Thanks Duncan, I'll have to look into Mandrake, as it would give the suits here the warm fuzzies to have some corporate backing for support. -Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: duncan brown [mailto:duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 02:02 PM > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: yum - slightly OT > > > I'm charged with taking some spare PCs we have around here and setting > > up some different distros as demonstrations. I'd like to set up an > > FC2T3 machine to show Red Hat's offering. But my experience with other > > distros is kind of lacking. What other systems include yum, apt, or > > another console based update tool? > > mike, > for a more modern fedora, wait about 4 days... the new fedora core comes out. > > also, you may want to check out debian (apt-get), mandrake (urpmi) and > gentoo (emerge). > > the big disadvantage/advantage of gentoo is that it re-compiles all > updates. this takes time, but your system will always be up-to-date and > you don't have to do major version upgrades (like you would with mandrake > and fedora). debian systems never need a full version upgrade either with > apt-get, but installing it can be a pain and i've heard rumors (nothing > concrete, mind you) that debian may be on its way out. but don't quote me > on that. > > -d > > +( duncan brown : duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx )+ > +( linux "just works" : www.linuxadvocate.net )+ > > -------------------------------------------------- > Understatement of the century: > "Hello everybody out there using minix - I'm doing > a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be > big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT > clones" > - Linus Torvalds, August 1991 > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
