I am looking for a linux distribution that doesn't assume too much for me in
the way of how things are set up. I have used RedHat for years, and have
recently tried Mandrake. First of all I like Gnome and version 2.2 because I
want to develop for Gnome. The thing I like about Mandrake is that you can
customize the menu. There are other things that are harder to customize with
Mandrake however. Does anyone know of a distro that is easily customizable
for a programmer, but is still moderately easy to install?


Thanks for your opinions in advance.

Jeremy Whiting

jpwhiting@cc.usu.edu wrote:

> I am looking for a linux distribution that doesn't assume too much for me
> in

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jpwhiting@cc.usu.edu wrote:

> I am looking for a linux distribution that doesn't assume too much for me
> in the way of how things are set up.

Well, keeping in mind that this question has 6,400,000 answers.-) You could
look at Libranet. It's based on Debian, with updated kernel and software.
Has a configuration tool called Adminmenu that even has a kernel section.
Many DEs to choose from. I use Libranet - not connected otherwise.

> Thanks for your opinions in advance.
>
> Jeremy Whiting

Happy hunting. jim

In article <sr1sgXGQB7ow@cc.usu.edu>,
jpwhiting@cc.usu.edu writes:
>
> I am looking for a linux distribution that doesn't assume too much for me in
> the way of how things are set up. I have used RedHat for years, and have
> recently tried Mandrake. First of all I like Gnome and version 2.2 because I
> want to develop for Gnome. The thing I like about Mandrake is that you can
> customize the menu. There are other things that are harder to customize with
> Mandrake however. Does anyone know of a distro that is easily customizable
> for a programmer, but is still moderately easy to install?

I've got a Web page with my opinions on several distributions:

http://www.rodsbooks.com/distribs/

Of course, distribution preference is quite personal. One of the two
points you mention specifically (easy customizability of the menu) is one
that I look at in a very different way, since I don't use GNOME. (In fact,
I detest Mandrake's handling of menu updates, since I've always maintained
my IceWM menu manually, and Mandrake keeps overwriting my menu.)

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