Re: [cobalt-users] New Raq3 GUI finished?!?

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Zeffie wrote:

> You forgot to say check!

<smile>

> At this time after working with it for a while it appears that the
> installation routines are "more powerful" then redhats few choices (Both do
> custom).  I find it easier to setup a "web server" version and only using
> about 100meg of space.  (150 w/swap) It appears that a custom kernel is
> created at install time.  You get to choose your modules during the
> install..

Now that's worth trying it for <smile>.

> Boot time is faster.  I can't even feed the cat during bootup....
> Little more documentation in /init.d/

Yeah but is that extra documentation worth the cat dying of malnutrition
<smile>?

> > Please let me know why I should want a debian system.  Thanks.
> 
> I think you might enjoy a smaller installation, Faster boot times, shorter
> command lines, automatic installation and configuration of common packages.

My Red Hat installations are pretty slim; but I agree, getting there
isn't quick or intuitive; it takes a custom install and an awful lot of
unchecking I've learned over the years and have to relearn with every
new release.

A while back I started working on an Internet-server class version of
RH, to be built on the latest version of RH with a cleaned up install
system, but I dropped it.  Is there a good Internet-server install on
Debian?  Or do I still have to make my own?

> You won't get a gui unless you install webmin.  I would have to check but I
> believe they are working with a 2.4 kernel?

I hope not.  I won't use 2.4 until they've gotten at least to 2.4.11 or
so.  Remember all the problems with 2.2?

I know we're getting more off-topic, but I kept this onlist because I
think a lot of list-readers are interested.

Jeff
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