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Subject: Re: Off Topic: Flavors of Linux

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:21:52 01/22/00

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On January 21, 2000 at 09:22:09, Dan Homan wrote:

>On January 20, 2000 at 18:44:46, Larry Applebaum wrote:
>
>>Even though I make my living writing software for Windows
>>platforms (mostly) and OpenVMS (not so much, anymore), I
>>think it's probably time to get some exposure to Linux -
>>don't laugh, I just move a little slowly sometimes.
>>
>>My questions are: Is there any *best* package? RedHat,
>>Mandrake, plus others I have no clue about, and is there
>>any one or more that should be avoided?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>p.s. My e-mail address has changed to lma@gci.net
>
>I use redhat myself, but one drawback is that there is no
>automatic updating facility (As bugs and security holes are found in
>certian parts of linux, the fixes are posted on Redhat's website and
>you have to download and install them yourself).  I think the mandrake
>distribution has an automated update facility.
>
>I've heard good things about Calderra's OpenLinux and Corel's Linux
>distribution.  Both are supposed to be very easy to install and configure.
>
> - Dan


Actually there is.  rpm will do this whenever you want...



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