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Re: Linux:

I currently have dual boot setup with RH and win98, and it works fine for
me. You can configure which it boots into and how long it waits before
choosing the default. I don't boot much, to be honest; this computer runs
24/7, but I have never had any problems whatsoever. Redhat works well for
me. Easy install, easy maintenance. I would probably recommend for newbies
as the distro of choice.

Russell

On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Ben wrote:

:I was asking around today about linux, and I was informed that RedHat tends
:to do a "mediocre" dual boot under a machine running win-98.  Is there any
:truth to this?
:Thanks.
:-Ben
:----- Original Message -----
:From: Jessica Mayo <>
:To: <>
:Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 12:05 PM
:Subject: Re: Linux: Was: Re: Twiddler for Sale
:
:
:> On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Jon Knight wrote:
:> > On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, The Raven wrote:
:> > > Well for  newbie (and I am not much beyond that) I would suggest
:RedHat 6.2.
:> >
:> > If you're going to do a new RedHat install, I'd personally opt for
:> > something a little newer (unless there is some specific reason for
:> > sticking to an older release such as tight space requirements, etc).
:7.2
:> > is out on the streets these days (and already has a load of updates
:> > available that you should also get - stuff like the OpenSSH upgrade to
:get
:> > round the CRC32 vulnerability).
:>
:> For a Newby I'd suggest a release that doesn't require you to download a
:> heap of updates to fix things. :)
:>
:> In my day job I set up application servers for any new clients we get, and
:> our experience with redhat 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 is that they all have bugs,
:> some of them serious (pppd, samba printing). Redhat 6 seems to be
:bug-free.
:>
:> Of the three newest I'd probably recommend redhat 7.1, but we still prefer
:> redhat 6.2 on machines not requiring newer drivers.
:>
:> Unfortunately, unsupported hardware is starting to become an issue with
:> the older versions of redhat, so Your Mileage May Vary... :)
:>
:> (I'm a slackware girl myself, but it's not really for newbies. :)
:>
:> -- Jessica Mayo.
:> (Everything with a Grin :)
:>
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