Thread: Debian 3.1

  1. #1
    Registered User SpEcIeS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Posts
    56

    Thumbs up Debian 3.1

    Running Debian 3.1 now... Love it, love it, love it. This distro is so much better that SuSE, and the price is non comparible.

    Once my system is configured comfortably I will engage into linux programming. Definatly looking forward to that.
    SpEcIeS

  2. #2
    Redundantly Redundant RoD's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    Missouri
    Posts
    6,331
    i run slackware 10 and its free, big whoop.

  3. #3
    ~viaxd() viaxd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    246
    let's just say gentoo is the best and end the discussion
    :wq

  4. #4
    Redundantly Redundant RoD's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2002
    Location
    Missouri
    Posts
    6,331
    how bout we just not do that before this turns into another flame war and joins its 500000 kabillion brothers in the closed section. How bout we do that.

  5. #5
    Sweet
    Join Date
    Aug 2002
    Location
    Tucson, Arizona
    Posts
    1,820
    Dude we all know that windows 3.1 is the best
    Woop?

  6. #6
    ~viaxd() viaxd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Posts
    246
    haha, the flame war began from the second post.
    About Debian, i've tried it a long time ago, looked hard then, i'm sure this is something completly different, but now i just don't wanna try anything, i'm totally happy with gentoo.
    :wq

  7. #7
    Registered User SpEcIeS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Posts
    56
    Everyone is definately entitled to there opinion. Personally I just really enjoy linux. Windows is nice, but it seems to me that linux has much more power, but a persion must know a lot about computers in order to get it up and running.

    I ran SuSE 8.1 for a year, but I did not like the idea of having to purchase another distro to upgrade. There was a way to do a distro upgrade using the apt program, but I failed and my system was rendered useless. I went back to Windows XP Home.

    Home is nice, but linux presents more of a challenge. I have to partcially agree with prog-bman, windows 3.1. is kind of nice.

    My first computer was a 286 12Mhz, 30meg 4MB RAM HD, 51/4 Floppy with MSDOS 5.0, and then it was a 386sx 12Mhz with MSDOS and windows 3.1. Spent a lot of time on that system, so there is always a place in me for 16bit.

    Basically linux is linux. Pick your distro and roar with it. Have a blast and enjoy that free software.
    SpEcIeS

  8. #8
    Handy Andy andyhunter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    540
    Dude we all know that windows 3.1 is the best
    lol - come on man, DOS 6.22 forever!!!
    i don't think most standard compilers support programmers with more than 4 red boxes - Misplaced

    It is my sacred duity to stand in the path of the flood of ignorance and blatant stupidity... - quzah

    Such pointless tricks ceased to be interesting or useful when we came down from the trees and started using higher level languages. - Salem

  9. #9
    Registered /usr
    Join Date
    Aug 2001
    Location
    Newport, South Wales, UK
    Posts
    1,273
    Windows NT 3.5 was a sweet system, worth a look if you manage to get it through official channels (quite rare). It's like Windows 3.1, but 32 bit! Plus, Word 97 runs on it! (Bottom of the page)

  10. #10
    Registered User SpEcIeS's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2004
    Posts
    56
    Quote Originally Posted by SMurf
    Windows NT 3.5 was a sweet system, worth a look if you manage to get it through official channels (quite rare). It's like Windows 3.1, but 32 bit! Plus, Word 97 runs on it! (Bottom of the page)
    I forgot about that OS, and I would have to agree. I believe that I have Windows NT 3.51 on CD somewhere in my mysterious stack of software.
    SpEcIeS

Popular pages Recent additions subscribe to a feed

Similar Threads

  1. Rebuilding Debian AMD64 with ACPI/APM support, Debian DRI on XFree86
    By kawk in forum A Brief History of Cprogramming.com
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 06-02-2006, 01:36 PM
  2. installing debian linux
    By X PaYnE X in forum Tech Board
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 05-10-2005, 04:43 AM
  3. Looking for a Linux distro
    By InvariantLoop in forum Tech Board
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 03-25-2005, 03:02 PM
  4. XWindows problem on Debian
    By Exile in forum Linux Programming
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-27-2005, 09:04 AM
  5. Debian Newbie Needs Help
    By denizengt in forum Tech Board
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 09-17-2003, 10:03 PM