Re: Debian or Stormix
Well i used Stormix for a few months before i installed
Debian potato. I used the free d/l from Stormix so i haven't
seen their documentation. Basically i started with Stormix
before Debian because i assumed the Stormix install would
be easier.
When i installed Debian potato from the pseudo-cd
image kit i found out it was an easier install than FreeBSD.
I' ve kept the boot-screen in LILO from Stormix just
because i like the way it looks. And i apt-get the stormpkg
from Stormix for the graphical front end to apt and dselect,
although i use the cmd line just as much.
Essentially the Stormix hail dist. is Debian potato.
But there are differences in some configurations, e.g. i
never got my mouse scroll wheel to work in Stormix but it
works with imwheel pkg in Debian and you wont have to
recompile the kernel for APM support in Debian if you
want auto power down at shut-off.
In Stormix the Helix Gnome is included but you can
just apt-get it after the base install of Debian.
So i would say if you installed FreeBSD go with the
Debian install ; in any case you'll never regret installing
Debian.
On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 17:01:49 -0400, Christopher W. Aiken said:
> I currently use FreeBSD 4.1. I have played with RH, MD,
> SuSE, and Caldera in the past. I like learning new things
> and thought that I would like to try Debian.
>
> As I understand it, Stormix is based on Debian.
> Other than different "system installers" and Stormix
> has a "graphical" boot screen, are there any other
> differences? Stormix Deluxe comes with some "users"
> documentation books where as Debian does not. I'd like
> to learn Debian. I've heard a lot of good things on
> Debian's stability, dselect, dpkg, and apt-get, etc.
> If Stormix and Debian are the same I would be willing
> to pay the extra for Stormix Deluxe just to get the
> documentation books that come with it.
>
> Any comments? Please no flame wars. There is enough
> flame wars about the stupidest things already.
>
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> Christopher W. Aiken, Scenery Hill, Pa, USA
> chris at cwaiken dot com, www.cwaiken.com
> Preferred O/S: FreeBSD 4.1
>
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