[plug] Starting in Linux

[Gary Allpike]

I'd like to know whether all these people that say "RedHat is easier to
install than Debian" have actually done a debian install in recent times.

I really get sick of people spouting all over the place that "RedHat is
better for newbies" but never providing any objective evidence as to why.

I did a bit of a test last night - I got my friend - who is a windows
user, and understands the fundamentals of setting up windows on a PC - to
do a Debian install all by himself - I am happy to report that he was
successful.

People also seem prone to saying "dselect is hard to use" my question to
these people is "Have you ever bothered to read the instructions??"

This is by no means an attempt to bash redhat, I am just sick of people
repeating parrot fashion what they have read without actually having any
knowledge based on fact.

regards

Gary Allpike


On Fri, 15 Jan 1999, robert hunter wrote:

> Ultimate AbandonWare wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Everyone,
> > I am thinking of venturing into Linux and possibly using Debian 2.0.2
> > Does anyone think I should buy that? And if so, from where, and for how
> > much?
> > What can Linux actually be used for? Will it help me in my computer studies?
> > When I go to University, I am planning to do CS, as I am currently getting
> > excellent grades at High School. I was thinking of Running Linux of my 800mb
> > HD in my Bedroom, and Win95 on the 1.2 gig HD cause I Have 2 HD  in the PC
> > in my room. Is it worth me purchasing Linux? What would the advantages for a
> > 14 yr old be??
> > 
> > Yours Daniel
> Debian is a bit harder to install than other distributions of Linux,
> eg. Red Hat. [Version 5.2] is a breaze.
>