Re: [LUG] Debian

[kevin bailey <kbailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi there,

Michael Chidley wrote:

> Anybody out there using latest version of Debian linux?
>
> I tried out debian V2.2 when i first dabbled with Linux but found it a bit 
> difficult to get into. I`m using RedHat at the moment which is fine..
>
> How does the latest version compare to v2.2?
>  
i've found version 3.0 to be pretty good - the apps are more up to date 
- xfree86 is up to version 4 for example.

installation is getting very easy - the only thing i do initially is to 
get the NIC name and look up on google groups which module to use - then 
during the install pick and install that module - everything else gets 
installed over the network.

also, i use the 2.4 kernel and also recompile a kernel to get the most 
out of the speed.

> Does it still use dselect? or is there a graphical interface (KDE/GNOME now?
>  
i always found dselect to be confusing - 'aptitude' has been released 
and does the same job but much better - also, it runs in a console for 
machines where no X server has been installed.

there are graphical replacements but aptitude does such a good job that 
i've never checked them out.

> Is `apt-get` really better than RPM`s? Can you just choose which package you 
> want then it downloads it, sorts out the dependancies and installs stuff for 
> you?
>  

i found RPM's to be really akward to use - with depency conficts etc - 
but apt has been perfect.  i think RPM's are better now.

> What other distubutions use `apt-get`? SUSE?
>  

there is a really user-friendly one called xandros - and lindows is 
based on debian as well.

HTH,

kev

> Mike
>
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