[KLUG Members] Suse questions

[Rusty Yonkers]

On Friday 08 February 2002 12:38 pm, you wrote:
>
> As for RH, I also don't want to start a war, but I was not impressed when I
> tried 7.1. It was problematis to install, and I found that although they
> have alot of stuff compiled for it (Like SuSE) anything else was
> problematic, it seemed THEY had files and libs in pecular places compared
> to Caldera anbd Suse. I have never had any trouble installing anyhthing on
> teh Suse machines.
>

I am running RedHat 7.2 at work and 7.1 at home.  I have tried Mandrake 8.1 
and Redmond Linux (is it blasphamy to have a Linux box look so much like 
Windows XP?!?!?!?!?!) and switched back to RedHat.  I have had virtually no 
problems with the RedHat distro other than my own inexperience.  I am running 
Linux solely now so have lots of time behind the keyboard ;-) .  Even my kids 
are starting to use Linux (so much for the "Linux is to hard to learn" 
argument).  

I would like to try Caldera and Suse but have not been able to get them to 
install on the HP Vectras at work (HP computers SUCK!!!!!).  Part way through 
the install wierd things start happening (usually video related), bad 
implementation of the Intel 815 graphics chip set and the 3com 3c905 stuff 
was dinked with too.  Was not able to install Solaris on the HP Vecta either 
(total crash and burn on that install about 5 minutes after takeoff).  

The next big foray I am planning on trying is FreeBSD.  I want to have at 
least one computer running that so that I can legitimately wear the shirt 
with the cool demon logo from ThinkGeek (am planning on getting a whole 
wardrobe from ThinkGeek - penguins, demons, the t-shirt that says "Bow before 
me for I am root" etc.).

Oh I am also running ipcop for the firewall both at work and home - runs 
great!!!  

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