I really don't want to add fuel and lengthen all these already heated threads, but with all the complained I have been seeing in the last few days, I just wanted to say that I really like 8.2. I have installed 8.2 on two computers, one on a 450 with /home saved from 8.1 and one clean install on a 166. They are both as stable as when I have 8.1 on them. The updated kernel really speed things up, I used to have to wait about 1 min for software manager to load and fill out the tree on the 166, now it takes less than 30 sec in KDE. Also, I am working on setting up a mail server, I was happy to find that courier-imap package is included in 8.2. I just wanted to say that I don't think 8.2 stink, a big thanks to everyone at Mandrake.
Here comes the little _but_. I can't say that I like the boot splash. I know that if I unselect bootsplash during installation, 8.2 would boot up normally with service on the left and OK on the right. When I remove bootsplash after installation, the splash screen is removed, but it does not show the services on the left and OK on the right during bootup. It says entering non-interactive startup, then goes straight to the login prompt. I want to see what service is loading and successful or not, anyway I can get that back? And what happen to the penguin at login prompt? Login prompt is so colorless now. Robin > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of civileme > Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 1:18 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] I am sorry > > > Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > >On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 18:08, J. Craig Woods wrote: > > > >>Lars Roland Kristiansen wrote: > >> > >>>Hey Mandrake people. > >>> > >>>I have been a mandrake user from 6.1 and up. And i love > what you have > >>>done for the comunity but now it has to end. Mandrake 8.2 is the > >>>worst crap i have ever used it is bloated with strange > config files, > >>>your scripts are not in the standard form and my system is not > >>>usable. This was also my feeling about 8.1 but i hooped > for the best. > >>>Know i am gonna reinstall the 3 linux servers my company has with > >>>suse or debian. They know the standard, they know not to change > >>>things late in the developemt cyclus (like including kde3 > in rc). I > >>>will remeber you for a lot of good things - you converted > most of my > >>>frinds to linux but it got to end. > >>> > >>>Bye. > >>> > >>>___ > >>>Mvh./Yours sincerely > >>> > >>>Lars > >>> > >>Shit man! you've got me crying.... > >> > > > >Yeah. Let me second that....and here's some tissues and a number he > >can call... > > > >1-800-WAAAAHH > > > > > >>-- > >>J. Craig Woods > >>UNIX/NT Network/System Administration > >> > > > > > >teary eyed, > > > >LX > > > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > Lemme get this right. You wanted to replace WORKING SERVERS with a > brand new release before the updates to fix last-minute problems had > even been released? > > The controlling files are the same as any other linux that complies > mostly with LSB (and anyone who claims full compliance when > the official > software to test such compliance is still in Beta is the > second category > of liar). LSB/FHS is also less than most think it is. For > example. it > gives no directions on where to put desktop software... does > it go into > /usr as an integral part of the system or in /opt/<packagename> as an > add-in? Can be argued either way, and the LSB provides no > guidance, and > the FHS stops exactly at leaving the question wide open. > > But I suppose you could do better on servers with RH 4.0 or vanilla > kernel 1.4.2 than with the current distro. At least few > files would be > unfamiliar. I am sorry that the growth of linux in general has > distressed you. > > And the standard text tools are concealed behind some GUI > tools to make > our server stuff compete not against other linux servers but > against the > NT server world. If that makes you uncomfortable, then find a system > that makes you comfortable, by all means. Just stick with > alternatives > to Billy. > > Civileme > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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