On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Jeff Graves wrote:
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> From: Frank Rocco [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Subject: Benefits of using RH6.1 as a workstation over other
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Khalid Naveed Khan wrote:
->> Hello,
->>
->> Newbie question as to the benefit of using RH6.1 vs other distributions
->> like debian.
->>
->> I noticed that debian won in linuz journal as most popular.
->>
->> I don't want to start a war, just trying to decide on the best
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1. Have you always used RH or have you tried others?
2. From a job market view, is RH better to learn that non-comerical
versions? RH seems to be the biggest in terms of money and support.
3. For updates, is RH updated faster that debian?
4. What about other versions based on RH?
Thanks again
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It does, at least in its main distribution. But RedHat's contrib section,
combined with the rpmfind utility, RH matches it. As for dpkg being better
and more powerful than RPM, I can agree about the power part but its not
as understandable as RPM. Dep
Jeff Graves wrote:
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Why is that better over debian? I heard the dpkg was more powerful.
I also read that debian has more software.
What is RH return policy if I purchase RH6.1 at my local store?
Regards,
Frank Rocco
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-Original Message-
From: Frank Rocco [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 11:53 AM
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Subject:Benefits of using RH6.1 as a workstation over other
distributions
Hello,
Newbie question as to the benefit of usin
You can even get a couple of distributions from cheapbytes or linuxmall at a
very low price, and try them yourself.
I have tried Caldera, SUSE and RH, and still preffer RH.
-Manuel.
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I think the advantage of usin RedHat 6.1 is of it's easy and powerful
management tools like linuxconf,netcfg etc
Khalid Naveed Khan
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From: Frank Rocco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 9:52 PM
Subject: Benefit
I'd say from experience, RedHat 6.1 out of the box is easier to install and
manage then Debian. I use both myself, but for new users, RedHat guides you
through the installation and configuration and comes as default with a
"windows" look and feel. Where debian is a bit more complicated. I don't
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