RE: RedHat 8

["Paul Kraus" <pkraus@pelsupply.com>]

4 for and 1 against. You really slammed it. Can I inquire as to why you
like suse? I have only used mandrake 7 and 8, RedHat 6 briefly, 7.3 now.

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Roberts - SOTL [mailto:sotl155360@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:25 PM
To: Paul Kraus; linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RedHat 8


First the major change in RH 5.0 to 6.0 to 7.0 to 8.0 appear to be major

changes in the RH side of the software meaning major changes in the 
installation and configuration programs.

The changes in x.0 to x.2 to x.3 appear to be changes in the content and

progressive increases (sometimes) in stability. 

For RH 7.3 to RH 8.0 the kernel was increased to 2.4.18 from 2.4.3 (I
believe 
2.4.3 is correct although it may be incorrect.).
Open Office replaced Star Office
and 
a hatchet job was done to KDE and KDE programs. There is no more KDE.

Considering if you had an official copy of RH7.3 installed you could
then 
automaticall update most programs then the only advantage RH 8.0 would
bring 
to your system would be the updated kernel and the new configuration
program. 

As for as the programs which you can not automatically update an
inspection 
shows most of the GUI programs appear to be KDE the very programs RH
left out 
of RH 8.0.

Bottom line RH 8.0 Personal is not half as good as RH 7.3 Personal.
 
I have no idea the status of the profession edition is because it cost
$150 
versus $40 for the personal. Note RH 8.0 Personal is cheaper than RH 7.3

Personal which was $55.

I would recommend switching to Suse which is in some ways a more
advanced 
distribution than RH except for Yast2. If you want to do a standard 
configuration with Suse but if you have a oddball or personalized 
configuration well you may experience certain difficulties.

As far as RH new GUI it appears to be nothing more than a screwed up
version 
of Gnome.

Fortunally I have 2 HDs for this computer a test HD and the normal
operating 
HD. I say fortunately because I installed RH 8.0 on the test HD for 
verification of installation before updating the normal system. The
above 
comments come from that test. 

There is only one other comment on this pitiful trash distribution - RH
8.0 I 
wish to make. At our next Linux meeting I will give away the RH 8.0
complete 
box as a boobie prize.

Thanks

Frank  





On Wednesday 23 October 2002 08:33, Paul Kraus wrote:
> What does everyone think of RedHat 8.
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