rh 7.3 instalation

[Gregory Pleau]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug at ss.org] On Behalf Of Fraser
> Campbell
> Sent: January 10, 2004 6:12 PM
> To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> Subject: Re: [TLUG]: rh 7.3 instalation
> 
> On January 10, 2004 02:05 pm, Madison Kelly wrote:
> 
> > You know guys, it could be that his machine isn't powerful enough for
> > more than 7.3. Please, be polite or be quiet (or, gosh, be helpful!).
> 
> I really was trying to be helpful.  While supporting an existing Redhat
> 7.3
> system is fine, in my mind installing Redhat 7.3 on a brand new system is
> a
> complete waste of time.

My concerns are mainly security and interoperability. It is just simply
maddening to download an rpm and find it wants some library that came out a
year after the version of Linux you've got. Especially when that is
something like libssl. It's also maddening when you find a package in /tmp
called redhat-7.3.rootkit.tgz on a machine that runs no servers. I have seen
both and that is the basis of my choosing to question the 7.3 install. 

No malice intended, forgive my tone if that is what was perceived. 

> If for some reason you're wanting to stick with Redhat then go with their
> enterprise workstation (or server if that is appropriate).

Those products are very good for corporations that don't like their software
changing too often. RedHat tries to keep the code base stable for a lot
longer, and that's why Fedora was cut loose. Kind of like when Dell comes
around pushing their Optiplex line - "Doesn't have the latest stuff but you
won't have to worry about changing your Ghost images". 

> If you're installing the old version of Redhat because the later versions
> of
> Redhat are too bloated then it's time to look at other solutions.

Trim out the packages that are not needed. I run it fine - with X windows
even (using fluxbox) - on Pentium 100 machines. A 486, 386, etc never tried
it so I guess I should be quiet here. 

> 
> If you're installing the old version of Redhat because the later versions
> of
> Redhat cost too much then it's time to look at other solutions.
> 

fedora.redhat.com should be close enough to Redhat for most users. 
Debian would be my first choice for a system that can't run Fedora, after
that I have to start thinking about cost/benefit to running that computer.


> --
> Fraser Campbell <fraser-Txk5XLRqZ6CsTnJN9+BGXg at public.gmane.org>                 http://www.wehave.net/
> Georgetown, Ontario, Canada                               Debian GNU/Linux

   ^ Hey me too! :)

- Greg


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