On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 11:30:49 -0400 (EDT) tallison@tacocat.net wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:22:40 -0400 (EDT) > > Because Debian is available for nearly ever hardware out there. > > http://www.debian.org/ports > > > > Redhat supports significantly less platforms. > > http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/platform/linux/redhat.com/dist/linux/9/en/os/ > > shows only i386. They can afford to tailor their installer for just > > that one architecture. > > > > That is a summary of the thread about why Knoppix has better > > detection. They also focus on i386. > > Excellent point! > > If we assume that I'm narrowly focused on i386 architecture only. > How do you utilize Kudzu in Debian for configuring new installs? I'm not sure, I've always preferred to have a basic knowledge of my hardware and set everything myself. If a new installer comes out, I'll probably be the only one using the old woody disks and dist-upgrading. I've actually come to like the current installer. > Admittedly it isn't consistent with the ideology of Debian having a > wide range of support for hardware and a consistent interface for > installation, but the reality is that I have a number of installations > to get done in a big fat hurry and could really benefit... If your looking to do identical systems, look at the fully automatic installer. jkoenig@note:~$ apt-cache show fai -- -johann koenig Now Playing: Huntingtons - Potty Mouth : Punk Vs. Emo (Disc 1 - Punk) Today is Pungenday, the 4th day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3169 My public pgp key: http://mental-graffiti.com/pgp/johannkoenig.pgp
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