Star Red Hat Linux 9 - The Windows User's Installation Experience
Linked by John Collins on Wed 4th Jun 2003 15:23 UTC
Red Hat There seem to be many reviews on Red Hat 9.0, but all seem to be written by Linux junkies who really know their stuff. What about the MS Windows Convert? They say people like the first thing they use (i.e. if you learn to drive a manual transmission, you prefer it over automatic). If this is true, how does Red Hat 9.0 introduce a novice pc user to the world of computers? I hope to answer some of those questions in this tiny review.
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Re: Apt-Get
by Chris on Wed 4th Jun 2003 19:52 UTC

I said, "a lot Of...." SuSi and Mandrake are not the only RPM based Distros. I also said, "It isn't perfect, but its a huge step forward toward simplifying life."

I might ad: "It isn't perfect, but its a huge step forward toward simplifying life."

I personally am just coming off the HBD* thing, and have switched to doing Debian with a minamal install, then upgrading the kernel to a more modern one, and then only installing the packages I actually use.

* = HUGELY over BLOATED DISTROS with everything you don't need and then some. (e.g. Red Hat, SuSi, Mandrake)

A minimum install can also be accomplished by simply doing a Morphix-Lite hdinstall, which gives you Debian with a modern kernel and X with IceWM. All for just under two-hundred meg.

At the command line type: apt-get install KDE

That gives you the latest KDE. It all went down without a hitch for me.

PS: I said apt was "not perfect." I have never tried a distribution upgrade with out a hitch, and why would you allow anything to take over and install anything you "didn't know was going to be installed. I suggest simply using apt to HELP you install only what you KNOW you want installed or upgraded. Also, always look at the packages it proposes to install and un-install. atp can bite you if your're not careful. USE COMMON SENSE read the man pages.

good luck, Chris