Yeah I would agree on the server install Debian if your brave like me
FreeBSD ;>)
~Brandon
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From: "Angus Beath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'angela'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: [expert] linux distribution
> Angela,
>
> As Robert has already said, Mandrake is very much load and go which
> makes it great for the beginner. In terms of stability, I've had a
> mandrake 7.2 box running for over 100 days and it was fine. Usually the
> only time I reboot is when I upgrade anyway. In terms of security, the
> features provided in the initial setup are a great way to get things
> going. You can set the level of your security, and then later configure
> built-in firewalls. I work in a university and my machine is subject to
> a lot of pressure from students. It holds up quite well!
>
> In terms of comparison, we run Debian for our dhcp boxes. It's much of a
> muchness really. All the distros have enormous similarities, however,
> Mandrake allows you to avoid many complicated questions, such as
> configuration and the like of sound cards and video cards. I accidently
> killed an old monitor fiddling with X settings under Debian. I've tried
> redhat, and it's very similar to Mandrake, although without the variety
> of window managers and software. Once again, at a ground level they are
> very similar.
>
> I think if you want a workstation with lots of stuff to play with, or
> you want a machine to *nearly* replace a windoze box, then Mandrake is
> it. I'd have to lean towards Debain for server installs (but maybe
> that's because my boss makes me :) ). Good luck with it.
>
> Regards,
> Angus Beath
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, 19 July 2001 12:19 AM
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> Subject: [expert] linux distribution
>
> Hi
>
> I am new on this list and would like to know about Mandrake.
> How is it stablility and security to other distriubution eg: RH,
> openlinux and debian?
>
> Thank you
> Angela
>
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