Linux for freebsd admins

[Jerry McAllister]

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 07:29:35AM -0400, Ian Lord wrote:

> Hi,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I have to install a linux machine and don't know which distribution to take.
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> I tried debian ubuntu and fedora and didn't like them.
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> I want:
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> - A basic install (not 900 packages installed by default
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> - No gui, I like my flashing cursor
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> - an equivalent of ports. I want to easily compile my ports I don't like
> prebuilt package. Want to retrieve them by cvs.
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> - an equivalent to portupgrade.

In other words, you want FreeBSD.
Of course, you still have the problem of running that application.

Sorry, that's no help, but, really, you are asking for FreeBSD.

////jerry

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> 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.
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> Could you tell me which distribution you are using when you have no choice
> and need to go to linux ?
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> Thanks
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