I like Debian's package management, but sometimes their packages seem a little more out of date than most distributions and I like the way Slackware does their RC scripts better than Debian. For example, in slackware, if you want to run a program on start up all you have to do is put it in /etc/rc.d/rc.local, but not with Debian. On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Luke Davis wrote: > Having used Redhat, Slackware, and Debian, at various times during the > years, I am now a dedicated debianite. Nothing much to add to the > comments below. The package manager is quite nice, accessible kernels are > readably available (speakup modified, that is), and installs from start to > finish are possible. > > Luke > > > On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Deedra Waters wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Well, freebsd does not work with speakup. > > - From personal experience, I would suggest gentoo or debian. They're both good distros, and their package managers are easy to manage. > > > > i don't know if there are install disks for mandrake, and I've heard good things about slackware. As for redhat, I've heard mixed things. I've used it and don't like it, and a lot of the people I've talked to from various places are starting to become unhappy with it. Then again, a lot of people still like it, so your choice I guess. I've heard similar things about fedora as well. > > > > Honestly, I'd experiment with a couple of distros, and then decide what you like from that. If you're new to linux, I'd suggest debian, but up to you.. > > > > > > On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Darragh wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > Ok, I've installed and messed around with Fedora but I'm sick of people, a > > > certain person in this country telling me that its not stable, there are > > > still bugs, its still an alfa bla bla bla. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
