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Re: Linux Distribution

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From: Justin Wills
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 1997 00:00
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Tonny & Ronny Kohar wrote:

> Hi all
>
> I hear that different distribution have different setting.
> So how is it can be different?  Is it different in the directory setting or
> else? How different?
> (Note: I am not asking you about which distribution is better, just how
> different they are)
> So, is that also mean If i change my distribution I must learn the new
> distribution back from the beginning?
>
> Do you ever change your distribution and have difficulties adapt to the new
> one?
>
> btw: I already exhausted all the resource I have, and find no satisfactory
> answer, they just tell that each distribution is different (but don't tell
> me what kind of different)
>
> Thank in advance
>
> Tonny (tonny@argo.net.au)
> --
> ** you can post the answers in here, but it would be more nice if you cc my
> mail too

ahh, the eternal question.


if you want to run linux that looks as close as possible to a normal type
unix, run slakware.  if you want to get into the whole linux filesystem and
package management, etc use redhat.

There's quite a bit of difference between the distributions, I've been a
sysadmin on various platforms (SCO, AIX, Solaris, IRIX, etc) for 5 years, and
I can move around a slakware box just like any other machine.  however, I've
recently installed redhat on a spare partition, and I can't find configs to do
all sorts of really easy stuff.


so.  if you just want to tinker with linux, it probably doesn't matter.  if
you want to use it to improve your general unix knowhow, slakware's th closest
to other unixs.

BTW, I think redhat is overrated.



--
Regards,

Justin Wills
justin@nectar.com.au



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Tonny &amp; Ronny Kohar wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE>Hi all

<P>I hear that different distribution have different setting.
<BR>So how is it can be different?&nbsp; Is it different in the directory
setting or
<BR>else? How different?
<BR>(Note: I am not asking you about which distribution is better, just
how
<BR>different they are)
<BR>So, is that also mean If i change my distribution I must learn the
new
<BR>distribution back from the beginning?

<P>Do you ever change your distribution and have difficulties adapt to
the new
<BR>one?

<P>btw: I already exhausted all the resource I have, and find no satisfactory
<BR>answer, they just tell that each distribution is different (but don't
tell
<BR>me what kind of different)

<P>Thank in advance

<P>Tonny (tonny@argo.net.au)
<BR>--
<BR>** you can post the answers in here, but it would be more nice if you
cc my
<BR>mail too</BLOCKQUOTE>


<P>ahh, the eternal question.
<BR>&nbsp;

<P>if you want to run linux that looks as close as possible to a normal
type unix, run slakware.&nbsp; if you want to get into the whole linux
filesystem and package management, etc use redhat.

<P>There's quite a bit of difference between the distributions, I've been
a sysadmin on various platforms (SCO, AIX, Solaris,&nbsp;IRIX, etc) for
5 years, and I can move around a slakware box just like any other machine.&nbsp;
however, I've recently installed redhat on a spare partition, and I can't
find configs to do all sorts of really easy stuff.
<BR>&nbsp;

<P>so.&nbsp; if you just want to tinker with linux, it probably doesn't
matter.&nbsp; if you want to use it to improve your general unix knowhow,
slakware's th closest to other unixs.

<P>BTW, I think redhat is overrated.

<P>&nbsp;
<PRE>--&nbsp;
Regards,

Justin Wills
justin@nectar.com.au</PRE>
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