Re: LUG: installfest on 22 Apr - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:44:42 -0400

Subject : Re: LUG: installfest on 22 Apr

From : JamelW <moneybags779@gmail.[redacted]>

Date : Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:44:42 -0400

What about GenieOS? I'm downloading the ISO now, and am going to test
it out later on. Here's a link to the project homepage:

http://genieos.toluenterprises.com/Home.html

On 4/10/06, Heather Heinz <aileens@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:
> I should have plenty of Ubuntu install disks. Printed ones, at that!
>
> Heather
>
>
> On 4/10/06, Wolfman <wolfman.ncsu2000@gmail.[redacted]> wrote:
> > Perhaps Ubuntu would be a good distro to use? Who knows: maybe I
> > could even help install that!
> >
> > On 4/10/06, Jonathan Smith <smithj@gentoo.[redacted]> wrote:
> > > For this install fest, I hope to use PxE/tftp to save on the trouble of
> > > burning install media. However, to do this, I will need to know which
> > > distros folks would like installed. I already have rPath Linux 1.0.1 and
> > > Foresight Linux 0.9.4.mr2, as well as my personal favorites Orleans
> > > GNU/Linux 1.1.5 and Gentoo Linux 2006.0 and the popular favorite Ubuntu.
> > > However, I realize some of you guys like other distros, so I'm going to
> > > be taking requests for ISOs to download and set up for PxE boot.
> > >
> > > Also, if your computer is too old to network boot, and you'd like
> > > something installed, let me know and I'll try to secure some physical
> > > media for use.
> > >
> > > Also note that I am going to *highly* discourage use of FC5. I realize
> > > that some of you might take this to be my supposedly anti-redhat stance,
> > > but I have received a high number of support questions from friends
> > > using FC5 which basically boiled down to the fedora "project" screwing
> > > things up. There are much better distros out there, guys (if you need
> > > redhat based, check out CentOS).
> > >
> > > -smithj, keeper of teh shiny (mine... all mine)
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

--
Jamel W.

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