Over the last couple of days I've started using Libranet and I want to add my 2 cents to the earlier discussion of it and other distros.
Back when I saw that I had to move away from Caldera to another Linux distribution, I checked a whole bunch of them. Slackware was a strong contender. But then I started using Debian and the Debian package manager and the apt updater were killer apps. I couldn't go back to RPMs or any other package manager I'd tried. So I began using Debian pretty much exclusively. Then along came Knoppix, a distribution based on Debian that has everything in it that I was always slowly adding myself, plus a few things that were new to me. So then whenever I'd show someone Linux or set up a new Linux box I'd started using Knoppix. It's been very popular. I'd resisted Libranet and the other distributions that were't available for free. But something came up last week and without going into the details I found the Knoppix wasn't going to work. But I didn't want to move away from a Debian-based system. So I went ahead and purchased Libranet. And it was a good experience. In fact, I'd say that I liked it so much I may make it the default system I install for new users. If you've got the money, it's worth it (I don't think that Lindows is worth the money, I've installed it and didn't like it, it is not secure by default and in its effort to be like MS Windows it has too many things that are not stardard Debian/Linux for my tastes). The review of Libranet by Leon in Linux Journal (http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6878&mode=thread&order=0) covers the features. Libranet has a nice, easy to use administration panel that helps do administration of the system by the user. And it has a very good installer that lets you choose what packages to install, helps you partition the drive and all that. Though it is more uptodate than Red Hat 9, I don't think that Libranet is set up to stay on the cutting edge the way Knoppix does. It does not include support for the XFS file system, which Knoppix includes. It defaults to ReiserFS. But cutting edge is not always where you want to be on the desktop anyway. Libranet sets up a very stable desktop system that is pure Debian. That's a very good thing. That's my two cents. As for Gentoo, it is great and has a very good package system, one that is equal to Debian's (some things about it are better, some things about Debian's are better, I think its a wash as to which is better). But the installation process is quite time-consuming. And since I am setting up 3 or 4 desktop systems a week, I don't really have time to do Gentoo (I can't just clone the systems because they are used for medical research projects and each one requires a custom build for the hardware and software being used by the project.) Gary __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
