How do Debian 3.0 r1 compare with RedHat Linux 9.0
Hi all,
I am a RedHat Linux user for a long time, from 7.2 to 9.0, so Red Hat Linux now is my always using one. I am hear that Debian is more suit for a higher level Linux user and it is best for advanced setting than Red Hat Linux I want to ask, do Debian Linux are as stable as Red Hat Linux and how do it speed compare with Red Hat Linux with it using Oracle 9i or MySQL + PHP + Apache? And Red Hat have the RPM support security update from their office web site, how about Debian's support? Do it as good as Red Hat Linux, and do it install interface as good as Red Hat Linux? Second, do Debian include the Gnome 2.0 and KDE 3.1 in the 3.0r1 CD? And if not, do I can install them easy by RPM package? I am asked a lot of newbie question, since now I know Red Hat is stop development the Red Hat Linux, they used all of their power to development their enterprise version Linux, so I am wonder if future have other Linux version than can as good as Red Hat for beginner and expert using. And which one is better support by user community and their offical web site. Thanks |
Debian is stable - even if you update using entirely "unstable" packages it is stable.
Debian doesn't use rpms (unless through something like Alien) it uses .deb packages. You would perform an installation using apt-get. Head over to the website for more details. You can update/install Gnome and KDE via apt-get so you won't need to have them on the cd. All is easier via the 'net. There are a number of Debian users here, there are other forums with Debian users. In fact, the beauty of Linux is that it's unlikely that you'll be the only one using a particular distro and so can always get help. |
Re: How do Debian 3.0 r1 compare with RedHat Linux 9.0
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Debian woody, the latest stable release comes with kernel 2.2.20. So you might have to upgrade your kernel if you want to use a USB mouse or devices and ext3 filesystem or something like that. Also, the packages are pretty old, old but nice and stable, however upgrading it to the "unstable" release of version is not all that hard if you're online. Probably things like apache would be better on debian as your system isn't so bloated. Quote:
deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free then you simply apt-get update. Quote:
This installs the basic programs, after that you can either use your system how it is or use dselect to setup even more packages. Most people with an online connection simply "apt-get" everything else. Quote:
Debian woody (latest stable version) does not include kde 3.1. You have to follow this: http://davidpashley.com/debian-kde/faq.html to get it. Basically you just put this "deb http://download.kde.org/stable/3.1.1/Debian stable main" in your /etc/apt/sources.list file then apt-get update && apt-get install arts kdelibs kdebase. I've done it before and it works, also debian sid does come with kde 3. and the current gnome, whatever that is. Quote:
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