I might give that a try. If it has apt-get, it doesn't matter which build I start with, just do an apt-get dist-upgrade and I'll be rightr back on the bleeding edge, where its fun.
The problem I am having with Xinerama is that X just ignores that option. I have written the config file by hand (and have done so many times). I am thinking of maybe upgrading to Xfree 4.3. Does mepis have its own sources for apt-get, or does it use debians? --mat On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 13:55, Richards Jr, Edward C. wrote: > Hi Matt, > > Have you considered Mepis? It is Debian based and the most recent build is > pretty bleeding edge. With apt-get, you can take it all the way up through > unstable if you are that brave. It has EXCELLENT hardware detection (alm0st > as good as Xandros). To implement the dual heads, I copied my XF86Config-4 > file from my Xandros installation to /etc/X11 on the Mepis partition, > rebotted the machine and both heads were working. All I had to do was change > the resolution and restart x. And finally, it is FREE!. If you don't want to > mess with downloading, I have the iso files of the latest build on my machine > at home and would be glad to burn a set for you. If you can live with the > August 10th build, there is a set in the LUG library. > > I hope this helps. > > Ed Richards > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mat Branyon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [brlug-general] what distro does everyone use for development? > > Lately I have been trying to set up my workstation to do some > development on. I just finished my first real programming class and > with a month off, would like to get some practice in. I have been > driving myself nuts trying to get what I want. > > I am looking for a distro that has up to date packages, with a package > management system that works much like apt-get or portage (definately > with the option of binary installation though). Other than that, I > would prefer an option for internet installation (as I have wasted lots > of cds trying to burn good copies of fedora) and of course a good > environment for development. > > So far I have tried these: > Fedora: Cant seen to get a good set of cds... have only really gotten > the first cd done well, which leaves me installing everything with yum, > which I couldn't seem to do. I kept getting a lot of broken packages. > Slackware: The only internet install tool I found for it was > slapt-get, which was really ugly. It flat out refused to install > many > packages for me. I might give it another go again soon, as I have > gotten much better with apt-get since then. > Debian: Isn't quite current as I like, even with sid (I use gaim to > check this. Sid version of gaim is 0.72 and latest is 0.74). I am > also having problems setting up my dual head matrox. It doesnt like > xinerama. > Gentoo: I love gentoo. My box does not. It likes to freeze up > (nothing moves, cant ssh in, and the led lights are blinking at me) > if > I try to install anything remotely large from source. This doesn't > always happen, but so far its only happened under gentoo. My computer > randomly lost power under Fedora though. Its probably a hardware > problem, and unrelated to the distro. Gentoo also has no simple way of > installing binary files, understandably. > > As far as Mandrake and SuSE go, I have never really liked either. I > haven't really used either in long time as well. SuSE always seemed to > run really slow (It kept installing the bigmem smp 4g userspace kernel > or something), and I just never really liked Mandrake for no good > reason. Maybe its their mascot... or thier super pretty installer. > Isnt't it French (Still no good reason). > > There are also the BSDs, but thats my backup plan. > > Any suggestions? > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > This email, including any attached files, may contain confidential and > privileged information. Any review, use, distribution or disclosure of > included information by unintended recipients is strictly prohibited. If you > are not a named recipient or authorized to receive and / or act on > information sent to a named recipient, or have reason to believe you are not > or should not be one of the named recipients, please notify sender > accordingly by reply email and delete all copies of this message prior to > forwarding, copying or otherwise reproducing this message or attachments > thereto. For information regarding the export control status of items > discussed in this document, please refer to the project control list. Thank > you. > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
