mills wrote:
>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Anne Wilson wrote:
>>> On Thursday 24 September 2009 17:50:37 Ron Loftin wrote:
My image of the "low-tech" user is the one who surfs the Web, reads and
writes e-mail, and does the odd let
On Thursday 24 September 2009 20:03:04 Curt Mills wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Thursday 24 September 2009 17:50:37 Ron Loftin wrote:
> >> My image of the "low-tech" user is the one who surfs the Web, reads and
> >> writes e-mail, and does the odd letter or maybe even a sp
> I really wish RH would hop on the /srv bus. The broad distinction is
> fairly easy to grasp: /var for variable data of general interest to
> the machine, /srv for stuff related to a specific service. In general,
> /var is machine-generated, /srv is person-generated.
>
> If you maintain it with $E
On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Drew wrote:
>> The other thing is that ubuntu does some things I consider odd, and
>> puts some things in odd places (say, not having your web stuff
>> under /var/www, etc).
>
> That may be because they're aiming for compliance with the
> Filesystem Hierarchy Standard ( htt
The other thing is that ubuntu does some things I consider odd, and puts
> some things in odd places (say, not having your web stuff under /var/www,
> etc).
That may be because they're aiming for compliance with the Filesystem
Hierarchy Standard ( http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ ). Web related stuff
It's that same old problem.
Some distros just ignores LSB, and do the way they wants leaving to
some incompatibility issues.
The way you configure network, for example, is different on Debian,
Slackware, etc.
That's bad.
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Tiago Almeida
tiagov...@gmail.com
> Anne Wilson wrote:
>> I'm thinking of giving CentOS to a non-tech user for her new desktop.
>> He
>> needs are small. She has been used to Mozilla for both mail and
>> browsing, so
>> equivalents there are not a problem. She needs grip and lame, for her
>> mp3s -
>> again no problem.
>
> Deskto
Marcelo M. Garcia wrote:
>
> Sorry, but Fedora is no longer a good desktop choice. I was a Fedora
> user, but the distribution is pushing to far the idea of cutting edge
> features.
Yeah, based on some experiences I had with it, I'd be wary of installing
it on systems owned by random innocents
On Thu, 24 Sep 2009, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday 24 September 2009 17:50:37 Ron Loftin wrote:
>> My image of the "low-tech" user is the one who surfs the Web, reads and
>> writes e-mail, and does the odd letter or maybe even a spreadsheet in
>> some office tool, along with maybe some simple g
Tiago Almeida wrote:
> IMHO,
>
> I think Fedora is a good choice for Desktop (Although i'm a Debian
> fan), because it's RPM based distro and if you get used to it you'll
> be also at CentOS.
>
> I totally agree that for servers CentOS or RHCE is a good choice.
>
Hi
Sorry, but Fedora is no long
On Thursday 24 September 2009 17:50:37 Ron Loftin wrote:
> My image of the "low-tech" user is the one who surfs the Web, reads and
> writes e-mail, and does the odd letter or maybe even a spreadsheet in
> some office tool, along with maybe some simple games. My experience
> with this category of u
IMHO,
I think Fedora is a good choice for Desktop (Although i'm a Debian
fan), because it's RPM based distro and if you get used to it you'll
be also at CentOS.
I totally agree that for servers CentOS or RHCE is a good choice.
--
Tiago Almeida
tiagov...@gmail.com
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Florin Andrei wrote:
> I'm a big CentOS fan, I joined even the Facebook group (lol), but its
> place is on the server or, perhaps, on a workstation for a power user
> (or for things like running scientific apps on the desktop). If you're a
> PhD running quantum theory equations with Mathematica
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