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bah that's too much work

oh well I'm going to play counter strike.

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Or you could try slackware.
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go to slack's ftp site, and just download the packages you want.

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what I want is the versatility of slackware with redhat's installer
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PostIcon Posted on: Oct. 27 2001,20:14 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
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Originally posted by CatKnight:
bah that's too much work

oh well I'm going to play counter strike.

tahts the spirit!

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In trading off bloat and ease-of-use with distribution size and speed you've a dilemma, I'll run some shit by you.

Most Linux Distro's fall into the following 'groups'.

Beginners:

Both of these have a friendly installer.
They're easy to use but bloated.
CK, if you didn't notice, there's a 'select individual packages' option there.

Intermediate:


I've never used this distro myself but I've only heard very positive feedback regarding it. It's hard to get in ISO form though.

Advanced:


Lean and mean, although their installers are a bit hairy. Debian is a nightmare especially with newer hardware - the current release uses a 2.2 kernel (and therefore doesn't support my Netgear ethernet card (based on natsemi.o) ... damn!

My experience with Slackware is basic. I used 8 for a few weeks then my hdd crashed and I went running back to RedHat.

That said, most of the long time linux hackers I know use Debian or Slackware. I'll be running Debian on my gateway machine (P120!) as soon as I have some floppies. (non-bootable-CD-BIOS-hell)

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You have to build this baby from within another install so there's not much point in you trying this one.

If you're only after X you can get an X distro that fits on two floppies, although you can't then install more packages. It's feature-rich though, take a look at the screenshot if you don't believe me.

I know you don't want a desktop environment, but I really do recommend Ximian GNOME, it fucking kicks like nothing else.

It all really depends upon what you want to do, exactly.

If you're after some ISOs then run by LinuxISO. They have all the distros you need there.

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Why not just select the packages you need from the RedHat installer? That's what I did on the second router I set up. EX: if you're not planning on using KDE or Gnome or any of the GUI stuff that goes along w/it, then just don't install the packages.

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PostIcon Posted on: Oct. 28 2001,02:18 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
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CatKnight wrote this crap:

I want a Linux distribution with a fancy installer and configurator but very advanced. I also want an apple with a built-in microwave and a floppy disk with a built-in shotgun. Can you help me dig around in my ass until I find one?

Make a decision. Versatile or simple.

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PostIcon Posted on: Oct. 28 2001,04:32 Skip to the previous post in this topic. Skip to the next post in this topic. Ignore posts   QUOTE
well I decided I don't like redhat or mandrake because it installs an assload (~1 gig) of packages and I don't know what most of them do. I just want to install a super barebones linux and install packages as I need them. What is the best way to do this? I was trying to to debian but I couldn't get a boot disk to work under 2000 for some odd reason...

btw I want x-windows but I don't need a desktop environment like gnome or kde.

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Super-barebones linux.
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