[Eug-lug] Walters request=bring Debian disks

[Max Lemieux]

Sorry to hear you've been having trouble with Mandrake. If you want to post your 
hardware details and specific problem areas with Mandrake, perhaps members of 
this list can make recommendations on distros that could work better for you (or 
fixes for your Mandrake issues).

Personally, I think Debian (or one of its variants) would be an excellent choice 
- it's what I've stuck with after trying Red Hat, Fedora, SuSE, etc.... There is 
a handy net-install available from debian.org which bootstraps off one disk and 
downloads everything from the Debian servers, allowing for much configuration 
glee. :D

On the other hand, if you're tired of fiddling with undocumented hacks, Xandros 
(xandros.com) provides a free distribution of their well-crafted, 
well-documented (if slightly rigid) Debian-based OS. You might look into that if 
you've been having hardware issues - ALL my hardware "just works" out of the box 
under Xandros, although compiling bleeding edge software is another story... :P

Regards,
Max


walter freihube wrote:
> I am ready to quit the Mandrake frustation. Will someone please bring to 
> the next meeting a complete Debian release on CD's . I will either copy 
> them or preferably keep them and reimburse the donor with 2 blank CD's 
> for every disk offered me. If this is not possible perhaps I should go 
> back to my 80286 laptop running DOS 4.01, at least there I feel 
> competent enough to use Wordperfect 5.1. At this level of technology I 
> have a complete set of documentation to which I can turn for support. I 
> think 8 months is long enough to try getting some results on Linux. 
> Having been unable to get ANY help from Mandrakelinux club at all, I am 
> requesting my$120.00 membership dues returned, now I will see how 
> honorable THEY are.
> 
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