Re: [clug-talk] What linux distro should i use?

[Juan Alberto Cirez]

To be honest, the issue of what distro is best, is likeI said earlier, a matter of proficiency. With Slackware, there is no hand-holding. If you know what programs/libraries do what, then you can fine-tune your installation down to individual programs/libraries. Granted, if you choose this route, there is no short-cut; you have to manually choose which programs/libraries to install and resolve any dependencies on your own; but once the installation is completed, maintaining the box is rather easy--again, you have to know what you're doing because there are no "automation tools"... With Slackware, nothing happens unless you make it happen and--if I may be so bold--System V style initiallization is by far the easiest to work with, with a minimum of scripts to worry about...But again, that is a matter of preference and your own definition of "easy" and "trouble-free"... That my "dos pesos" opinion... Gustin Johnson wrote: I am a fan of both debian, slackware and freebsd.  For the least hassle in maintainence I am a huge fan of debian (freebsd and slackware require more time to maintain, though this is purely an anecdotal assesment).  I also find that debian's footprint tends to be smaller than slackware's, especially if you get to know aptitude (package manager) which can remove unneeded libraries and binaries. For deployed servers it is actually best to avoid manually compiled software on debian.  If you need to manually compile something, it is usually trivial to make a debianized package to install (and thereby manage from the package management tools) the package that you need. As always, YMMV. I am sure that every major distro will end up being mentioned, though gentoo and SuSe seem unusually well represented at CLUG. If you do go with debian, feel free to contact me offlist with any Debian related questions. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying -- =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= ---oo0oo-- Juan Alberto Cirez - Software Developer --oo0oo--- =============== [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================= C, C++, Java, Perl, PhP & .NET Enterprise Solutions Network Security & Intrusion Detection Embedded Software Engineering Supporting Windows & Linux Environments =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Sunny and Beautiful British Columbia, Canada. =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=

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