-----Original Message----- #From: John Madden <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <computers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 3:26 PM Subject: [COMP] Re: Linux Installation >> As little as I'm able to use either, and as much as generally dislike the >> whole CLI thing, I gotta tell ya...slackware is far more preferable to this >> newbie than redhat. It's not so bad in the point and click world if you know >> where what you just clicked on came from, (as it is for me w/windows), but >> w/RedHat, well...i'll just leave it at this... slackware was a better starter >> program for me. > >Wow, that's really interesting... You dislike the CLI, but you like >slackware? I mean, I'm not *complaining* or anything, but linux newbies >generally don't take well to the command line, and the only thing >graphical about slackware is the installer (not counting the multitude >of X Window desktops, of course). So what was it, really, about slack >that you like? > BUT, the CLI takes awhile to get used to. Especially when you come from the Microsoft world. -- Mark ======================================== Avenir Web's Computers Mailing List List Modes, Subscription, and General Info: Go to http://avenir.dhs.org/mailing.html List Archives: http://avenir.dhs.org/archives/ Administrative Contact: weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Get computer help: http://avenir.dhs.org ========================================