On Thu, 07 Feb 2002, Declan Moriarty wrote:
> I gave upo on Suse 'cos I couldn't compile anything. I had to have a
> sup[erdevelopment version with gigabytes of libraries. I even came across an
> install file that said "If you have SuSE, scrap your (xx) libraries and
> download a decent set from somnewhere." I had a snapshot version st the time.
>> Mandrake does beat Red Hat at Red Hat's own game, IMHO. It shoehorns in very
> easily.
>> The next linux distro I get is going to have to teach me how to do things
> myself more. I'm fed up being kept in ignorance.
Slackware, Debian (to a degree) or if you really want to learn:
LFS www.linuxfromscratch.org
Gavin
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