When you install, it asks what type of system this is going to be. Remember, the smallest it will let you go is basic (I believe). After that you run dselect automatically. By choosing basic, it selects packages that aren't installed yet, but selects them assuming you want more functionality than the base2_2.tgz file can provide. But, if you exit dselect, and manually apt-get everything you want, this won't be a problem. This, as far as I know, the only flaw with dselect. But, apt-get works better. Hope that solves your problem.
Some genius is gonna mirror Redhat's site, and create his own freely downloaded mirror site. And the problem will be solved.
I don't see a problem with what they're doing, they're charging you to access their server, not to pay for the software. But, I do think this idea will bomb.
That's like, "Oh, Windows ME is out, let's all run to the store and hand over 50 dollars." If you like paying for your OS, you've obviously missed the Linux boat.
Actually, Debian does support older versions, but even 2.0 is from a couple years ago. So, anything in the 1.* range is quite ancient in Linux standards.
The biggest problem seems to be the quest to have the highest version #, maybe trying to impress people without PC knowledge that, this 7.0 version is so much better than this measily 2.2 version.
Run through all the distros, all around 6-7. Even Windows doesn't update as often as some of these distros do. Usually, the only major version # is for a major update. And I seriously doubt that this will be seen as a major update in the eyes of many RedHat users.
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so, does that mean Windows is a plain cheese pizza?
When you install, it asks what type of system this is going to be. Remember, the smallest it will let you go is basic (I believe). After that you run dselect automatically. By choosing basic, it selects packages that aren't installed yet, but selects them assuming you want more functionality than the base2_2.tgz file can provide. But, if you exit dselect, and manually apt-get everything you want, this won't be a problem. This, as far as I know, the only flaw with dselect. But, apt-get works better. Hope that solves your problem.
Some genius is gonna mirror Redhat's site, and create his own freely downloaded mirror site. And the problem will be solved.
I don't see a problem with what they're doing, they're charging you to access their server, not to pay for the software. But, I do think this idea will bomb.
That's like, "Oh, Windows ME is out, let's all run to the store and hand over 50 dollars." If you like paying for your OS, you've obviously missed the Linux boat.
Actually, Debian does support older versions, but even 2.0 is from a couple years ago. So, anything in the 1.* range is quite ancient in Linux standards.
The biggest problem seems to be the quest to have the highest version #, maybe trying to impress people without PC knowledge that, this 7.0 version is so much better than this measily 2.2 version.
Run through all the distros, all around 6-7. Even Windows doesn't update as often as some of these distros do. Usually, the only major version # is for a major update. And I seriously doubt that this will be seen as a major update in the eyes of many RedHat users.
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