Re: New User - Debian?
Ed Cogburn wrote:
>
> Leonardo Bermudez wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm still not a full new user because i still havn't stall any Linux
> > yet.
> >
> > I got a Debian CD version 1.3.1, i know that is old and current version
> > is 2.0.
> >
> > Before I download the 2.0 version and install it on my P350 PC, I would
> > like to know what other options with pros/cons do I have beside Debian
> > and RedHat?
> >
> > I'm just installing to learn and for curiosity, i had some experience
> > with sun workstations and solaris so i'm not afraid of the unix
> > enviroment, just to wipe my HD (AGAIN ) :-)
> > Regards
> >
> > Leo
> >
>
> A significent number of people would say that RedHat is 'easier'
> to install then Debian, but after the install, Debian is better.
> Debian has what I believe to be a better package management system
> (dselect/apt/dpkg) than RedHat, but the bottom line is it comes
> down to your preference.
> Why not get RedHat and Debian 2.0 on CD and try *both* of them
> and use the one you like better. You can get very inexpensive
> CD's of both from places like http://www.cheapbytes.com.
Whose real address is http://www.polo.demon.co.uk/cheap.html
Peter Allen
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