the 'which distro' question

[Tony Alfrey]

Ric Moore wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 07:20 -0500, Tim Wunder wrote:

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>> The only issue I have with Fedora is the pace of change. It seems that no 
>> sooner do I go to update to "the latest" when lo and behold, 
>> there's /another/ release. That said, it's easy to find software for Fedora, 
>> and when you can't find pre-packaged RPMs, compiling from someone else's SRPM 
>> is usually pretty easy.
>>
>> So if you don't mind the update roller coaster that staying current on Fedora 
>> brings you, I'd recommend it. But, if you want something that doesn't change 
>> as much, perhaps something like CentOS (or one of the other RHEL clones) 
>> would suit you.
> 
> Jeeeez Tony, you're a pretty adventurous guy... 

I am.  The International Man Of Mystery.

> Fedora is balls out,
> like a B-52 flying low scattering chickens in the barnyard. Vrooooom! 
> 
> FC7 is supposed to be the *ultimate* show stopper ...much more sedate,
> fixed and orderly. It's just "not out yet" (tm). 
> 
> So, wrap that rubber hose real tight, and job that CD home full of FC6.

So does that mean it works?

> Just make sure that your tray table and seat is in the upright and
> locked position before the rush hits. I think it was Country Joe and the
> Fish

You're showing your age and history of drug use.
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> 
> Make sure you install the app "smart". It's the best rpm manager thingie
> you'll ever use. It'll even handle apt-get as well. 

But can't I just use rpm from a terminal?

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