Re: Most "HAM" friendly distro ?

[IT3 Stuart Blake Tener <teners@bh90210.net>]

Quoting Douglas Cole <doug.n7bfs@gmail.com>:

> Well as most recent postings seem to indicate some distro's are less
> friendly than others for updating and changing kernels and other
> things.
> I too am using SuSE (version 10) for my desktop OS, but still have a
> separate pc running SuSE 8.2 for packet, since it is the one that
> works for me, and as has been posted on here many times, 2.6 kernel
> packet issues have been many.

My desktop OS is MacOS, and when the new Mac/Intel machines come out, I will
purchase one and run Linux as a secondary OS, since AX.25 is not supported by
MacOS, and cannot be added either.

>
> So my question is, which distro' would one reccomend to someone who is
> used to using a distro' that does not require recompiling the kernel
> every time I turn around?

I am considering the "Amateurization" of ipCop from www.ipcop.org, as it already
contains menuized management screens for network management. It is already small
in terms of kernel size, and can be loaded onto something like an openbrick, not
unlike what I am considering to purchase from www.hacom.net (only the VIA unit).


>
> I was thinking maybe Kubuntu, or one of the Debian based distro's just
> for the sake of the ease with which APT makes updating/upgrading, but
> since I have not spent enough time with Debian based distro's I am not
> sure that is going to fit my needs.
> Also I noticed that Fedora has a similar package manager that is
> supposed to work well called YUM...

Perhaps building a Unbuntu live version of Linux which was inclusive of all the
HAM addons might be interesting to do, ay?

>
> But what 2.6 kernel-based distro' really shines for use Amateur radio
> opp's at the moment ?
>
> Thanks in advance for any input you can give.
>
>
> Doug
> N7BFS
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