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Old 05-07-2003, 02:15 AM   #1
monkeymartin
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Libranet GNU/Linux experience


I wan't to know if anyone has tried Libranet

Is it worth the money

Pleas read the review on www.distowatch.com if you have not heard of it.

this review makes it sound good.
 
Old 05-07-2003, 02:29 AM   #2
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www.distowatch.com u forget the 'r' www.distrowatch.com before you buy you can download it from www.linuxiso.org if you are not sure about it from the screen shots all linux dist are same.but if your hardware if fully compatible just go for it you dont have anything to lose.
 
Old 05-07-2003, 08:26 AM   #3
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Discussions regarding a specific distribution belong in the "Distribution" forum. Thanks, its been moved as you can see.
 
Old 05-07-2003, 10:37 AM   #4
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I've ran Libranet 2.0 and 2.7, haven't used the new 2.8, still up in the air whether or not I ever do. Overall, if you just want a nice, easy system that you don't need to do any tweaks, it's a nice OS. But, with v2.7, they kinda borked it that it no longer works with apt-get very well. I found that many packages would break when attempting to update them via apt-get. The new 2.8 is supposed to have individual package selection, which is the major complaint of mine about pre-2.8, in that you would get 5 programs to do the same task, or NO programs to do it with the installer as was.
In the end, if you just want a distro that works, Libranet is nice. If you want a distro that's up-to-date, but that you can keep it thus easily with apt-get, then it might not be the best distro to try.
 
Old 06-03-2003, 02:17 PM   #5
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Libranet

Having tried several distributions such as Red Hat and Mandrake, I would definitely recommend Libranet GNU/Linux. The install is extremely easy, and within an hour (Depending upon which packages you select.) you have a system up and running with GRUB as the boot loader, ReiserFS (Arguably the best and fastest journaling filesystem.), as well as the Debain package system. For those of you that do not want the hassle of installing and configuring Debian, get a copy of Libranet. As Timothy said, with 2.8 you can select individual packages instead of installing a whole group. And if there was some piece of software not on the two CDs, you can most likely install it with the Debain package manager and not have to worry about those nasty dependency issues found with RPMs. Unlike Mr. Miller, I have never encountered any problems while installing software with apt-get. The administration tool provided with Libranet is great! You can do everything from install new packages, manage users, and even recompile the kernel with the click of a button. Bottom line, Libranet is well worth the $40 (I'm a student so thats what I paid.)
 
  


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