trying to install a module

[Brian Kelsay]

Jonathan Hutchins wrote:

> Quoting Steven Elling <ellings at kcnet.com>:
> 
> 
>>It is unfortunate that Redhat has made it to where TLDP (www.tldp.org) can't
>>be used for their distribution of Linux.  In my opinion, Redhat being the 
>>way they are also makes Linux as a whole look bad to the new, potential and 
>>non-technical users.  Of course, I haven't used Redhat since 5.1 so I 
>>observe what others say about Redhat and what problems they have.
> 
> 
> Whatever color your hat may be, Steve, you're talkin' through it.
> 
> I've used RedHat since around release 2, and almost EVERYTHING that I've done 
> successfully I've done using HOWTO's that have become part of TLDP.  One of 
> the reasons I use TLDP is that most of the HOWTO's there are either oriented 
> toward RedHat systems or include specific instructions regarding RedHat.  Most 
> of the current HOWTO's include specific info, where necessary, about Mandrake.
> 
> Documentation at other sites (the ones that begin "start by recompiling the 
> kernel to accept keyboard input") have been real nightmares, but TLDP has been 
> consistently RedHat friendly.
> 
> Thankfully, most of the TLDP HOWTO's do NOT tell you how to configure 
> something with some GUI util - I've had many frustrations with RedHat and 
> Mandrake documentation that only used the GUI tools.  That's a real pain when 
> one of the things you don't have working is the GUI!
> 
> One of my favorite HOWTO's even includes multiple releases of RedHat - I know 
> it goes back to 6.2, it might go back to 5.1!  
> 
> So really, tell us something you know about, not something that's clearly 
> outside your realm of experience.  You tried 5.1, it didn't do what you 
> wanted, you ditched it for something else and never went back.  Obviously 
> you're not the guy to ask about RedHat systems!

I have to say that Redhat 7, 8 and 9 ranked up there with the easiest
installs I have done.  I usually do a custom install though to leave out
junk I don't want.  RH 9.0 was the best so far, picking up on the
strengths that Mandrake has developed for ease of use, network config,
gui config, etc.  I tried Gentoo and while I did understand most of it
by reading the fine manual a few key items were not explained well or at
all and when I finished my system did not boot correctly after a weeks
worth of work compiling and such.  I gave up.  I don't have that kind of
time to commit.  Yes, I know that you can start at stage 3, but what's
the point.

I gave up on a Debian 3.0 install within the last 4 months because they
were asking some questions at install time that I had no clue what they
were talking about (never seen on over 20 Linux OS installs).  I
couldn't find anything in the Docs that allowed me to answer those
questions or even know what my choices were.  I do however love apt-get,
I use it on RedHat.  Thanks Connectiva.  I have used Morphix, which is a
bootable distro like demolinux and knoppix and it is actually a
preconfigured Debian.

Suse doesn't have downloadable ISOs for a permanent install unless I'm
reading the docs wrong.  That keeps me from trying it and recommending
it to others.

Point is all Distros have there perks and foibles.  They are all getting
better though.
Brian