On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:33:13 +0200 Roger Oberholtzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:50:44 -0400 > "Robert E. Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Have you tried kportage? > > > > I have. Again, not enough like Windows Update in the Ease of Use > > department... > > A little button running 'emerge -Uu system' and 'emerge -Uu world'? > > The only problem is that new config files need to be dealt with by > hand. Of course, if you always use defaults, even this can be handled > by emerge. > > But, I get your point. > > > Redhat's nice in that it's got the 'RedHat update utility' for > > getting security updates... as long as I put a web browser, office > > suite, and DVD player on that doesn't crash he should be happy... > > not everyone needs the latest versions ;) > > Similar with SuSE. I guess most serious distros have this feature. > Having run RH7.3 for a while and having used up2date, I must agree with you. Of the mega distros, I like RedHat best. I gave up on RH simply because I couldn't find compatible packages for a lot of the toys I wanted to play with. For unsophisticated users, RH is a good choice. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
