SUSE vs Knoppix

[Ken Moffat]

Net Llama! wrote:

>>Gotta ask. What is so stupid about what I consider the best
>>packaging/updating scheme out there. (sorry, haven't tried gentoo) You
>>can keep debian updated using only a couple of commands once in a while.
>>(apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade)
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>Not if you want to compile from source.  I want what I install to be
>optomized for my hardware & environment.  I've yet to find any easy way of
>doing that in Debian.
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Hmm... you must mean the src.rpm's that are available on redhat, etc. 
There is an option to download src.debs using apt-get, also. I haven't 
tried it. When I want to use source, I just download the source gz file, 
unpack it, then:

./configure
make
checkinstall -D
This makes a .deb file for easy uninstalling later.


Note the second line (from /etc/apt/sources.list), if uncommented, 
enables source deb downloads. As I said, I haven't tried it.

deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian sarge main contrib non-free
#deb ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main contrib non-free

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>>I hear a lot about debian zealotry. Guess I don't see that, but am
>>certainly open to an explanation...
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>Calling it 'Gnu/Linux' for starters.  Some rather ridiculous requirements
>about GPL licensing.
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Yes, agreed; odd requirement.

I use Libranet, a debian based distro, which provides an excellent 
install, a good management tool, and a system that is more up to date 
than debian stable (quite stale), but not so bleeding edge as debian 
unstable. It just works, and updates are a breeze.

-- 
Ken