On issue with Linux in general is system administration. Most of us Unix hackers know the underlying files. But, each distribution has a different set of tools. I use SuSE(7.3). Their system admin tool is YaST(YaST1 is character cell curses based, and YaST2 is GUI). SuSE uses /etc/rc.config in a manner similar to Compaq's Tru64 (which we can thank Charles for). I routinely change from DHCLIENT (home, work and Northeastern) to static IP (MIT). Takes a few seconds to configure using YaST1. I am less knowledgable with Red Hat. They did use Linuxconf, but I'm not sure what they use now.
What is important for Linux Newbies is that there should be a relatively straightforward system management utility that people can use to change settings once the system has been installed. On 13 Feb 2002 at 7:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I also have to weigh in on this thread. Comparing RedHat to Debian is > like comparing Campbell's soup to home cooking. Or maybe it's more > like comparing Velveeta to a fine Brie. Some people recoil at the > fact that there are trade-offs to be made when profitability and time > to market become major engineering constraints. Some people are > willing to accept the trade-offs for convenience and industrial-grade > consistency. I'm personally too impatient to wait for Debian to get > some of things right that are imporant to me (say - installation, or > MH?) and too busy these days to dive in and help them get it straight. > > I run RedHat. I started on Slackware, moved to RedHat (thanks Jon!) > and have spent quality time with SuSE (ia32 and PPC), Mandrake and > Debian. I've poked at Corel and Storm. I took a year long excursion > into Mandrake and found it very difficult to routinely find some of > the more obscure packages that were built with Mandrake in mind. > > I understand what's going to happen when dealing with RedHat. The > user base is broad enough that if something's going to cause trouble I > hear about it in a hurry. I can nearly count on two mildly buggy > releases a year with relatively up-to-date stuff and I can ride herd > on the bugs that get in my face. > > > ccb > > -- > Charles C. Bennett, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** -- Jerry Feldman Portfolio Partner Engineering 508-467-4315 http://www.testdrive.compaq.com/linux/ Compaq Computer Corp. 200 Forest Street MRO1-3/F1 Marlboro, Ma. 01752 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
