Greg Thomas wrote:
On Mon, 21 Feb 2000, David Willcox wrote:
I've been told by some individuals that Redhat is the standard and to stick with it because they have more updates and etc. I am a bit confused because I needed 'cdrecord' and Redhat didn;t have it on the Box set and SuSe seems to have everything including Gnome and KDE.
Redhat may be the most popular dist but it isn't "the standard". And as you've seen, SuSE provides many more tools right out of the box.
Absolutely. RH may be getting more press here in the USA, but RH is a long way away from being 'the standard'. IF you live in Europe then SuSE is the standard. IF quality is the measure then SuSE is the standard. IF total world wide sales is the measure then SuSE is the standard. IF brand loyality is the measure then SuSE is the standard. Having been a former RH (5.0, 5.1, 6.0) user, I can tell you I didn't switch to SuSE just to live on a desert island. Linux is Linux, and if that guy knows anything about configuring Linux he know how to do either distro. Besides, SuSE comes with a nice 400+ page manual that describes how to install and configure SuSE. If he is a Linux 'pro' then the manual should make things as easy as falling off a log for him.
I have a hired gun that wants to change all if my installs to Redhat Original 6.1 because he states that he can hook up a LAN between the windows box to the Linux box with Redhat and Not SuSE.
The truth probably is that the 'hired gun' is only familiar with RH.
If he can't do it with SuSE then he really should not be a hired gun. He should go back and study Linux a bit more before he is hiring out his services. I would find someone else if possible.
In most of these places where
Linux is in use they like it but they like but they use windows too so I was trying to get some ideas about how they can have both. I was told if I get a LAN connected these businesses could do their Digital Camera and Scanners stuff in Windows and I could copy and store the files in Windows and cp them over If I ever need them.
It shouldn't be a problem with any of the distros.
PS. Is it very hard to install and compile a recent downloaded version of 'cdrecord' to Linux? This is one of the reasons this guy wants to change things. He claims he knows how to do this and it's worth a lot.
No, it's normally pretty simple. You can go with binary RPMs for both Redhat and SuSE or even installing from source.
You can find RPMs here: http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/SuSE_Linux_6.3_(i386).html or, you can go here and see which of the nearly thirty versions of cdrecord you want... http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/CByName.html
I would standardize on SuSE so I would have the best combo of usability and variety of apps out of the box. I switched to SuSE about a year ago because it has almost everything I need.
AND, SuSE updates regulary about every 90 days or so. AND, they keep the latests security patches on their website, AND, they post security holes to LINUX TODAY to makes sure SuSE users know about the latest holes and patches. THAT kind of support is above what RH offers, in my own personal experience. Finally, there is this list server, which is the best in Linuxville, IMHO. In my experience, ALL of RH's technical support doesn't add up to the value of this list server. Jerry
Greg
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