Re: Trying to get on the web with wvdial.
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On 01/30/08 20:46, Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2008 at 08:29:12PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 01/30/08 19:34, Walt L. Williams wrote:
>>> I tried using wvdial as it seemed simple, and I want off the
>>> Suse system as soon as I can. SuSE 10.3 is really rough
>>> and unpolished. I have been looking at the Debian system
>>> for a few years now but never made the time to make the
>>> move. Using Debian will help me better learn whats under
>>> the Linux hood.
>> Sadly, I've got to disagree.
>>
>> The Debian packagers do a *lot* of configuring for you, and the
>> stuff Just Works, so I've just not needed to know a lot of the
>> innards, and thus have forgotten a lot since I moved from Mandrake
>> to Debian.
>
> Its only getting worse. Just look at the ratio to "unix" type questions
> to "point-clicky lindows" type questions on this list.
What a problem to have!!
> If you want to get your hands dirty on a great UNIX, try OpenBSD. It
> works, its secure, but its not as easy as Debian's install once and just
> do one-liner upgrades. OTOH, it screams on my 486 where Etch crawls.
FreeBSD might better suite the OP's desire for "guts learning" and
still have a full-featured modern system.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
"I'm not a vegetarian because I love animals, I'm a vegetarian
because I hate vegetables!"
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