Re: Red Hat user shopping around
Glen,
I'm fast becoming an ex RedHat user. RH releases often with lots of bugs.
Debian releases aren't frequent, but the testing version is pretty current
with other distributions, and at least as good.
Debian may be a little harder to configure, but configuration files are
not hidden and in general make a lot of sense. Upgrading Debian is easier
than any other distribution.
I have no ideas about where RAM size enters the picture, or how that might
change in the future, but my guess is that Debian will be running on low
end hardware longer than the other distributions.
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Sincerely,
David Smead
http://www.amplepower.com.
On Wed, 8 May 2002, Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been a loyal Red Hat user for the last 4 or 5 years. Their recent
> distributions will no longer install on all my computers because they now
> require more than 16 Meg RAM. I have a few questions:
>
> The Debian web site says that Debian will install on 12 Meg RAM. Is that
> information current?
>
> What are the main differences between Debian and Red Hat (I'm assuming there are
> a few current or ex-Red Hat users here)?
>
> Does Debian support the old Sound Blaster Pro CDRoms (sbpcd module)?
>
> How well does FVWM run on Debian systems? I currently build FVWM rpms for Red
> Hat.
>
> I need to run servers on two 16 Meg RAM boxes - DNS and mail mainly. X would be
> nice, but I usually use X forwarding on those boxes to another one that can
> handle the load (500 MHZ, 512 Meg RAM).
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions you have will be appreciated. I need to run a Linux
> distribution that will work as both a server and a desk top environment. And I
> need one that will remain loyal to its customer base, including those with low
> resource PCs.
>
> Regards,
>
> Glen
>
>
>
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