[NTLUG:Discuss] Need Distro Recommendation, Please

[Rick Matthews]

brad angelcyk wrote:
> 
> RedHat 8 was probably the worst RH distribution since RH 5.1.  :-)  

And I broke my "no Version X.0 software" rule to do it, too.  =:O

> If I was building a new machine now, I'd go with Debian.  It's 
> packaging system is much better than any other one I've ever tried.

I'll check it out, thanks.

Rick

> 

> 
> 
> On 4/29/05, Rick Matthews <k5wls at verizon.net> wrote:
> > I have a couple of older PCs running Linux here at the house that
> > do a yeoman's job of providing the network with Samba shares,
> > caching web proxy, access control features, content filtering,
> > fetchmail retrieval of everybody's email, network caller ID, and
> > browser access to all stored pictures and mp3 files. Additionally, I
> > always have a software project or three that I am working on (playing
> > with).
> > 
> > They are currently running Fedora core 2 and RedHat 8.  I'm not happy
> > with the performance of FC2 (on old hardware) and I really need to get
> > the other one off of RH8.
> > 
> > Here's my wish list:
> > - Free :)
> > - All I've ever worked with is RedHat or a work-alike.  I like to learn
> > new things, but I'd rather not start over.
> > - No need (or desire) to run X.
> > - I don't mind installing (and compiling) packages from tarballs, but
> > I like having RPM for the bulk of the applications.
> > - Update via yum or apt. (Is there anything else in that category?)
> > 
> > What distribution(s) would you recommend?  Thanks in advance for
> > your help!
> > 
> > Rick Matthews
> > 
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