Re: New User - Debian?
Allens wrote:
>
> 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
>
WOOPS Sorry, I wasn't connected to the net when I tried www.cheepbytes.com
My Mistake...
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