Linux for freebsd admins

[sergio lenzi]

Em Sex, 2008-07-11 às 16:03 +0200, Julien Cigar escreveu:

> Debian (not Ubuntu ..)
> 
> On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 07:29 -0400, Ian Lord wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I am not trying to start a war linux vs freebsd or a long thread on which
> > distribution is best. Just trying to get a quick answer here.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I am an inconditional to freebsd and I love it. Unfortunately I have an
> > application that doesn't support freebsd and only run on linux. I tried to
> > run it for a week under freebsd and it doesn't work.

Try ARCH linux -> http://www.archlinux.org


> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I have to install a linux machine and don't know which distribution to take.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I tried debian ubuntu and fedora and didn't like them.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > I want:
> > 
> > - A basic install (not 900 packages installed by default

very small,  140Mb, no GUI... installs fast, 

> > 
> > - No gui, I like my flashing cursor
> > 
> > - an equivalent of ports. I want to easily compile my ports I don't like
> > prebuilt package. Want to retrieve them by cvs.

PACMAN (in the archlinux....)   is fast and workd very good..  not many
features
as freebsd ports, but works very fast.

> > 
> > - an equivalent to portupgrade.
> > 

the same program ->  pacman


> >  
> > 
> > I gotta admit mabe the three I tried was able to do that, but I'm so
> > negative about linux thay maybe I didn't see the good point of it.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Could you tell me which distribution you are using when you have no choice
> > and need to go to linux ?
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> >  
> > 

take a look ->  http://www.archlinux.org

Sergio