Subj : Re: Linspire 4.5
To   : Chronos
From : Sniper
Date : Wed Apr 20 2005 09:49 pm

-=> Chronos wrote to Sniper <=-

 > -=> Chronos wrote to MIKE POWELL <=-
 >
 > Well, before they changed their name.... it was Lindows, but, you were
 > correct,
 > in that, I set it up and instead of using their repositories, I ran apt-get,
 > and
 > upgraded using that instead...  That's because its based of Debian Linux...
 >
 > The main problem was alot of the dependancies were broken... I had to
 > re-configure
 > apt-get to use different levels for the updates... some parts were Sid,
 > other's
 > Sarge... But it was doable.  :)

 Ch> That might be more that I would want to handle at the moment... :)

Oh, believe me... it didn't last long for me either...  I had the time
to play when I started, but, then real life opened the door.  :)

I'm quite happy with my Debian Linux Woody setup... My Slackware
computer has given me some problems, but the old Woody just keeps on
tickin'!  :)

Thats what you get when you get cutting edge technology... Bloody
fingers!  :)




Sniper
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