Re: Distro question ?
From: KJ (here_at_there.net)
Date: 09/14/04
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:13:39 GMT
"JV" <jveil.hotpop@com> wrote in message
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> sup.
> Currently i use a dual boot win2k/redhat 8.0 cpu and due to increasing
> difficulties in getting packages to install correctly and general
> discontent
> with staying on one os for too long ive decided to start lookin for a new
> distro to use on a different comp.
>
> ive been using Linux for 6yrs and am fairly comfortable with system admin.
> and most of the "techie" aspects of installing/running so i dont need a
> newbie distro
>
> common tasks i wish to do with new comp:
> fairly painless package installation/upgrading
> C/C++ programming/debugging (bonus if stable kde gui is present)
> mysql
> perl scripting (another bonus if stable gui)
> webauthoring: Apache, php, perl/cgi support
try Gentoo linux www.gentoo.org or
FreeBSD www.freebsd.org
> hope to be able to get alot of configuration settings from old redhat box
FreeBSD is not linux, so would be slightly more different in conf settings
than Gentoo, but not hard to use, and good support in the forums.
>
> theres more i do with cpu but i think that broaches into packages <shrug>
>
> ive looked through distrowatch.com and am leaning towards FC2
>
> is you could suggest which distros i should look into it would be much
> appreciated.
>
> JV
>
> if this post belongs in a diff NG let me know.
>
>
>
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