From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 11 11:41:43 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A6F591065672 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:41:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mailing-lists@msdi.ca) Received: from spamfirewall.msdsky.com (spamfirewall.msdsky.com [64.18.66.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E7428FC0A for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:41:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mailing-lists@msdi.ca) X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1215775792-256102860000-jLrpzn X-Barracuda-URL: http://spamfirewall.msdsky.com:80/cgi-bin/mark.cgi Received: from mail02.msdihosting.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by spamfirewall.msdsky.com (Spam Firewall) with ESMTP id 15781FB069 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:29:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail02.msdihosting.net (mail02.msdihosting.net [64.18.67.9]) by spamfirewall.msdsky.com with ESMTP id kuceO6QCWLrfE2sM for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:29:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dell390 ([70.83.251.43]) by mail02.msdihosting.net ((iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.21 (built Sep 8 2003))) with ASMTP id QRI44553 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:34:52 -0400 From: "Ian Lord" To: X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Linux for freebsd admins Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:29:35 -0400 Message-ID: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5512 Thread-index: AcjjSWUp3DW4MU6TTV2Y1S3nb0Bi4A== X-Barracuda-Connect: mail02.msdihosting.net[64.18.67.9] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1215775792 X-Barracuda-Virus-Scanned: by Barracuda Spam Firewall at msdsky.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Linux for freebsd admins X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:41:43 -0000 Hi, I am not trying to start a war linux vs freebsd or a long thread on which distribution is best. Just trying to get a quick answer here. I am an inconditional to freebsd and I love it. Unfortunately I have an application that doesn't support freebsd and only run on linux. I tried to run it for a week under freebsd and it doesn't work. I have to install a linux machine and don't know which distribution to take. I tried debian ubuntu and fedora and didn't like them. I want: - A basic install (not 900 packages installed by default - No gui, I like my flashing cursor - an equivalent of ports. I want to easily compile my ports I don't like prebuilt package. Want to retrieve them by cvs. - an equivalent to portupgrade. I gotta admit mabe the three I tried was able to do that, but I'm so negative about linux thay maybe I didn't see the good point of it. Could you tell me which distribution you are using when you have no choice and need to go to linux ? Thanks