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Thop,
1. noob here, Debian isn't too friendly to say the least
2. Debian wasn't on the list - Slackware 8.1 / RedHat 7.3 / Mandrake 8.2Comment
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I'd say Slackware 8.1.
The only problem with it is that some people do only release their software in RPMs, which I can't use in Slack.
A good thing is that Slackware 9.0 is near.
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i'd go for slackware then. it isn't exactly userfriendly either, but i guess tar -zvxf package.tar.gz is enough info to fight your way through it
i simply hate RPM, your rpm databaste WILL brake sooner or later, RPM is just a mess if you ask me. now with apt-get and .deb's everything is smooth
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I use Midnight Commander to extract files from RPMs under Slack. There are several other ways to do it, but I find using mc being the easiestOriginally posted by Zao
The only problem with it is that some people do only release their software in RPMs, which I can't use in Slack.
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You guys are saying Slackware is newbie-friendly?
If it is then so is Debian!P4 Northwood 1.8GHz@2.7GHz 1.65V Albatron PX845PEV Pro
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And of course, Matrox Parhelia | My Matrox histroy: Mill-I, Mill-II, Mystique, G400, ParheliaComment
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o.k. what was the original problem with gentoo?
what did you try to do, and what happened?
ColinYou wanna piece of me? here, *crunch*, o.k. not _that_ bit.Comment
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I tried to install it from the CD.
I went with the installation manual step by step.
I didn't bother with the net cause I'm connected with ADSL so I went straight to step 13 (timezone) and then Kernel compile which didn't happen (don't remember what exactly did it say).
edit: Oh and beore that I did the HDD partitioning, getting into console and uncompressed the tar files ofcourse.Comment
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If you follow the steps exactly you shouldn't have any problems, they are very detailed.-Slougi
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if you can try to get the progeny debian ISO from somewhere. setting it up is a piece of cake. then apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade and you are running the latest and greatest
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If you can get a hold of Mandrake 9.0 then try it out. It should be easier that 8.2 which was so frickin' easy to install and get running on my machine.[size=1]D3/\/7YCR4CK3R
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