Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:29:35 -0400 From: joel2a@yahoo.com To: "SILVER, MICHAEL A" <MSILVER@scana.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: installation doesn't work right with X and Netscape Message-ID: <4.2.2.20010612122122.028f3a90@pop.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <DBB3921EFE2AD211A81500A0C9B5FE7607176060@msg04.scana.com>
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Well maybe that install program is good for experts but as a newbie to it I think it needs much more improvement. It needs to be more newbie idiot proof! It should check for package conflicts and package errors. I tried an install containing almost everything and then there were a bunch of error messages during the rebooting from various packages that were not configured right during the install. Joel At 10:50 AM 6/12/01 -0400, you wrote: >I received a BUS error just recently, and it turned out to be bad memory. >Once I took out the offending memory, it worked like a champ. > >I think most people will disagree on some of your points. > >FreeBSD is picky, at least more so than windows 98. I have some cheap >motherboards that work fine with 98 but will cause spontaneous reboots in >FreeBSD. > >FreeBSD shines in the server arena, and less is usually better when talking >about servers. > >As for workstations, I would recommend you try Linux instead. Although I am >not a fan of linux, it offers better hardware support. > >I thought there were several good browsers for Linux/UNIX: Opera, Netscape, >and Konquer (or something like that). Opera is definitely my favorite. > >If there is one thing I would ask the FreeBSD porgrammers to keep, it would >be the install. It is close to perfect. The drive setup can be tough for a >newbie, but otherwise it is a great setup. Who cares if it is graphical. I >have installed Mandrake and Suse linux and hate the installs. They are real >slow and don't allow me to customize the install enough. I don't mind the >install picking default options, but I at least want the ability to change >these. > >When the other install programs leave so much to be desired, I find it funny >you criticize such a good one. > >One complaint I do have about the install, are the keystrokes. They are a >bit awkward when coming from windows. > >Overall, IMO, Windows kills X, at least XFree, Linux kills FreeBSD on the >desktop, FreeBSD kills Windows and Linux for servers. > >...Michael... _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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