Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:03:25 +0200 From: Julien Cigar <jcigar@ulb.ac.be> To: Ian Lord <mailing-lists@msdi.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux for freebsd admins Message-ID: <1215785005.2605.3.camel@frodon.be-bif.ulb.ac.be> In-Reply-To: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> References: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local>
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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. > > > > 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 > > - 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. > > - an equivalent to portupgrade. > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Julien Cigar Belgian Biodiversity Platform http://www.biodiversity.be Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Campus de la Plaine CP 257 Bâtiment NO, Bureau 4 N4 115C (Niveau 4) Boulevard du Triomphe, entrée ULB 2 B-1050 Bruxelles Mail: jcigar@ulb.ac.be @biobel: http://biobel.biodiversity.be/person/show/471 Tel : 02 650 57 52
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