Re: Getting Prepared for install

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From: Matt Jenkins
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 00:00

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Dimitri Maziuk (dima@eris.dev.null) wrote:
: Terry Wood wrote:
: > 
: ...
: > I thought i might try and install linux on it for something to do so i
: > put in the RedHat Linux 4.1 Boot disk and gets to the screen that asks
: > me if i have a color screen and i select NO, then it continues on for
: > a little while and stops with a blank screen and the cursor flashing.
: 
: I've no experience with RedHat, but AFAIK it installs X straight
: away and gives you nice GUI install/sysadmin shell then -- which
: isn't what you want on a low-memory, mono screen box.

Not last I saw - X is optional with RedHat

I believe It's the best distribution - packages are generally up to date -
and kept uptodate, and the RPM system is brilliant.

Matt

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Date: 1997/05/12
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