[H-GEN] Debian v Mandrake

[bob parker]

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On Thursday 21 March 2002 09:21, you wrote:
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> Looking for some guidance. I've been using Mandrake/Redhat for the past 3
> years. I am not a very good linux user but am able to get things that want
> done and have been very happy with it.
>
> I've been thinking of moving to debian. I really don't like
> administration, probably because I suck at it. I have heard that once
> installed debian takes better care of itself?
>
> Another thing I don't really like is updating things. In the past I have
> usually always till Mandrake comes out with another release and do it all
> at once and between releases just stick with what I got. How does debian
> compare in this area?
>
> Any advice or experiences would be helpful.
>
> Thanks
> Jimmy
FWIW I was running Debian Potato and have been very impressed with it's 
stability.
That being said, I have now abandoned Debian if favour of Mandrake 8.1.
The reason I did that is simply that Potato is so far out of date it is not 
funny. This probably would not matter if you were prepared to just install 
the base system and then download the latest debs for all of your 
applications such as MySQL, Postgres, Apache, and KDE etc.
That was not practicable for me because I am on a slow and expensive dial-up 
connection. Consequently I am limited to what I can get on CD.
I don't know if Debian Woody is yet available on CD, nor just how stable it 
is yet.
Hope this helpd
Bob


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