I've been wandering the Linux distribution maze for over a year. I've finally settled on a distribution, but knowing what took place before is important. Before I started the journey I was very fond of Red Hat 6.x. I had not even upgraded from what came on the CD, just some applications. I had run Linux using RH4.x, 5.x, and 6.x for about 4 years, as a file and print server, some eMail, and web browsing. I had an old laptop (486/25) that I put Debian Base on (last install fest) and really had fun with it. The "want" for more power grew with every moment I used the laptop, that and the dinky screen strained my eyes. I looked at Slackware, Gentoo, and several other less know distributions on several laptops. What I found was the newer the distribution the more horse power I would need to run X applications. X has become bloated with what the "public wants" in a "windowing" environment. I understand that and live with it now. After going through 4 laptops I found one that fit the hardware profile to run a "new or up to date" distribution and X applications. I then went back to my roots and out in the unknown (for me). I down loaded Fedora Core 1 and installed it on my present laptop. I must say the good folks at Fedora.org know what they are doing. I simply love it I don't have to fool with getting all the bells and whistles to run, they just work. Half of getting all the bells and whistles to run is having nearly up-to-date hardware. If this Armada E500 lasts for a couple of years I'll be very happy :-) Being able to install Fedora and have it work without tweaking it is important for me. It the hard disk fails I can reinstall, restore data, and be up and running in 1/2 a day or less. Get the newest hardware you can, play with several distributions until you find one you really like. Then really learn it and figure out the inside toys that Linux has to offer. Sam. On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 08:15, Jon Schewe wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Saturday 03 April 2004 12:05, Steve Siegfried wrote: > > Okay, I'm at a crossroads. I've been running RedHat since 4.<something> > > and have been generally pleased with it. But RedHat recently dropped > > support for anything pre-9.0 and will be dropping 9.0 support at the end > > of the month. > > > > So I'm looking for a Linux release that's easy to install and configure, > > lets me run services (mail, web-server, ftp, ...), has security updates > > available within a reasonable period of time and doesn't cost an arm > > and a leg to obtain/maintain. > > I switched from RedHat to SuSE about 4 years ago and I've been very happy with > it. It's got all the packages I want and the security updates are free (no > registration required). > > - -- > Jon Schewe | http://mtu.net/~jpschewe > GPG signature at http://mtu.net/~jpschewe/gpg.sig.html > For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels > nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any > powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all > creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that > is in Christ Jesus our Lord. - Romans 8:38-39 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAcAppyWh1lXh/lFURAuPFAJ9dtgquPZOjKVk4aYdnZwQBdv1fGQCfdI5X > 5u2IY0E61xOxFU+g93ifZfg= > =m5zX > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list