[CS-FSLUG] Back to Mandrake
Eduardo Sanchez
lists at sombragris.org
Wed May 26 08:44:19 CDT 2004
On Tuesday 25 May 2004 22:31, N. Thompson wrote:
[snip]
If you think Slackware...
> BTW. When bringing up points for either distribution please keep the
following
> in mind:
> - I am not a member of the Mandrake club and would rather buy a boxed
set.
No problem, you can buy a boxed set for US$ 40 or get the ISOs (2CDs)
for free on the internet.
> - I have an NVidia GeForce FX card and would like drivers for it.
Sorry on that matter. You must get and configure them by yourself.
> - I want to have Java support, preferrably even the J2SDK (software
> developers kit)
Included.
> - I want good multimedia support if possible, that include Macromedia
flash player.
Excellent multimedia support and Flash included.
> - Up to date software and discounts on updates would be nice,
Software is the most up-to-date. Updates are free.
> availability in
> local stores would be even nicer
Sorry on that.
> - I am still better acquainted with Mandrake, however I have figured
out more then enough of SUSE to run that almost as well.
Slackware is closer to "Standard Linux". If you didn't depend too much
on the distor-specific tools then you have a good chance of getting an
excellent system.
> - Third party package sources such as the Penguin liberation front
should be excluded from the comparison as last time I had them added
as a source of RPM's it messed up all my packages and left me with a
really unstable system.
OK.
Blessings,
Eduardo
--
Prof. Eduardo Sanchez
Asuncion, Paraguay, South America
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