Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 12:07:25 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Peter McGarvey <Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk> Cc: David Kudrav <dkudrav@eng.ua.edu>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG, kudra001@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: basic info on freebsd needed... Message-ID: <19990803120725.N62948@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <NDBBJLAJELEHNLGABIJNOENLCBAA.Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk>; from Peter McGarvey on Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 10:46:22AM %2B0100 References: <Pine.A32.3.95.990802000133.10118A-100000@ho05.eng.ua.edu> <NDBBJLAJELEHNLGABIJNOENLCBAA.Networks.Manager@rncm.ac.uk>
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On Monday, 2 August 1999 at 10:46:22 +0100, Peter McGarvey wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am considering running freebsd and also considering openbsd, but have >> some questions. I am fairly familiar with AIX and Solaris, and slightly >> less familiar with Linux. I use AIX and/or Solaris almost daily, but only >> as a user and for limited applications. > > snippage... > > > I lookafter a Sun Server running the SPARC version of Solaris. I also got > the free Solaris so I could try it on a PC. SPARC Solaris runs fine on a > Dual 400MHz SPARC-II system. x86 Solaris ran like a dog on a P233. > > Never felt the need to look at OpenBSD... > > As for Linux/FreeBSD.... > > I've just setup a machine at home running DOS/Win98/FreeBSD 3.2/RedHat Linux > 6.0. IMHO FreeBSD is definately the better OS, and is much easier to > install. However, when it comes to setting up X, Linux is nicely setup by > default - with FreeBSD it takes a bit of effort but appears to be > faster. Interesting. What makes it easier? I have just set up a laptop with X and all that good stuff. I had no difficulty installing FreeBSD, but I haven't been successful in installing X on the Red Hat system, this despite that fact that it's the same XFree86 on both platforms, and that I think I understand it pretty well. Admittedly, I haven't spent days trying to install, but I don't think I should have to. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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