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Post #21,076 by Ashton 12/11/01 5:44:29 PM Reply	Cackle.. glorp. This multiple-choice er variety thing is a nice idea.. Like Goodness. But what we Really want is: each distro has Everything and installs the same and includes a customized audio tape which walks us from the package to the grave, narrated by Tom Hanks in folksy mode.. with 3 stages from infant through mediocre.. on to presumptuous KnowItAll. (Opt. voice: Valley Gurrl-speak + tunes for every mood.) (Well, I do.) :-\ufffd {sheesh} I think I'll end up with the one with the best $&#%^ Printed Documentation, granularity from boulder to chick-pea and yes: GUI install with X- finding my &^$#& video card and Liking It. OR: Swing LILO Sweet Chariot.. comin fer to carry me /Home...* Ashton the Slothful Complexity is Everything. When you can simplify that, you've got it made. (like Sincerity)
Post #21,077 by pwhysall 12/11/01 5:50:52 PM Reply	Re: Cackle.. glorp. {sheesh} I think I'll end up with the one with the best $&#%^ Printed Documentation, granularity from boulder to chick-pea and yes: GUI install with X- finding my &^$#& video card and Liking It. You need to buy a boxed copy of Red Hat or SuSE, then. Both have excellent printed manuals. Peter* Shill For Hire [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal]
Post #21,080 by admin 12/11/01 6:16:21 PM Reply	Yeap. First printed documentation I've actually found to be useful. Regards, -scott anderson
Post #21,081 by Ashton 12/11/01 6:23:51 PM Reply	Thanx - leaning that way from 6.1 SuSE .docs I have which I've been using to crawl up to speed. From what you all say lately, latest of RH, Debian, SuSE, Mandrake are indeed damn near idiot-proof unless one has rilly weird h/ware. (I gave up on even messing with the 486s for all obv. reasons - not least of which - driver hunts) Although the SuSE 6.1 manual walks thru a command-line install (useful ref. later on) the book layout, Index! I find intelligible and er logical.. such a refreshing change from menu-nonintuitive AND condescending. My first choice - whether stand-alone or dual-boot, when I nab another cheapo eMachine. WTF in for a penny.. Cheers, Ashton

Where to get a cheap distro - (drewk) - (46) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:24:35 PM EST

CheapBytes - (Steve Lowe) - (14) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:29:26 PM EST

Thanks. BTW is Debian not on 2.4 kernel yet? - (drewk) - (13) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:32:58 PM EST

Bloody ages. - (pwhysall) - (11) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:34:05 PM EST

Oh damn, get the asbestos - (drewk) - (10) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:40:22 PM EST

Do yourself a favor... - (admin) - (8) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:46:29 PM EST

Aaaarrrrggghh!!! - (drewk) - (7) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:51:36 PM EST

Muah. - (admin) - (6) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:55:19 PM EST

Hmm, CheapBytes doesn't have it - (drewk) - (5) - Dec. 11, 2001, 04:05:48 PM EST

Dunno. - (admin) - (4) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:12:09 PM EST

Last I check, you can only >buy< the current version. -NT - (bepatient) - (3) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:17:05 PM EST

Re: Last I check, you can only >buy< the current version. - (admin) - (2) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:23:00 PM EST

I think he meant from CheapBytes. Correct BP? -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:24:17 PM EST

Well...it always pays to look again... - (bepatient) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:43:38 PM EST

For a *working* box - (pwhysall) - Dec. 11, 2001, 04:06:22 PM EST

Debian & kernels - (kmself) - Dec. 11, 2001, 06:55:07 PM EST

Which one do you want? -NT - (bepatient) - (25) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:35:08 PM EST

Here's what I need - (drewk) - (24) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:52:04 PM EST

Maybe distrowatch.com would help you. - (Another Scott) - (4) - Dec. 11, 2001, 03:56:27 PM EST

So much for Suse - (drewk) - (3) - Dec. 11, 2001, 04:12:36 PM EST

Uh, they're wrong. Completely. - (admin) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:18:15 PM EST

That's not just a little wrong, either - (drewk) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:22:55 PM EST

Looks like you want the Professional version. - (Another Scott) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:21:51 PM EST

RedHat's GCC - (scoenye) - (2) - Dec. 11, 2001, 04:07:00 PM EST

Re: RedHat's GCC - (pwhysall) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2001, 04:26:33 PM EST

Dunno what I did wrong then ... - (scoenye) - Dec. 12, 2001, 03:19:34 PM EST

Pick one...then let me know. - (bepatient) - (15) - Dec. 11, 2001, 04:50:01 PM EST

That's what I had just about decided - (drewk) - (14) - Dec. 11, 2001, 04:55:45 PM EST

Mandrake is EVIL - (pwhysall) - (9) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:01:54 PM EST

Aaaaarrrggghhh!!!! The Sequel - (drewk) - (6) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:06:17 PM EST

The Wonder Of Linux - (pwhysall) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:14:51 PM EST

heh. It's called CHOICE :-) - (Steve Lowe) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:36:07 PM EST

Cackle.. glorp. - (Ashton) - (3) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:44:29 PM EST

Re: Cackle.. glorp. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:50:52 PM EST

Yeap. - (admin) - Dec. 11, 2001, 06:16:21 PM EST

Thanx - leaning that way from 6.1 SuSE .docs I have - (Ashton) - Dec. 11, 2001, 06:23:51 PM EST

Well... - (bepatient) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:09:15 PM EST

Haven't noticed any strange things yet - (scoenye) - Dec. 12, 2001, 03:48:23 PM EST

All of those come in SuSE too. - (admin) - (3) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:19:50 PM EST

Okay, I'm sold - (drewk) - (1) - Dec. 11, 2001, 05:30:48 PM EST

That's why there's a DVD -- but I'm also happy with SuSE 7.2 - (tonytib) - Dec. 11, 2001, 11:33:07 PM EST

Agree! - (slugbug) - Dec. 12, 2001, 09:14:00 PM EST

Re: Where to get a cheap distro - (folkert) - (4) - Dec. 12, 2001, 10:26:27 PM EST

Sounds like fun, but ... - (drewk) - (3) - Dec. 13, 2001, 01:18:32 PM EST

Aww, come on! - (Steven A S) - Dec. 13, 2001, 05:44:37 PM EST

Re: Sounds like awww [censored] to me if I ever got ... - (folkert) - Dec. 13, 2001, 09:26:28 PM EST

386SX-33 12 MB 253 MB - (kmself) - Dec. 14, 2001, 12:25:45 AM EST

Don’t look at me in that tone of voice!
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