[tslug] Re: Good Distros...

2004-09-02 Thread Donald J Bindner 
Actually, Debian sarge is probably a good choice as well.  The
base packages are frozen and they are working on a new stable
release (of sarge) for the sometime this fall so the fact that
you are running "testing" shouldn't mean instability.

As with gentoo, I have a local mirror that you can use, and you
don't have to compile all of your packages.  At Truman, it's
probably the fastest install you can get.

Don

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[tslug] Re: Good Distros...

2004-09-01 Thread Mike Goodspeed 
Ross Day wrote:
Justin West wrote:
Its time for me to switch to a different flavor of linux. Iâm wanting 
to use a stable 2.6 kernel that also comes with the newest versions of 
GIMP and OpenOffice.

Iâm not opposed to Gentoo, if there is an install that comes with GIMP 
and OpenOfficeâ. If not, what other distros are there that would 
satisfy my cravings
You're an FC1 user now, right?  I'm still on FC1 and I upgraded to the 
2.6 kernel.  All you have to do is find an rpm and use that.

http://rpmseek.com/rpm/kernel-2.6.6-1.383.i686.html?hl=com&cx=860:K:0:1492916:0:0:0
Also, you can always go FC2 if you still like it.  It uses the 2.6 
kernel.  I like fedora for introduction to linux use, but if you are 
feeling more adventurous, try another distro.

For me, though, I don't have enough time to compile anything, let alone 
my OS.

~Mike
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[tslug] Re: Good Distros...

2004-09-01 Thread Benjamin Story 
Justin,

I've been happy with Mandrake 10.0 and Fedora Core 2.  Both become
even better when you add apt for rpm repositories like the penguin
liberation front that package some programs that the distributions
can't really touch due to legalities.  

For servers and other important boxes, I'm still a Debian supporter
although now that my company pays for it I also use Red Hat Enterprise
Server. 

On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 06:09:46PM -0500, Justin West wrote:
> Its time for me to switch to a different flavor of linux. I???m wanting 
> to use a stable 2.6 kernel that also comes with the newest versions of 
> GIMP and OpenOffice.
> 
> I???m not opposed to Gentoo, if there is an install that comes with GIMP 
> and OpenOffice???. If not, what other distros are there that would 
> satisfy my cravings?
> 
> Thanks for the advice,
> 
> Justin West
> 
> 
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[tslug] Re: Good Distros...

2004-09-01 Thread Bob Ackerman 
I have used Suse for a couple of years and I am very happy with it. 
Currently version 9.1 includes the 2.6 kernel. I have not heard of any 
stability issues.

Bob Ackerman
Justin West wrote:
Its time for me to switch to a different flavor of linux. Iâm wanting 
to use a stable 2.6 kernel that also comes with the newest versions of 
GIMP and OpenOffice.

Iâm not opposed to Gentoo, if there is an install that comes with GIMP 
and OpenOfficeâ. If not, what other distros are there that would 
satisfy my cravings?

Thanks for the advice,
Justin West
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[tslug] Re: Good Distros...

2004-09-01 Thread Ross Day 
Justin West wrote:
Its time for me to switch to a different flavor of linux. Iâm wanting 
to use a stable 2.6 kernel that also comes with the newest versions of 
GIMP and OpenOffice.

Iâm not opposed to Gentoo, if there is an install that comes with GIMP 
and OpenOfficeâ. If not, what other distros are there that would 
satisfy my cravings?
	Gentoo is an excellent choice... Since you are on campus, you can get 
all of the gentoo packages/updates/etc. from Don's convenient local 
mirror.  OpenOffice and GIMP are only a simple emerge away once you're 
all set up.  OpenOffice has the choice between compiling totally from 
source or from a pre-compiled binary (saves mega-time for quick install).

	SuSe might also satisfy those needs...for sure in terms of having GIMP 
and OpenOffice, but TLTIC SuSe still used the 2.4 kernel, and the 2.6 
was only available as a separately-installable add-on.

	Then there's Fedora, which theoretically _could_ give you most of the 
up-to-date-ness of Gentoo with the easy wizard-like install.  You'd have 
to ask some of the others more about it though...who cares to chime in?

R.Day
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