If you’re still wondering what Linux distro to choose, I’d say: go for SuSE. I am a SuSE user since 6.0, and must say that it has become a smoother install every time. This 9.1 Pro does take a long time to install on my dual PPro-200 machines, so after the first CD (more than 2 hours installation) I just powered-down the system with the powerbutton (no shutdown!). That was yesterday. When I turned the system back on today, the installation just went on where it left of. Ain’t life great? Now try that with one of Bill’s products.
What I like about this new version (I hear that it is with more newer distro’s) is the automatic detection of devices, like we got used to with Windows. Not only are they detected, they’re configured properly as well. And reconfiguring just takes a little waiting for sysconfig (or whatever) to finish, no rebooting whatsoever.
If I find the time tomorrow, I’ll try to get Mono up and running to serve ASP.NET. Now where’s that Kylix CD I had lying around?
Bill’s products do not take 2 hours to install. What the hell is the system installing?
It’s a dual PPro-200, you know, a dual Pentium-Pro 200 MHz. That’s the Pentium before the Pentium 4, before the Pentium 3, before the Pentium 2, but right after the original Pentium. I’m not surprised it took 2 hours to install. If the system had IDE disks, it would have taken even longer, but fortunately the MegaRaid SCSI-Raid-controller makes you have NO diskperformance issues.