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[Brian Kelsay]

My brief thoughts on the matter.  If there is a distro you like and have
used often there should be no compelling reason to switch, just for
something new.  Now if you want to switch based on increased security, less
packages to update by hand or something then by all means switch.  On a
server install you are probably not going to install everything (Gnome and
KDE, all editors known to man, Emacs and Xemacs, etc.).

That being said, I reload my goof around machine with new distros all the
time.  One of the features I liked in a recent Mandrake install was the
option to create a floppy with an record of all the install options I had
just used.  In case I hose the box up in short order I can reinstall faster.
Not a lot of stand out reasons I like Mandrake, just the little added
details they include.  YMMV.  Have fun.

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew G. Copple, LCA, MCP [mailto:direwolf at kc.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 9:33 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Best distro to start from scratch again ? ? ? ? 
> 
> 
> I have become a recent convert to Slackware, personally. It 
> isn't the most
> up-to-date of distros, for certain, but I've noticed that it 
> is absolutely
> rock solid and installs like a dream.
> 
> Prior to trying Slackware, I was a Red Hat guy. I still like 
> Red Hat for a
> lot of things, but when it comes to a plain-vanilla server 
> install, I think
> I'm a Slacker. :)
> 
> Matt
> direwolf at kc.rr.com
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bradley Miller [mailto:bradmiller at dslonramp.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:43 PM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: Best distro to start from scratch again ? ? ? ?
> >
> >
> > Well, it's time to put a new OS back on my local Linux 
> server . . . .
> > what's the best flavor to put back for a local server.  I 
> don't need the
> > bells/whistles . . . just something solid.  I'm looking to put
> > Apache/MySQL/PHP4 on it.  It's a P200 box with 16Mb and now 
> 3 gig . .. 1
> > gig and an 2 gig drive.   Ugh . . . long story.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > -- Bradley Miller