[olug] Distros

[Brian Roberson]

Ok, I have decided to take this thread, as it seems to be an often asked
question, and turn it into a FAQ on the website...


Sooo.....
    Please keep this in mind when you reply to this thread.... e.g.  your
thoughts/ ideas on either the dist you use, or the ones you dont use, and
explanations why. please keep it technical!







----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <mnmfactory at cox.net>
To: <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [olug] Distros


> > Just curious what distros people use and why?
>
> My choice: Mandrake 8.2
>
> Why? I started with Corel Linux (Debian based) but ended up with
> Mandrake. I like it a lot. Quite a few end-user wizards and such for
> common configuration tasks.
>
> Why just tonight I finished a 3 screen wizard to make my box a Samba
> server. Now I have a file server in my closet that also is a
> firewall/router, DHCP server, DNS server, etc.
>
> I'm sure you'll get plenty of feedback on this question. Many of the
> guys here seem to prefer Debian. The only real differences between
> distros are the package formats, the ability to install/update software,
> and the distro install itself. That's about it! If they stick to LSB
> complience then that's about all you have to worry about.
>
> Enjoy Linux!
> -Mark E.
>
> William E. Kempf wrote:
> > Looking for some opinions, and I know this is likely a FAQ.
> >
> > Just curious what distros people use and why?  I'm thinking of trying
out a
> > new distro (I'm relatively new to Linux and have been running Lycoris
for
> > about 4 months now), but it's hard to figure out the pros and cons of
any
> > given package.
> >
> > Bill Kempf
> >
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