Redhat 7.x and 8.x sunset

Jerry Feldman gaf at blu.org
Wed Dec 24 14:18:42 EST 2003


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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:20:48 -0500
Robert La Ferla <robertlaferla at comcast.net> wrote:

> I'm in the same situation.  I'm thinking that maybe I should upgrade
> to RedHat 9 until a better distro materializes.  Any reason not to
> continue using RedHat and just update the kernel and other software as
> 
> necessary?  Can I use a 2.6 kernel with RH9?
As I have said many times before, I have a personal preference to SuSE
(and SuSE 9.0 comes with the 2.6 kernel as an optional install). SuSE
also has a free update service similar to Red Hat's uptodate. 
One of the things I like about SuSE is that the distribution media
contains just about everything you would want, including sources. 
SuSE 9.0 professional has a double sided DVD + 5 CDs. Installation time
from the DVD is about 45 minutes. 

SuSE has its drawbacks as does RedHat, but I think that since it's 8.1
release has been much better than Red Hat. 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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