Distro discusion

[Victor Tsaran]

Absolutely. You will just use http or FTP option to do that.
Vic

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Harding" <bharding at ufw2.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Distro discusion


> Wow, when I get a decent network connection, redhat it'll be. Could a
> redhat 55.2 box be updated to 6.2 this way?
> At 06:05 PM 9/27/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> >For those who would like to know, Redhat offers a similar utility to
> >Debian's update. Redhat calls it rpmfind. You specify a word on the
command
> >line and rpmfind wills earch the database for it, if it finds, it tells
you
> >allthe dependences, you just hit "download all" option.
> >Best,
> >Vic
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> >alive!
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Gene Collins" <collins at gene3.cc.iastate.edu>
> >To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 9:24 AM
> >Subject: Re: Distro discusion
> >
> >
> >> Kirk, http://www.linuxdoc.org/ is your documentation friend!  There are
> >> very explicit howtos out there for hardware and various software.
> >> Debian also follows the Sys V. init style.  The thing I find most
> >> helpful about Debian is that the apt-get installation program manages
> >> software dependentcies for you very nicely.  If you upgrade gcc for
> >> example, apt-get will also upgrade the appropriate libraries.
> >>
> >> Gene
> >>
> >> >Personally, the biggest thing that I believe is important on a
> >> >distribution is good documentation on where files are placed. Having
said
> >> >that, I think it is past time for the distributions to discuss this
and
> >> >commit to following a standard (or two). Certainly there will be
> >> >differences in such things as init scripts. After all Slackware uses a
> >BSD
> >> >style init (more or less) while RedHat uses a SystemV ini (more or
less).
> >> >
> >> >There are advantages to both of them, and that isn't the point. The
thing
> >> >is that RedHat does place some config files in strange places. If
there
> >> >was one place to put a given file it would make Linux overall
> >> >stronger. There could still be room for each to do its thing for
> >> >improvement. (For instance once you say that all init scripts will
reside
> >> >in rc.d you can choose to follow the redhat method of a directory for
> >each
> >> >run level and one for the actual scripts. Or you could decide to place
> >> >them all in the /etc/rc.d dir.)
> >> >
> >> >Actually, documentation is the biggest weakness I see in Linux. The
fact
> >> >is that much of the documentation is great if you already know what
your
> >> >doing. Some of it is great, and some is lousy. Sometimes knowing whre
to
> >> >look though can be a major task in the first place. One master
document
> >> >giving direction on where to look for all network functions would be
> >> >nice. One covering all disk subsystems would also go a long way.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Kirk Wood
> >> >Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
> >> >------------------
> >> >
> >> >Seek simplicity -- and distrust it.
> >> > Alfred North Whitehead
> >> >
> >> >
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