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billy_gates:
quote:Originally posted by Siplus: *Capitalist*:
eek...i have a dial-up, (5k/sec download) so i always have to ask friends to dl linux distros for me. i think i'm going to buy RH9 though...
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What is the advantage of buying it? The personal edition didn't even come with installation support and only 30 days of basic network setup support. I guess it does have printed manuels though.
billy_gates:
quote:Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
Word, X11.
RH9 is the perfect choice. GNOME reminds me more of Mac OS (9 more than 10) than KDE does, especially by default. It's also the best-made Linux OS, and has the least issues. I'll certainly help ya with any problems you have. There's one thing that makes it particularly easy and that's apt-rpm. I'll show you how to use it when you get RH9 installed.
BTW you don't have to wait until RH puts it on their FTP, you can use bit torrent (forgot the link, google for it)
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Got it downloaded burned and its installing right now. I chose the completely default Desktop installation, just so I don't complicate things. Now what is this apt-rpm. Also it would be much easier to talk with you if we could do it on AIM, again its jeffberg3000
if u wanna use ICQ I have that too 103334603
slave:
Ok, but I'll have to set up an AIM account as I use MSN only currently.
Download this RPM and install it (double click it in nautilus)
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/9/apt/apt-0.5.5cnc4.1-fr1.20030325a.2.i386.rpm
After that type
>apt-get update
on the command line to refresh the package repository. Then type
>apt-get install synaptic
to install the graphical software installer frontend to apt-rpm.
Tell me if you need help!
billy_gates:
quote:Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
Ok, but I'll have to set up an AIM account as I use MSN only currently.
Download this RPM and install it (double click it in nautilus)
http://ftp.freshrpms.net/pub/freshrpms/redhat/9/apt/apt-0.5.5cnc4.1-fr1.20030325a.2.i386.rpm
After that type
>apt-get update
on the command line to refresh the package repository. Then type
>apt-get install synaptic
to install the graphical software installer frontend to apt-rpm.
Tell me if you need help!
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Oh, I've used apt-get before, on my mac, that is how I download fink stuff, this is getting better already.
Pantso:
Yep, fink is identical to Synaptic. Both use the apt-get package management system and they r00l!
[ April 07, 2003: Message edited by: Panos ]
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