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SuSE install



I am curious... I have only tried RedHat... what things does Debian have
that RedHat does not?


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> ----------
> From: 	Christoph Doerbeck A242369[SMTP:cdoerbec at cso.fmr.com]
> Sent: 	Monday, June 21, 1999 9:18 AM
> To: 	discuss at Blu.Org
> Subject: 	Re: SuSE install 
> 
> 
> Jerry Feldman {75562} wrote:
> 
> > That is correct. The SuSE installation does not spoon feed you like
> Red Hat
> > does, but it is a more thorough package on the same lines as Debian.
> 
> 
> 
> As I am working to evaluate the various distributions, I'd have to say
> that
> SUSE was a bit disappointing.  Although this is in the field of
> "personal
> choice" and not "technical merit"... I prefer RedHat's one CD install.
> Once the system is up, then I can go back and add other packages.  The
> fact
> that I had to spoon-feed SUSE 6 CD's to install was lame.
> 
> The only demerit I've had for Caldera was that it still seeks out
> the first SCSI BUS (an ISA in my case) and try's to install linux
> on my temp-disk (instead of the PCI/SCSI).
> 
> - Christoph
> 
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