On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Richard Lyon wrote: >> What do people like about RH? Is it worth trying to nick parts of their >> install? I found it a pain - It wouldn't let me just install individual >> packages, though I wonder whether some of the modconf stuff could be left >> out for the initial install..... >> > >Maybe people like the RH install because they are familar with a Microsoft GUI >install. They perceive that a GUI install screen must be superior to a text >screen.
This is quite true. RH was my first distro and I found the install screens a lot more confortable. Unfortunately, gui install screens doesn't mean a better installation. With RH you will install packages you'll never use or even ever know you have. Plus a lot of them are broken. Doesn't RH test their packages? It's better to start at the base and work your way up. Don't change debian. I like it's installation just the way it is. My debian box is just as functional when I installed all the software I normally use when I had RH5.2 and it's way way smaller. 100s of megs in fact. I wonder what the hell I had that filled all that space? hmmm..... John >I don't think trying to compete with redhat is going to achieve a lot. Redhat >can throw money at the producing a nice looking install, whereas debian relies >on volunteers. Surely it would be better to concentrate on an official SLINK >release, more packages, etc ... > >If someone feels strongly that a GUI install is essential, do it yourself.