On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 08:55 +0300, Ziggy David Lubowa wrote: > > > > What is the worst problem you have ever encountered using your linux > > installation? > >
Made a default installation of Suse and lent out my CD's immediately...then tried to compile some package and got the 'gcc not found'!!! Then tried to install some rpms and found each had a "VERY MANY" deps and sub-deps...That gave me my very first <bad> impression/experience with Suse and decided to keep it at minimum in my devel/production server environments and leave it to desktop installations. > ++ Installing and Using apt-get on a dedrat 8.0 box , Have had some luck with apt-get though it first got bits of my system out of sync with the rest of the system. But it still beats the manual search and installation of dependencies. > practically deinstalled > most of my libraries and packages including my desktop/window manager which > was GNOME at the time ..now using fluxbox. Got a rude awakening and remembered > why i initially used to be biased about using "rpm's". I created a user and > decided to issue "passwd user_name" and the system had the audacity to display > "passwd command not found " , anyway just went back to compiling everything > atleast there i know what is happening step by step. But that is my recent > worst encounter the tale continues if i date back :) am sure y'all have had > some really nasty times also. > > > > > > > > Joseph > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > Regards > > David Ziggy Lubowa > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ -- Ezra Banoba Network Engineer one2net www.one2net.co.ug "You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back." _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
