[oclug] Linux on the desktop??

[LCD]

Thanks everyone for the input. I think I better explain my problem a little
more in depth. the company I work for is in software development so I need a
distro that will keep the developers happy as well as ease of use for the
novice. I also, for my sanity need a configurable install mainly for the
lilo end of things, I'm setting up a double boot environment.

Thanks

LCD

-----Original Message-----
From: oclug-admin at lists.oclug.on.ca
[mailto:oclug-admin at lists.oclug.on.ca]On Behalf Of David F. Skoll
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 10:05 PM
To: oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
Subject: Re: [oclug] Linux on the desktop??


Vu Nguyen wrote:

> Can you explain your comments at the end?  What sort of difficulties did
you
> run into with RH 7?

Well, for me, X didn't work.  Also, the compiler is broken and won't
even compile the kernel -- you need to use "kgcc" (= an older version of
gcc) for that.

Also, the C library shipped with RH7 is a beta version.  All in all, RH7
seemed not quite ready for prime-time to me.  In general, I find the Red
Hat *.0 releases awful, the *.1 releases so-so, and the *.2 releases OK.

Of course, I'm the cautious type, and probably won't use a 2.4 kernel
until the middle of 2001. :-)

--
David.
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