Re: Progeny Debian
i tried it. here's a message i sent to my lug.
"alright, i gave it a shot. i repeal my defense of progeny.
wanna know how to break a progeny install, even one from scratch really
fast? uncheck installing gnome. tell it you don't want sawfish...
boom. dependancy hell, which i tried for a good 20 minutes to get apt to
correct properly. which it wouldn't. some garbage about esound, and
sawfish, and and... well, it goes on. yes, i probably could have fixed
it. but it's not worth that kind of trouble on a fresh system. fresh
systems should work after install. am i incorrect?
oh, it didn't setup x properly in the install. i had to run xf86config
afterwards.
yes, i could install gnome i guess... but...
i'm a blackbox user, and use that and lots of gtk apps. but, i do not
use anything that requires bunches of gnome libs. i know what apps i
want, and like, and that about does it. if progeny essentially forces
me to end up with a bloated install... well, it won't be finding my
support anytime soon.
ah well, was worth it just to satisfy curiousity. just pop in a debian
cd and rerun lilo to fix the mess it made with grub.
what is the point of making an 'easier debian', when debian is easier
than this.
</rant>"
i think it's a great idea, often times lately, i'd like a nice gui
configuration center for setting up a printer, or samba or somthing.
but... if the install won't let me do what i want. i think i'm going to
have to stick with plain debian and like it. i hope they get some of
those issues worked out. i really do think it's a good idea.
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:29:04 -0400 (EDT), Net Owl whispered to the
router:
!!Hey Users...
!! I caught this article over at /. that other day. It
!! was discussing Progeny Debian. It seems kinda like a
!! neat Idea...What does the list think? Any ideas?
!! anyone already tried it?
!! Thanks,
!! --Net Owl
!!
!! "Linux: Because a PC is a terrible thing to waste"
!!
!! "I guess then, that he had had other experiances with
!! Valis, as he called him. As a matter of fact, he had
!! had other experiances with Valis, as he called him."
!! --Phillip K Dick "Radio Free Albemuth"
!!
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