> Hi folks,
Hi Mike
>
> Well, I just joined the list and just switched over from Redhat 7 to
> Mandrake 7.2.
>
> I will admit that I liked the install better and Mandrake seems to be a
> little better organized then current RH releases. I especially love it
> that it's KDE2 is more stable and works better then redhat's setup. So
> far nothing has crashed. I do like the usernet (symbolic link from rp3
> pppd program) that lets me monitor my network through/out put that is in
> redhat, so I installed that program (no deps of course) and it runs here
> now so that will keep me on this one longer.
>
> It is basically almost the same setup as redhat as far as the filesystem
> but I liked it that it gave lots of options of which filesystem to
> choose from during partitioning, in which Reiserfs was used except for
> /boot which I made as normal.
My personnal belief is that if Redhat is cake, Mandrake is ice cream and
cake.
>
> I prefer sendmail over postfix, maybe cause I'm used to it, so had to
> uninstall that and install sendmail but got that working without a
> hitch.
>
> I do have a question though...I noticed I saw /usr/src/linux-2.4.0 got
> installed. I ran 2.4.1 in RH 7 and was thinking of upgrading to that on
> this 7.2 as well. Can I just compile the kernel like I did in RH or is
> 7.2 not prepared to run the newer kernel and I need more
> packages/headers/etc..?
I suggest removing the 2.4 that was installed and compile 2.4.1(as 2.4.0
does have support for ReiserFS built it. Installing and compling 2.4 is
probably something I'll do myself this weekend(after my local LUG
;-)....almost forgot make sure you have modutils-2.4(it think that is
the version number) or greater.
>
> All in all, maybe I'll stay on this distro awhile and see how I like it
> as I learn on it more. Oh, only other thing I see so far, is it seems
> when I check my email (via pop3 from my winders computer that is
> networked to it) it seems to hang for a few extra seconds. RH didn't do
> that for me, for the most part so was wondering if that is something I
> can fix/do.
It may be because Mandrake is doing a reverse lookup on them. Try
putting then in your /etc/hosts or run Linuxconf, under Network -> Name
Server Specifications uncheck DNS is required.
>
> Anyway, I'm living in Chicago, IL and have been using linux for a couple
> years now, mainly little over a year of it with linux installed on a
> computer at home. Rest of it working with shell accounts and at work
> with Solaris. I'm not an expert but I don't think I'm a newbie either
> so I joined both list just in case hehe.
I use to live in Chicago....
>
> So just wanted to say hello to the list and introduce myself so, Hiyas
> heh.
Hello :-)
>
> Thanks for having me (even though ya didn't ask for me hehe)
I think I told my parents the same thing once...j/k
Cecil
