>From Jeff Jordan on Friday, 2003-05-02 at 13:38:38 -0400: > Conrad, > > Thanks, I never thought of doing that. Yes, I can and will probably try > it that way, but I was hoping to find someone that may have already used > both or have seen some comparison on the two. > > I've only used RH7.3, but have a hard time understanding how two > 'mainstream' Linuxs could be so different that it woule make me want to > switch. I've used SCO UNIX on a PC and IBM UNIX on an RS6000 and could > hardly tell the difference. Linux is very similar to those two UNIXs, in > my experience. > > Jeff What are the differences between RH7.3 and Mandrake 9.1 ? Mandrake 9.1 has . . . - newer kernel - newer versions of programs and/or new programs - better administration tools for newbies If you already have the latest versions of the programs you need, and you have updated the kernel, then you should be most of the way there. Given your prior experience with UNIX, you may not need the administration tools. One other thing that occurs to me is kernel configuration. If you download a vanilla kernel, or the RH update version, you may not have the configuration you want/need for your multimedia setup. But surely you can find a a suitable .config file somewhere on the internet (maybe even from a Mandrake mirror) and compile your kernel that way. So to conclude, you probably do not need Mandrake 9.1. BUT, given that it is so easy to download and install, it may be worth your time just to make sure that you have not missed any tricks. I almost always have multiple Linux distributions installed, and I tend to find small differences/advantages with each of them in the default configuration, which I use to improve the others. Conrad
