Re: Easy way to switch from RedHat to Debian?
From: Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I REALLY don't what to start a flame war : ) but I'd like to know why > people would want to do this [switch from Red Hat to Debian] I've looked > briefly at Debian and it seems quite attractive, but I'm using RH at the > moment and it works pretty well, so if it ain't broke... It's not really Debian's policy to say bad things about Red Hat. The people there are nice, they throw good parties, their system isn't bad. Bruce Perens Debian Project Leader -- Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 Finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP public key. PGP fingerprint = 88 6A 15 D0 65 D4 A3 A6 1F 89 6A 76 95 24 87 B3 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Easy way to switch from RedHat to Debian?
On 13 Jun 1997, Paul Seelig wrote:
> In article <"tW1_d.0.lw2.Vy5ep"@debian>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ("Michael Shaw") writes:
> >
> > I'm planning to convert my home systems to Debian Linux from RedHat and was
> > wondering if there was anyone out there who had performed this task before?
> >
> Christoph Lameter posted a small receipt on how to convert a Redhat
> system without any reboot into a Debian system. He obviously already
> has aquired some experience doing this! ;-) Search via Deja News for
> his name in comp.os.linux.development.system and/or for the thread
> "Re: rpm vs. dpkg ( + How to upgrade to Debian)". What the heck, i
> just found it and will reproduce the relevant portions of it here:
>
>
I REALLY don't what to start a flame war : ) but I'd like to know why
people would want to do this. I've looked briefly at Debian and it seems
quite attractive, but I'm using RH at the moment and it works pretty
well, so if it ain't broke...
I'd be interested to hear comments from people with experience of both
systems.
Anthony
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Re: Easy way to switch from RedHat to Debian?
There is no real easy way. However, if you have enough disk space, you can make a new partition, or use an old one, install debian on it, and migrate all your config date to the debian side. YOu can then wipe redhat, and install all the packages you need from debian. Shaya On 12 Jun 1997, Michael Shaw wrote: > Hello, > > I'm planning to convert my home systems to Debian Linux from RedHat and was > wondering if there was anyone out there who had performed this task before? > > I'm currently running RedHat 4.0 and want to install Debian 1.3. I'm > wondering if there is a better way to do this cutover then nuking the root > disk and starting over from scratch? > > TIA, > > Mike > > --- > Mike Shaw ESN: 294-2731 VOICE: +1 (919) 991-2731 > Nortel Technology FAX: +1 (919) 991-8477 > Software Development Environment Support INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 35 Davis Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3478 USA > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Easy way to switch from RedHat to Debian?
>>Anthony Campbell wrote: ... >I REALLY don't what to start a flame war : ) ... then cancel your posting ... but I'd like to know why >people would want to do this... Because they want to. People are free to switch from RH to Debian whenever they want (errm, not sure about the other way round though ;-) BTW I'm not happy with Christoph's wording in his c.o.l.d.s. post: "how to _upgrade_ to Debian". It sounded like a flamebait, and it's not Debian policy to say (imply) bad things about RH, as Bruce says. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Easy way to switch from RedHat to Debian?
Hello, I'm planning to convert my home systems to Debian Linux from RedHat and was wondering if there was anyone out there who had performed this task before? I'm currently running RedHat 4.0 and want to install Debian 1.3. I'm wondering if there is a better way to do this cutover then nuking the root disk and starting over from scratch? TIA, Mike --- Mike Shaw ESN: 294-2731 VOICE: +1 (919) 991-2731 Nortel Technology FAX: +1 (919) 991-8477 Software Development Environment Support INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 35 Davis Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3478 USA -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
