Re: Thanks for you help and Which Linux is best?

[Robert Hall <rwhall@xxxxxxx>]

i remember reading somathing about clusters on the anandtech/linux page.
but it included XBoxes. but there may be some info in it.
http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2271

as for google i usually prefer www.google.com/linux

just starting off in linux? id say go with something that has packages
that auto install. i run mandrake 10.0(rpm). i've heard red hat(rpm),
debian(deb), and gentoo have these. that way you can auto-install or
compile yourself - easier learning curve.

ps. i heard something about dual core proc's running dual OS's in the
furure!

enjoy root,
rob hall


 On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Jon Klimowicz wrote:

> To automatically mount shares when you boot, you need to an entry in
> your /etc/fstab file. I am not sure what the entry would look like for
> remote file share(probally very similar to the other ones except for the
> device), http://www.google.com or http://fourms.gentoo.org could help
> with that.
> 
> As for a beginners distro of Linux I have heard Mandrake is pretty good
> choice. However if you are willing to learn and put some time into it
> any one would work. I started off gentoo, which is generally considered
> hard to install, and just followed the installation handbook with no
> problems. There are also a few version of knoppix out that made
> specifically to boot up and make clusters. You can find them at
> http://distrowatch.com
> 
> -jon
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2005-01-21 at 10:54 -0500, Jacob Fugal wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Thanks for your help with mounting windows shares and finding a
> > gigabit NIC card. It turns out that NetGear GA311 Gigabit NICs are
> > supported by Redhat Enterprise Linux v3.1. I was able to access
> > Windows shares via smb://windows_machine/share_name inside Konquerer
> > and Nautilus. I was also able to mount the shares via mount –t
> > smb . . . in xterm. Now I just have to figure out how to make the
> > computer automatically mount the shares on boot up or at least login.
> > (I’m guessing there is a shell script file executed on boot up or
> > login.)
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Say, is there any consensus on what “brand” or distribution of Linux
> > is best for the uninitiated (me) trying to get a cluster up and going?
> > I’ve seen Debian and Redhat so far. I’ve heard one Linux enthusiast
> > say Debian rules. You have to know what you are doing, but you can do
> > it. Plus it’s free! But I couldn’t see how to update it or download
> > security patches or new packages let alone install them. 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > On the other hand, Redhat Enterprise Linux costs money, but it’s cheap
> > for students. (It’s only $25 for the download Desktop version or $50
> > for the download AS server version for academic subscriptions off of
> > Redhat.com.) It comes with a nice automatic update feature and a
> > year’s worth of updates and tech support. I suppose there are more
> > limits to it than Debian has. It at least feels more MS Windowsy (a
> > byword to some in the Linux community) in that you install it and run
> > it and it does a lot of the configuration and controls itself.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Is it reasonable to think that I could “ease” into the Linux world by
> > starting with Redhat and eventually going to Debian?
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Jacob Fugal
> > 
> > jpfugal@xxxxxxx
> > 
> > 
> -- 
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