Re: [Re: [newbie] OFF TOPIC !]

[Steve Philp]

Jaguar wrote:
> 
> Steve
> That makes a ton of sense.  Anything to help a newbie get better aquainted
> with a new OS.
> As a side point, you mention SuSE, and Caldera... I have L-M 6.0 installed and
> I have some old distro's of those and a few other's.  Now L-M supports RPM's
> and other _package_ installs.  Is it worth while to browse these other
> distro's for MORE software ( given the fact that LIBS and stuff get indtalled
> also)??

Both of the other distributions that you mention (SuSE and Caldera)
package their distribution using RPM as well.  This makes it a little
easier to "cut and paste" between the two because you have a .src.rpm
available on the other distribution.  
A quick rebuild of the binary package from the source would ensure that
it's using the updated libraries available on your new system.

The one thing I _would_ do is check for updated packages.  Alot of times
there are updates since the other distribution shipped.

-- 
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Re: [newbie] OFF TOPIC !]

[Jaguar]

Steve
That makes a ton of sense.  Anything to help a newbie get better aquainted
with a new OS.
As a side point, you mention SuSE, and Caldera... I have L-M 6.0 installed and
I have some old distro's of those and a few other's.  Now L-M supports RPM's
and other _package_ installs.  Is it worth while to browse these other
distro's for MORE software ( given the fact that LIBS and stuff get indtalled
also)??
TIA
Jaguar

Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> For the current extremes, you'd have to look at something like Mandrake
> which ships a "normal" distribution.  For the most part, it's no more or
> less like any of the other big distributions (save one, but I'll get to
> that).  Take a look at the package list and you'll find the same
> packages in Mandrake that you'll likely find in Caldera.  Contrast that
> with SuSE and you'll find that Mandrake is rather conservative in the
> things they include.  SuSE ships with applications and utilities that I
> haven't seen in 6 years of Linux use!  Sure, it's nice to have all the
> choices, but the installation must seem extremely daunting to a new
> user.
> -- 
> Steve Philp
> Network Administrator
> Advance Packaging Corporation
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]



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