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I thought NT was a bit of a * to install/configure,
but Linux makes NT look like a toy. I have yet to get anything
in Linux to come up, except the kernel panic message from the
boot floppy.

shit. I wish I could get this f*cker to work. Linux must rule
when you can actually get it to install.

nt boy

: I thought NT was a bit of a * to install/configure,
: but Linux makes NT look like a toy. I have yet to get anything
: in Linux to come up, except the kernel panic message from the
: boot floppy.
What distribution are you using?????  I have been using Slackware for a long
 time now and it it great.  I finally convinced one of my co-workers (in the
 I.S.) depatrtment, to try it out and the first thing he told me was that the
 installation program was fantastic!  He complimentd it's speed and even like
 the use of the "dialog" script tool...  If you aren't installing Slackware
You should be.  

Did you read the Installation.HOWTO??

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: I thought NT was a bit of a * to install/configure,
: but Linux makes NT look like a toy. I have yet to get anything
: in Linux to come up, except the kernel panic message from the
: boot floppy.

Linux is reserved for the _true_ computer hacker. And the Slackware
version of Linux DOESN'T get any easier to install! just BOOT the
start-up diskette and READ! now is that hard?

Setting-up Linux to your needs, can be a *. I use Linux as an
Internet Server That manages Email,Usenet,SLIP/PPP login, and tracks
accouting and limits users with quotas. I also have it as a router &
gateway to the internet. Try to do that for me, with the quality and
speed that Linux provides. Remember most of the above applications are
_NOT_ Linux apps, but Unix. (INN1.4sec, Sendmail8.6.7, etc..) The
biggests and best Internet Sites (always unix) use these sames apps.

: shit. I wish I could get this f*cker to work. Linux must rule
: when you can actually get it to install.

And do you know at what price? Nothing! Zipp, Zero. For a person like
myself in school, the above set-up ranges in the thousands of dollars.

: nt boy

I have Windows/NT. And I take Linux over it any day.

I thought NT 3.5 was a piece of cake to install and Linux was only a bit
more difficult (only because it gave me more flexibility in the install,
unlike NT where MS's "you don't need any other choices" attitude prevails).

If you had this much trouble, you either

1) Have _really_ strange hardware (Linux runs on almost everything).
2) Have seriously broken hardware.
3) Have a really screwing Linux distribution (try Slackware 2.x)
4) Are in over your head (try finding someone who knows what they are
   doing).

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Paul Bash  

well, i am "playing" with linux for a couple of years by now. i saw it
getting more stable (in general), and the installation procedures getting
easier to use.

installing Slackware using an NFS Server, e.g., is the most simpliest
thing to do. 1) partition your drive, 2) format (mkfs) it, 3) begin
the installation procedure.

it's only a bit more difficult and less boring than inserting all these
tons of Microsoft diskettes into your FDD.

/herp

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I also haven't had any install problems with Linux or NT. The only problem
with the NT install is that there are some things that you _can't_ force it
to not install, like the $%&#$%$goddamn$^%&$% "Intro to NT" thing.

The flexibility of the Linux install (slackware 2.x.x) is one of my favorite
things about it, but it can be daunting when you're first exposed to it.

I would like to see the NT install give you the options that Linux does.

Now, all I need is a new hard drive with enough space on it for me to
run them both again.
8-)

-Lucien S.
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I tried to reply by E-mail.  However this NT.boy person is obviously
running something like Windows NT because his E-mail address is totally
screwed up.

Quote:NT.Boy writes:
>I thought NT was a bit of a * to install/configure,
>but Linux makes NT look like a toy. I have yet to get anything
>in Linux to come up, except the kernel panic message from the
>boot floppy.

Did you follow the directions correctly?

Quote:>shit. I wish I could get this f*cker to work. Linux must rule
>when you can actually get it to install.

Are you sure your NT is really working?  Maybe it's just CLAIMING to
be working.
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Phil Howard KA9WGN      | The drive spec says the capacity is 600mb unformatted
Unix/Internet/Sys Admin | and 525mb formatted.  So where do I find an unformat
CLR/Fast-Tax            | utility?

Perhaps a dialog with the question "Standard install or Custom install"
should be added to the Slackware setup program...
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Sounds like you could have a bad disk. Which distribution are
you trying to install? How about posting something more detailed
to comp.os.linux.setup?

Quote:> shit. I wish I could get this f*cker to work. Linux must rule
> when you can actually get it to install.

Linux rocks indeed, and installing from Slackware is surprisingly
easy. You may find that the things it does well are vastly different
from the things NT does well though.

Thomas

 > I thought NT was a bit of a * to install/configure,
 > but Linux makes NT look like a toy. I have yet to get anything
 > in Linux to come up, except the kernel panic message from the
 > boot floppy.

 > shit. I wish I could get this f*cker to work. Linux must rule
 > when you can actually get it to install.

RTFM -  try a Yggdrasil distribution :: this is more "canned" than some
others, more like M$ products that install their way (not yours).

Good luck!

Henry W. Meyerding

Quote:

>Perhaps a dialog with the question "Standard install or Custom install"
>should be added to the Slackware setup program...

8-) 8-) 8-)

One thing that would be really nice is if the installer would show you where
its putting stuff during the install. Other than that, the slackware install
routine is quite nice, IMHO.

In fact, I bet there's already a way to watch the installer do its thing
in another console (via alt-F2, etc..) Anyone know how to do this?
Might be kind of nice to get a snapshot of the dir tree during the install.

(Sorry about the .sig; I have a Team-Linux one too, but its REAL big and
brings on all kinds of complaints. 8-) 8-) 8-) ).

-Lucien S.
-Very Very Proud Member of
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