[NBLUG/talk] Debian

Steve srj at adnd.com
Wed Jun 25 19:09:01 PDT 2003


Actualy I'm installing Debian now hehe =) So far the install
is going smoothly (*knock on woody*)

-Steve


On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 06:54:32PM -0700, Ross Thomas wrote:
> Steve wrote:
> > 
> > I think whats attracting me to Debian the most is the apt-get tool, it
> > reminds me of the way BSD gets updates.. Except BSD seems to compile stuff
> > from its manager.. (Havn't used BSD much)
> 
> In that case you may want to look at gentoo <http://www.gentoo.org>
> It uses a BSD-like ports area that controls its content.  Like debian
> it installs a very basic system to start and then you 'emerge' (as in
> 'e'-merge) the packages you want.  It's install is a little tricky
> but since you've already tried debian it shouldn't be too daunting.
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Ross.
> 
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