[ale] was : Suse or Red Hat? Soft etc

[Zyman, Andy]

the Idiot's question:
and all these rpms, generated ( i assume probably incorrectly ) for RH, will
they work for SuSe as well, or i need to look for specific packages? Never
used Suse so forgive my lamer's questions.
AZ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dow Hurst [mailto:dhurst at kennesaw.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 3:49 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Suse or Red Hat? (yes, yes, i know here we go
> again...)
> 
> 
> Ordering off the SuSE store gives a quick turnaround via UPS 
> or FedEx.  
> I prefer SuSE so far due to similarities in startup scripts to IRIX.  
> They both use a SysV style startup.  Also, the latest SuSE 
> 8.2 is very 
> polished and works well for people not versed in the command 
> line.  That 
> fact makes my life easier for supporting users.
> 
> I am very interested in understanding how to upgrade and downgrade 
> software right now.  I need to downgrade gcc from 3.3-23 to 
> 2.96 or get 
> them to live side by side.  If I could apt-rpm gcc2.96 and it 
> would do 
> what was needed, I would jump for joy.
> Dow
> 
> 
> Geoffrey wrote:
> 
> > Preston Boyington wrote:
> >
> >> I am not farmiliar with Suse, but it seems that other than 
> ordering 
> >> it (I
> >> don't mind buying) all I can download is a LiveCD.  Does their FTP 
> >> install
> >> work well?  (Please be aware that I live in a broadband neglected 
> >> area of
> >> the South.)  Also, if buying, where is a good place to get a deal?
> >
> >
> > Drew, who frequent's this list, has successfully downloaded 
> a boot.iso 
> > which will permit you to do a network install of SuSE.  I've never 
> > done it.  I've got SuSE 8.1 personal, 8.1 pro and 8.2 pro.  I 
> > purchased the 8.1 stuff at Compusa when they had a sale on 
> them in the 
> > paper.  SuSE 8.2 pro, I purchased online as an upgrade from SuSE.
> >
> > I would not try a network install if you don't have broadband 
> > connectivity.
> >
> > I've seen copies at Border's books and just this weekend at 
> > Microcenter.  I didn't price either though.  I think Best 
> Buys carries 
> > it too, but I'd not bet a beer on that.
> >
> 
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