[CLUE-Talk] Mandrake to Debian

[Keith Christian]

Hi Dave,

That's the type of impression commentary I was looking for.  I like Mandrake,
but one day I want to get the latest Debian on CD, and "test-drive" it.

=====Keith

--- Dave Price <davep at kinaole.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 08:49:47AM -0700, Keith Christian wrote:
> > 
> > Could you share what you like about Debian vs. Mandrake?  Mandrake is
> pretty
> > easy to install as you know and have said.
> > 
> 
> Keith,
> 
> Number One: debian rocks!!!
> 
> That said; the debian install is not the easiest, and the file system
> and startup scripts are a bit different from rehat and clones.
> 
> Debian's package manager (dpkg, apt and friends) is very robust, and
> staying current with updates and security patches is trivial;
> 
> apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
> 
> Once you learn the 'debian way' of doing things, debian is very robust,
> and easy to manage.  
> 
> Debian is committed to gnu-only; you will not find anything but
> gnu/open source packages on official debian mirrors, although there are
> packages for things like opera ready to go on the vendors' sites.
> 
> I got started with debian as a server platform, because as linux(es) /
> (linuxi ??) go, it has a great reputation for being very secure if
> maintained.  I now use it as a desktop, just to be consistent.  
> 
> But linux is linux, as long as a distro has a good package manager, good
> listserv and irc support (debian does in spades), and access to the
> packages and patches (latest kernels, etc) that you want, they are all
> the same.  I use debian because it suits my needs - mandrake and suse
> are great too.  If you want to try debian woody, get a copy of knoppix,
> that will give you an idea of the level of hardware compatibility you
> can expect from debian woody.
> 
> Most of all: Have a lot of fun!
> 
> aloha,
> dave
> 
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