On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:13:13 +1200, you wrote: >On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:50, Steve Holdoway wrote: > >> >> The way I look at is that if you really want to know how Linux works >> and to use it to your advantage, then you should do everything once >> the hard way. Then you actually get an idea of what's happening. >Are you, per chance, suggesting a Linux From Scratch InstallFest? > >http://www.au.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/news.html > >Now that's a real learning experience!
I've done it... but, like I said, just the once (: However, I do get very frustrated by the dependencies generated by rpm and the like. I find that building from tar sources safer... at least you know what's running on your server, which is vital in a production environment. Otherwise, linux can get as bloated as any M$ product. Steve
