[NTLUG:Discuss] DistroWatch 10 Most Popular Linux Distros

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On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Dennis Myhand <dmyhand at ednaisd.org> wrote:
> Chris Cox wrote:
>> It could be a Debian thing... but, for example, the Synaptic
>> package manager (and I here apt-get does this as well) downloads,
>> installs and STARTS services (yes... STARTS them without
>> me making config changes before they are stated).  Oh... I'm
>> sure it's probably configurable somewhere, but that SHOULD
>> not be the default for packages.
>>
>> I'm sure there are other issues... I need to play around
>> with Ubuntu again (so I can get frustrated again and take
>> better notes).
>>
>> With that said, there is probably more to like about Ubuntu
>> than to hate....
>>
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> I partly agree with what you say but there are a number of packages I
> have installed (I have been building blogs and forums and mambos...oh
> my, lately), that apt asks if you want to start.  I don't think it is
> apt.  I think it is the way the package has been assembled.  I cannot
> speak to Ubuntu if it differs from Debian.  I don't use Ubuntu.  But I
> do agree that the default should be to ask first and not simply turn
> something on.  The thinking may be, "Well, you can always turn it off,"
> but if it wasn't turned on automatically, then I wouldn't need to do any
> extra work.  This was the main reason a lot of Windows software,
> Microsoft and otherwise, really pissed me off.  I paid for the computer
> and I get to say what runs at startup and what does not.  Not the people
> who wrote the program or their marketeers.  I am at this point
> endeavoring to learn an rpm based distro, just so I can screw things up
> under two package manager systems!  Peace, Dennis in Victoria, TX

One thing I particularly like about rpm based systems is chkconfig
chkconfig is a very handy cli tool for controlling services, turning
them on or off and deciding which runlevel  they get turned on and
which runlevel they will or not run on.. it is just a very well
organized way to do things in my opinion.  BUT...[and someone correct
me if I'm wrong], I'm told that chkconfig is installable on a Ubuntu /
Debian system, ...as in, there is an implementation of a chkconfig
rigged up for Ubuntu and / or Deibian that is in the package tree now
and can be installed via the package manager.


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