[ale] Suse or Red Hat? (yes, yes, i know here we go again...)

[John Marasco]

The FTP install worked well for me but only with a decent amount of memory (I think 128MB).  The FTP install wouldn't work with 56MB.  It took a while (hour or more) with broadband so if you try on dialup make sure your machine has 128+ MB RAM and start it up before bedtime.  I also created a boot floppy when I did the install and that worked.  Is the boot CD for a network install or just another way to do the FTP install?

I am by far and away not a Linux expert.  It's been many years since I did my last install and that was RH from a CD.  I didn't have any trouble at all with SuSE.  The installs were so dependable and repeatable that I was able to diagnose power supply problems at the same time.

> 
> From: Preston Boyington <PBoyington at polyengineering.com>
> Date: 2003/06/19 Thu PM 03:03:32 EDT
> To: "'ale at ale.org'" <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: RE: [ale] Suse or Red Hat? (yes, yes, i know here we go again...)
> 
> > 
> > I've used Redhat, Mandrake and SuSE.  As far as I'm concerned, SuSE's 
> > install process and final product has the other's beat hands 
> > down.  I've 
> > been converting all my boxes to SuSE, including my daughter's 
> > and soon 
> > my wife.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> > 
> 
> I am not farmiliar with Suse, but it seems that other than ordering it (I
> don't mind buying) all I can download is a LiveCD.  Does their FTP install
> work well?  (Please be aware that I live in a broadband neglected area of
> the South.)  Also, if buying, where is a good place to get a deal?
> 
> Thanks,
> Preston
> 
> 

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