Standardizing the install-fest (WAS Re: Meeting Notes for 20030116)

[Cliff]

FWIW, the campus sports a local RH mirror making iso downloads and/or 
ftp installs (espicially on campus ethernet) quite painless.  Then there 
is just one rpm install from xmms.org and you're set for mp3's (don't 
forget to download sndconfig for those isa sound cards).

Cliff

Eric O. Dean wrote:

>> > Why are RH and GUI evil? Just curious.
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>>GUIs are fine if your machine has the oomph to support it.
>>If you're trying to eke out battery life on a 4 yr old 32MB laptop
>>during a plane flight, then working straight from a set of virtual
>>consoles looks a whole lot more reasonable.
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>Thanks for the clarification.
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>Per an install-fest, I'm a newbie (I just installed (evil) RH 8.0) but would
>be willing/like to help out some other way if needed.
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>Eric Dean, Program Coordinator
>School of Social Work, Continuing Education
>University of Washington
>(206) 543-1122,     Fax (206) 543-2184
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