On Monday 17 October 2005 19:09, Bruno Buys wrote: > stephen horvath wrote: > > Help, > > > > I have used the Linux programs for quite a few weeks and have decided > > to use it for all of my personal computing needs. > > > > I have used two distrubutions and have liked them both, one is Red > > Hat/Fedors and the other is Xandros. > > > > I do have a question that I have not received an answer. What is the > > real difference in what is referred to as Red Hat based or Debian based? > > > > I know their must be quite a difference between the two, but what is it? > > > > Can anyone help? > > > > Regards, > > > > Steve Horvath > > Since free software can be modified and redistributed, lots of people > engage in rebuilding software, or rewriting it, to meet specific (or > different) needs. The possibilities are endless, and you you can really > see a pattern of branching that resembles those genealogic trees of > living beings (if you are a biologist, like me). > To say that a given distro is 'Debian based' is to say that it starts > with Debian packaged software, but it tweaks/modifies/rewrites that > software, ending in a new thing. The same for 'Red Hat based'. There has > been a deal of controversy in this list regarding the relationship > between Debian and their derivatives. You can learn a bit about it, try > searching the archives for it.
The main difference for a user is the way in the two different systems package there programs and updates. The RedHat packages use <package>.rpm and the Debian ones use <package>.deb many think the the Debian method is better (more flexable less likely to have trouble). The Debian Synaptic program is quite good. Regards Neil -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
