[NBLUG/talk] Debian

[Warren Raquel]

You could see if anyone in the area is hosting a Current server. Current 
is an open source implementation of RedHat's up2date service. It doesn't 
have the full functionality of the real up2date service but it seems to 
suffice here on our campus (University of Illinois). One thing I like 
about it is that you can have multiple computers update under the same 
account. It would be neat if Sonic could host one. :)

Steve wrote:
> Oh here is another reason I want to dump RedHat (I know I could pay to get
> rid of this problem, but I'm un-employed and broke.)
> 
> [root at oracle root]# !up2date
> up2date --nox -u
> 
> Error Message:
>     Demo service for server 1001445557 limited due to high load
> Error Class Code: 51
> Error Class Info: 
>      Demo service currently disabled due to high load. If you would like
>      to see Red Hat's policies on Demo service, or find out how you can 
>      purchase a subscription service and receive priority download access, 
>      please go to http://rhn.redhat.com/preview/index.pxt
> 
> 
> Stupid RedHat!! Why send me a security alert if ya not gonna let me update
> :P (again I know I can pay.. and I can also download the packages off of
> nblugs mirror or sonics.. just complaining thats all)
> 
> -Steve
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 03:56:27PM -0700, Jeremy Turner wrote:
> 
>>Hello all!  I'm just coming back to the area from the midwest from
>>college and I found this lug.  Debian's my cup of tea.
>>
>>On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 15:28, Steve wrote:
>>
>>>I'm thinking about moving to debian, anyone know a fast mirror site to
>>>download the ISOs?  Also any gotchas I need to watch out for
>>>when doing this.. I figured I would just nuke my RH8.0 partition and start
>>>over.. There really isnt any data worth saving on this box anyways =)
>>
>>The best part about debian is that you only install what you need.  My
>>favorite installation method is to grab the debian mini-cd
>>http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-cd/ and burn it onto a 3" cd.  It will
>>work on a regular-sized cd as well.  Once you get everything all fixed
>>up, add a couple of apt mirrors and grab everything else off of them!
>>
>>The transition from the RedHat/Mandrake/SuSE way of thinking (download
>>the ISO, then install) to debian's download what you need, then grab
>>them one by one, is a bit different.  Additionally, if you have a slower
>>dsl line, you can set a cron job to do all your downloading late in the
>>night.
>>
>>HTH,
>>
>>Jeremy
>>-- 
>>Jeremy Turner <jeremy at linuxwebguy.com>
>>The LinuxWebGuy
>>
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> 

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