On 2 August 2012 21:34, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:17 PM, Brian van den Broek > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This morning, I've installed Fedora 17 (LXDE edition) on my desktop. >> I've run only debian derivatives (mostly ubuntu and crunchbang). I've >> been running linux exclusively since 2005. >> >> The ways of those who talk of yum and rpms are strange and unfamiliar >> to me. As I suspect other MLUG'ers have gone from ubuntu (or at least >> debian-based) to Fedora, I am hopeful that some wisdom can be shared >> to help me avoid the painful bits of the process. Anything I can watch >> out for that folks with my transition tend to stumble over?
Hi all, Thanks, Hendrik and Mathieu. In response to Hendrik (who suggested Debian): I thought about Debian. I'd run stable on my desktop for a while (*too* stable ;-) and the current freeze didn't seem the time to adopt testing. Plus, I was wanting to try something new. If the Debian based staggered rolling Mint had got the regular updates it had been supposed to, I might have tried it. If Debian CUT gets off the ground, I'll likely give that a go. In response to Mathieu: > Granted my experience with RPM distros is a little far behind, but be > mindful of how you install packages. > > Make sure you use yum, and avoid installing rpms directly as much as possible. I avoided direct installs and even PPA's when running ubuntu and other debian derivatives. Or, eventually I did. I was running out of toes to shoot off, but learned my lesson in time that my limp is barely noticeable :-) So far, yum, I like a great deal. It somehow "fits" my mind better than apt-get. (I never really used aptitude.) The GUI wrapper/front-end that ships with Fedora 17 LXDE is mighty awful, though. I did like synaptic for discoverability, but the current GUI is too painful for that. Finding out about alternatives is on the list. <snip> > If I may ask though, why switch distro "bases" entirely? There's a big > world between Ubuntu and Debian already; and in all cases (rpm or deb > distros) you're able to install your own custom environment as you see > fit. I know of people who use ratpoison (or awesomewm) as a tiling > desktop manager rather than anything else on Ubuntu, with great > results. If you're familiar with a particular type of distro, I'd > encourage you to stick with it when possible rather than "waste" time > relearning things. In all cases you'll be customizing your environment > anyway, so might as well not change the underlying foundation if > you're already okay with it, and just need to change the graphical UI. `"waste"' time learning? I don't understand! ;-) In seriousness, I've lived in Debian and derivative land since I started with ubuntu and thought if I was changing I might as well see how things look outside my comfort zone. I wanted to be positioned so that in 6 months or so, I can make an informed choice between deb and rpm based distros. (And, it seemed easier than switching teams to see what this vi thing I hear so much about is like.) With a few weeks to go until the teaching term starts, reinstalling anyway to take advantage of a new SSD, being unhappy with what I'm running, Debian testing being frozen, etc., etc., it seemed like I'd wait a long time to find a better time to make a radical change. So far, so good, but I'd love to know what was wrong with automounting to /media/drivelabel that automounting to /run/media/mountingusername/drivelabel fixes. Thanks again, Brian vdB _______________________________________________ mlug mailing list [email protected] https://listes.koumbit.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-listserv.mlug.ca
