OK... one question though.... Why is woody still running 2.2 kernels? uname -a ---> Linux debian 2.2.20-idepci #1 Sat Apr 20 12:45:19 EST 2002 i686 unknown
On Mar 25, 2004, at 8:49 PM, John Hebert wrote: > Ditto what Jason says: don't run package-select or > dselect at the end of the install. > > Do yourself a favor and read this first: > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html > before you go any further. Experiment with apt on a > test install. Go back and read the other docs > (http://www.debian.org/doc/) when you have more > questions. > http://www.debian.org/doc/devel-manuals#policy are > good too. > > When you ask for differences between woody and RH9, > I'm not sure how best to answer you. I assume that RH9 > is fairly stable because it has been out a while, but > it's been a looong time since I ran RH. Here's > something that might help > (http://www.debian.org/releases/): > stable=woody > testing=sarge > unstable=sid > > Debian takes some getting used to, but it is a very > well thought system with a nicely constructed release > process tied to a nicely done package management > system. > > <shields mode="up">There is a reason that Debian is so > popular, and IMO, it is _not_ because they emphasize > free software.</shields> It is because it was > intelligently engineered by the Debian community > without a direct profit motive, so it's missing the > bells and whistles of other distros like RH, Mandrake, > etc. IMO, rpm was nice in its time, but apt is far > superior. > > John Hebert > > --- Jason DeWitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> apt-get install gnome (installs gnome and all >> required stuff, X, all of >> it) I usually start off with apt-get install fluxbox >> and get something >> small on there before I go for gnome or kde just so >> I can make sure my >> gfx is working. >> >> apt-cache search <program name> (searches for >> packages, duh!) >> >> when I install a debian system, it will ask if you >> want to run >> packagesel and dselect at the end. I never do this, >> that way I have a >> bare system and then I apt-get exctally the stuff I >> want, not what >> somebody thinks I might want. >> >> Shannon Roddy wrote: >> >>> Well... I am installing my first debian box >> here... as I run away >>> from RedHat. Any pointers on using apt? Any >> suggestions for >>> differences between debian-woody and RH9? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Shannon >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Shannon Roddy LIGO - Caltech 225.686.3106 (work) 225.933.7821 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
