On Sun, 6 Sep 1998, Johann Spies wrote: [ snip ]
: I have upgraded about two weeks ago and I lost a lot of time trying to : figure out new configurations and recompiling older /usr/local programs - : some of them unsuccesfully so far. My system does not seem to be as : stable as it was under 1.3.1. I had an unusually large amount of : segmentation faults by otherwise reliable programs and even had to use my : reset button a day or two ago. Note that this is not the usual case. Many people are running 2.0 flawlessly. I'd recommend looking at apt, since it will complain if your system isn't setup right in the first place. : There is no improved performance that I can observe. However there are a : lot variety in what is available to choose from as far as programs are : concerned. Many packages provide better configuration scripts. Security is improved. 2.0 feels more like a "system" than 1.3 did. I've got one 1.3 box left, and I don't see any reason to use it for new installs. -- Nathan Norman MidcoNet 410 South Phillips Avenue Sioux Falls, SD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.midco.net finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP Key: (0xA33B86E9)
