Don't believe him/her. This only APPEARS to be true - there is no rule. It may happen that the stable distribution is a bit behind the latest developments, but do you want bleeding-edge software in a 'stable' distribution?
Apt-get is MUCH better than using RPMs. Here's a few small examples of its power:
I want to update the list of available packages:
apt-get update
Wait a minute or two, and it goes and downloads all the latest listings from a central server (or a mirror - I use the UMich mirror).
I want to install KDE:
apt-get install task-kde
It goes out and downloads QT 2.2.whatever, all the KDE libraries and dependencies, and installs them.
I want to upgrade my entire system:
apt-get dist-upgrade
Same as with the install - it downloads everything, maybe asks me if I want to replace modified config files (it doesn't ask if you haven't changed anything), and installs everything.
I decide I don't need GNOME or any GTK program any more, and want to free up disk space:
apt-get remove libqt2
It asks me if I'm really sure I want to do that - I say yes, and it deletes all that junk (saving config files, in case I decide to reinstall).
That's certainly true in MY case - I REALLY don't want Gore to win. I don't trust him one bit. Therefore I'm voting for Bush. He may not be the brightest bulb, but at least he isn't phony like Gore.
Have you tried REMOVING packages? This is one area in which all RPM-based distros SUCK ASS BIGTIME.
I tried out Mandrake 7.2beta3 - aside from the fact that I lost the partition with all my (legal) mp3 (7GB worth! argh!), it worked fine - but I told it to install everything.
I later wanted to get rid of some of the cruft, but due to the dain-bramaged RPM system, you can't just tell it to uninstall, say, libpgqsl, and have it uninstall everything that depends on it - you have to MANUALLY SPECIFY EVERY SINGLE FREAKING PACKAGE!
Back to Debian for me...
(losing that partition might just have been stupidity on my part - I really don't know if it was Mandrake's fault or not)
Doesn't MP3.com use reiserfs? They certainly get a lot of traffic...
I've been using Reiserfs for a few months, and it's great - I run development kernels and live in a place with less-than-reliable power - fscks are hella-fast.
That's one of the reasons I'm getting a Visor on Saturday (my 18th b-day! w00!).
You just need to tell coldsync (which works much better for visors than pilot-link, or so I've heard) to use/dev/ttyUSB0, and it should sync away to your heart's content.
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Hey - at least I'm not the only one who voted Bush because I don't trust Gore one bit :).
Plus the fact that he'd like to raise the price of gas....
When you pick nits, at least pick the RIGHT ones.
East Germany WAS Soviet. They were controlled by the Russkies, remember?
This is NOT true.
Don't believe him/her. This only APPEARS to be true - there is no rule. It may happen that the stable distribution is a bit behind the latest developments, but do you want bleeding-edge software in a 'stable' distribution?
Who says you can't?
.debs with your modifications.
'apt-get source PACKAGENAME', edit the debian/rules (which is just a simple makefile), and then run dpkg-buildpackage.
Presto! You have brand-spankin' new
only half right...
You're thinking of a FLOPS, not a FLOP.
LOL - I thought the same thing when I saw 'cow-towing' - sometimes there IS a huge diff between 'c' and 'k' when transliterating foreign languages.
Apt-get is MUCH better than using RPMs. Here's a few small examples of its power:
:)
I want to update the list of available packages:
apt-get update
Wait a minute or two, and it goes and downloads all the latest listings from a central server (or a mirror - I use the UMich mirror).
I want to install KDE:
apt-get install task-kde
It goes out and downloads QT 2.2.whatever, all the KDE libraries and dependencies, and installs them.
I want to upgrade my entire system:
apt-get dist-upgrade
Same as with the install - it downloads everything, maybe asks me if I want to replace modified config files (it doesn't ask if you haven't changed anything), and installs everything.
I decide I don't need GNOME or any GTK program any more, and want to free up disk space:
apt-get remove libqt2
It asks me if I'm really sure I want to do that - I say yes, and it deletes all that junk (saving config files, in case I decide to reinstall).
Can you guess which distro I use?
Nope. Links does frames and tables and has other nice features (mouse support!).
That's certainly true in MY case - I REALLY don't want Gore to win. I don't trust him one bit. Therefore I'm voting for Bush. He may not be the brightest bulb, but at least he isn't phony like Gore.
Who needs an engine? ;)
Have you tried REMOVING packages? This is one area in which all RPM-based distros SUCK ASS BIGTIME.
I tried out Mandrake 7.2beta3 - aside from the fact that I lost the partition with all my (legal) mp3 (7GB worth! argh!), it worked fine - but I told it to install everything.
I later wanted to get rid of some of the cruft, but due to the dain-bramaged RPM system, you can't just tell it to uninstall, say, libpgqsl, and have it uninstall everything that depends on it - you have to MANUALLY SPECIFY EVERY SINGLE FREAKING PACKAGE!
Back to Debian for me...
(losing that partition might just have been stupidity on my part - I really don't know if it was Mandrake's fault or not)
>I could use some extra crispyness when playing divx movies
:).
Hmm... was this intentional? Your computer might be a bit toasty with a 1.5GHz P4
Try reading the intro to the Jargon File - it's common 'hackish'. And it also happens to be MUCH easier to say for many words ending in s.
Correction - gvim is the best. The power (and speed/ease of use) of VI with the convenience and good looks of a GUI editor :).
You have an interesting number for 10^20 :)
;)
10^20 is 1048576, not 1024768 (that's a resolution
Doesn't MP3.com use reiserfs? They certainly get a lot of traffic...
I've been using Reiserfs for a few months, and it's great - I run development kernels and live in a place with less-than-reliable power - fscks are hella-fast.
You sure pay a lot for your stuff... :)
:) - $135 (with shipping)
RedHat 7 ISO - FREE
CD-RW burner (Philips 8x4x32 Internal ATAPI - I just ordered one
50 pack of CDs (on spindle) - $35
What have we here?
A troll!
Go away.
This may come as an incredible shock...
YOU CAN GET GTK+ FOR WINDOWS!
(How else could you use Gimp in windows?)
It's only good if you like locking in your customers to use ONE brand of video card!
There most certainly ARE drivers!
/dev/ttyUSB0, and it should sync away to your heart's content.
That's one of the reasons I'm getting a Visor on Saturday (my 18th b-day! w00!).
You just need to tell coldsync (which works much better for visors than pilot-link, or so I've heard) to use
I think Embedded Debian is called Embedian - but that could just be the fumes that come from down the hall talking :).
Whoa, that was a bit too strange...
;).
At first I read your second sentence as 'but I have to say I'm very happy after making love to Debian'.
Sorta gives loving a distro a different meaning
I know - those things RULE!
I hope we can actually get one of those in a few years - hi-res/hicolor, realtime videoconferencing, satellite-enabled...
Wacky adventures?
:).
Don't you mean INCREDIBLY boring adventures?
About the only GOOD holodeck episodes are those involving Regs Barclay - he's amusing with all his psychological problems
"Those people on the holodeck are my friends! I'm not crazy! Really!"