what distros have what advantages?

[Chooco]

slackware and redhat cannot recognize my ethernet card, so far only Mandrake 8.0, 8.2 and FreeBSD have been able to detect it.
slackware installation was super hard......really bad instructions  

ok well which one will give me the most powerful server and includes KDE?

[BobsYourUncle]

has anyone got a USB cable modem / internet connection sharing working on redhat 7.3? i was using 7.2 but i couldn't get it to work, so i switched to mndrake (mind you sharing still isn't working, but at least my modem works)

[voidmain]

Well, go out and spend the 10 dollars on a network card.  Or read the documentation about how to install/enable your network card driver on the other distros.

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by Chooco:
ok well which one will give me the most powerful server and includes KDE?

If you are running a server, you probably don't want to have KDE on it... If you do, i suggest "Microsoft windows 2000 server".

[Master of Reality]

quote:Originally posted by BobsYourUncle:
has anyone got a USB cable modem / internet connection sharing working on redhat 7.3? i was using 7.2 but i couldn't get it to work, so i switched to mndrake (mind you sharing still isn't working, but at least my modem works)

I got a cable modem that is hooked up to an ethernet card in my proxy server, which is sharing the internet with three other computers.

[creedon]

REAL men use Debian; Stable, Secure, and apt-get - what else could anyone want?
Server apps in Debian are the most secure you can get.  Installation has gotten a bad rap, if you KNOW your hardware, and do your homework, Debian is JUST AS EASY TO INSTALL AS ANY OTHER DISTRO!!!  Mine was up and running, and connected to the internet in 45 minutes from partitioning, not too shabby for an idiot.
I can't say enough about apt-get; it's just in a class by itself. Upgrades are a snap, and they just DON'T FAIL; no dependancy issues, no incompatabilities to piss you off.  If you do an apt-get dist-upgrade once a week, your system is always as current as it can be.  When Debian does a new release (like "Potato" to "Woody") apt-get dist-upgrade upgrades you to the new release; there's Debian users who have never re-installed, distribution upgrades CAN be done automaticly, and re-installing isn't needed.
The downside is that Debian apps ae not cutting edge; you CAN compile and configure anything if you want to, but Debian won't include anything that they feel isn't stable enough to not cause problems; personally, I prefer stable.
Debian is the most reliable distribution available, and if you use it, you wll learn Linux at the most basic level; you'll be completely at ease with your equipment.

[Calum]

what do real women use?

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by Calum:
what do real women use?

http://www2.megamars.org/linuxchicks/page_01.htm

[creedon]

quote:Originally posted by VoidMain:


http://www2.megamars.org/linuxchicks/page_01.htm

YEAHHHHHH!!!!!  AND THEY ALL USE DEBIAN!!! (I can tell!)

[lazygamer]

Everyone's talking about cable modems having trouble with some Linux stuff. What about ADSL modems? I was thinking of trying Redhat because KMFMS.com recomended it.  

I honestly don't know much about this stuff. I don't have an external ADSL modem, it's in my computer in a PCI slot, so I assume it's internal.

[Lloydr]

we have adsl service running in redhat 7.3 and it configured rgiht up for the static routeable ip...internal modems i hate b/c they're generally slower, only 1 systems can run on it unless u use it on a unix/linux router/server system....also depends on if its static or dynamic ip and if static wether its DHCP or routeable ip....a lot of variables in it lol....umm about mostly everyone talkin about gettin redhat not off the official site...well the official site gives links to all their mirrors that redhat works with...such as the nasa and noaa.gov mirrors....try the noaa.gov mirror for USA.....one of the fastest ones i found

[lazygamer]

Actually after looking at Mandrake, im not so sure of Redhat. I know Redhat is great, but Mandrake claims to be EXTRA user friendly. Is this true?

[Calum]

well the more easiness, the less customisability. Having said that, it's all relative, mandrake's super customisable compared with (windows)...

Remember to install more than you think you need. When i installed mandrake, it didn't install 'pine' by default, also it does not install 'make' by default unless you select 'developer tools'. Also, remember to install all the desktop environments if that's yr bag. KDE2.4 is the default, but getting to use XFce, blackbox, windowmaker and so on is priceless and shouldn't be missed...

Another snag about mandrake. You don't get xbill on the mandrake CDs! so you'll have to download it for yrself...  

[lazygamer]

When your a newbie, lack of customizability is not a problem. My main problem is all these obscure programs you just named, well I'll snag them anyways.  

[Refalm]

How about Lycoris Desktop/LX?
If I finally have enough HD space, I'll install it.

Here's a review of the distro:
http://www.pcw.co.uk/Products/Software/1132044