Re: Best way to replace RH w/Debian

From: Brandon Niemczyk (maccorin_at_cfl.rr.com)
Date: 11/29/03

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    On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:12:55 -0800, fearless wrote:

    > Now that RedHat has moved to its split distribution model, I'm considering
    > a switch to Debian. I realize this is probably the wrong group, but I
    > figured I'd ask anyway. Is there any painless way to replace RH 9 with
    > Debian without losing many of the non-standard packages, all the
    > configuration tweaks, and all the data I've got stored. (Yeah, I know I
    > can back up all the config information).

    no, they are completely different

    > I don't have any beef with RH, but I'd sure like to be able to continue to
    > use the RHN without having to pay triple the fees I'm paying now once my
    > current subscription expires.

    then use yum... (it's free)
    in fact you can configure up2date (on fedora) to use yum
    if you don't like yum, then try apt/synaptic for a gui-based tool 

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