Re: [TCLUG:2065] Small Linux distribution fit for my friends?

[Nate Carlson <natecars@infiniteloop.com>]

Oh, what a pain. Forget my advice then.  :P

-Nate

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Nate Carlson
The Infinite Loop
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On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Michael Hicks wrote:

> > I would look at going with a small redhat or slackware installation, and
> > having one machine on the network with a larger hard drive that has
> > everything you want on it that won't fit on the local hard drive. (eg,
> > netscape, apps, etc..). Or, do nfsroot. (It sounds like all these machines
> > are/will be on the same network to me.. is this right?)
> 
> Heh, no...  These systems I'd be setting up would be student machines in
> the dorms with Ethernet access, or students living near campus that have
> high-bandwidth access (T1, I think..  there are some apartments that
> have them..)
> 
> I'm not an administrator of the systems these guys will be connecting
> to..  Besides, the U of M's nfs systems are criss-crossing everywhere.. 
> It's a big mess, IMO, and I want to deal with it as little as possible
> (I don't think I can, anyway..  They probably only allow certain clients
> to connect..)
> 
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