From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 11 12:24:04 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 6586F1065678 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:24:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jcigar@ulb.ac.be) Received: from smtp.ulb.ac.be (mxout.ulb.ac.be [164.15.128.111]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C7358FC14 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:24:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jcigar@ulb.ac.be) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ap4AAK/QdkikD30E/2dsb2JhbAAIsC8 Received: from bebif01.ulb.ac.be (HELO [10.0.0.194]) ([164.15.125.4]) by smtp.ulb.ac.be with ESMTP; 11 Jul 2008 13:54:33 +0200 From: Julien Cigar To: Ian Lord In-Reply-To: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> References: <990695FC90DB4BC8B3439F779B73FCF8@msdi.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:03:25 +0200 Message-Id: <1215785005.2605.3.camel@frodon.be-bif.ulb.ac.be> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 12:24:04 -0000 Debian (not Ubuntu ..) On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 07:29 -0400, Ian Lord wrote: > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Julien Cigar Belgian Biodiversity Platform http://www.biodiversity.be Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Campus de la Plaine CP 257 Bâtiment NO, Bureau 4 N4 115C (Niveau 4) Boulevard du Triomphe, entrée ULB 2 B-1050 Bruxelles Mail: jcigar@ulb.ac.be @biobel: http://biobel.biodiversity.be/person/show/471 Tel : 02 650 57 52