----- Original Message -----
From: Karsten Merker <karsten@excalibur.cologne.de>
To: Wayne Allen <wayne@dcs.rhbnc.ac.uk>
Cc: <linux-mips@fnet.fr>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: redhat / SUSE
> Wayne Allen wrote:
>
> > I am currently running 2 DEC's a 3100 and 5000/33 on a version of Linux
from
> > the DEC/LINUX website. Due to various reasons I am going to have to
rebuild
> > my Linux system and change from Redhat to SUSE (6.2) Am I going to have
any
>
> May I be curious and ask why?
The main reasons revolve around compatibility, in terms of the Linux system
at university has standardised on SUSE, a number of packages are available
as standard on SUSE in particular encryption (SSH PGP etc) and WXWINDOWS, On
my current install of RH 6.1 there are a number of recurring problems in
particular with gnome, and gomerpm,(the gnomeRPM installation system),
thirdly It was an early Christmas present.
However saying all the above I will try tonight to reinstall RH6.1 and see
what problems occur. I do not want to get into a situation now where in
months/ years to come my Dec/Linux system become unusable due to the
divergence of RH and SUSE.
Wayne
|