From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 1 21:59:42 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6600316A41F for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:59:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jdyke@azimainc.com) Received: from extgw01.msys.intellispace.net (extgw01.msys.intellispace.net [160.79.150.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D31043D5A for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:59:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jdyke@azimainc.com) Received: from malone.intellispace.net (malone.intellispace.net [160.79.145.141]) by extgw01.msys.intellispace.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A89E83193F; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:00:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.2.45] (66.9.108.98) by malone.intellispace.net (5.1.053) id 42FCD2DC008B7570; Thu, 1 Sep 2005 17:57:20 -0400 Message-ID: <431779C4.3090509@azimainc.com> Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:59:32 +0000 From: jdyke Organization: Azima Inc. User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: mcarugno@gmail.com References: <2792860b05090114194d4df30a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2792860b05090114194d4df30a@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: and the winner is... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jdyke@azimainc.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:59:42 -0000 Mario Carugno wrote: > I there, i was trying freebsd for a while, and comparing it against > debian/linux. > The winner was Debian by far... Freebsd could be stable, but it is not > faster... and Debian is far much more 'usable'. > Freebsd package installation is very laborious compared with Debian's apt > system. I have to search in each CD, know dependences,... > X configuration is hard too when the autodetected configuration doesn't > works... > I think fbsd is good, but needs some user facilities. i have never used a cd after a freesbd install?? and debian has an 8 disc download, i found myself changing cds for an hour, only to see X fail on my flat pannel.(sarge) had to configure manually i like apt-get as well, but ports/pkg_* are nearly identical, when it comes to dependency handling, usability why do i have the feeling you chose 'Expert Install' oh, well, enjoy... > _______________________________________________ > 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" >