> Steven downing wrote:
>
> Does Deb come with like 14 text editors, a raft of window managers and
> multiples of other packages, or is it a case of install the basic system
> and then install what else you want? Choice is good, but its not always
> easy to figure out if package A does the same as package B.
You can install just about anything you could imagine, so yes. :)
One of the very positive things about Debian is the concept of 'subsystems'.
When you install an MTA for example, Debian will remove the old one, as
there is *usually* no point in running two. It makes sense to set this up as
a subsystem.
When it comes to window managers and stuff, GNOME can handle a lot of that
for you if you run it. There's also a Debianny way of changing user wm's too
I think (there's certainly a cross-wm application menu system).
If you don't need the 486 to be standalone, I fully recommend Ken Yap's
idea. Not only is it an effective way of using (and getting more out of) the
hardware, it's another one of those fun and cool things you can do with
Linux/X that proves how flexible it is.
- Jeff
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