andyst32 wrote:Hi Paul, thanks again for your helpful advice. I'm thinking maybe Red Hat as I like the application manager under Yellow Dog and have a somewhat limited understanding but feel comfortable using YDL. Fedora sounds too new and likely to have too many bugs for me as I want something that runs out of the box.
Just remember - Red Hat costs money. A fair amount actually. And Fedora uses the same application manager system. Fedora doesn't have that many bugs - it's more that it changes too often for Enterprise computer use.
andyst32 wrote:Someone mentioned Ubuntu and having had a look around I might try a couple of Live CD's and see which I prefer.
Another quick lesson.
In the early days, Linux was primarily for hobbyists. This meant that most folks compiled their own programs from source code. Eventually, people realized they needed a way of distributing pre-compiled programs. Three major distributions came up with mostly incompatible solutions at about the same time: Red Hat, Debian & Slackware.
Ubuntu is based on Debian. Red Hat Enterprise, Fedora & YDL are all based on Red Hat.
You may find that even though Ubuntu is Linux, it's different enough from YDL/Fedora/Red Hat to make it annoying.
That's been my experience anyway.
As an example: Red Hat uses .RPM files to install programs. We use YUM to automate installation of RPMs, by collecting them in repositories on servers. Debian uses .DEB to install programs. It uses APT-GET to automate installation of DEBs by collecting them in repositories on servers. For the most part, DEB & RPM files aren't compatible.
(Just to finish the thought, SuSE Linux is derived from Slackware, although it's been incorporating many Red Hat features lately. And, Gentoo Linux isn't based on any of them - they actually are closer to the original hobbyist spirit of Linux - you compile everything from source code packages collected in their Portage system.)
andyst32 wrote:I like the idea of getting a slim however the Dell is costing me £100 so a much cheaper option.
Yeah - that's the weird thing about PS3 pricing. In the U.S., they're about $299 dollars new - which is about £193 or so. I think they're something like £299 new in the UK. It's like Sony decided that 299 would be the price, regardless of the currency.
andyst32 wrote:At the moment with the weather I'm waiting to see what happens so still enjoying YDL 6 on my phat.
I heard about the cold snap you're having over there. Those can be rough - in Seattle, where I live, we got an unexpected cold snap in November - it paralyzed the city for 4 days or so. Stay warm!
Cheers,
Paul
