How many are Using Debian and derviatives

[praka123]

Hello Friends,
Jus wanto know How many are using Debian GNU/Linux or its derivatives.please take the poll.

[vignesh]

I use Ubuntu....

[mehulved]

I'm downlaoding debian sarge right now. When it is finished will be using it. I gotta see those 14 cd's worth of softwares.

[gauravnawani]

Originally Posted by tech_your_future

I'm downlaoding debian sarge right now. When it is finished will be using it. I gotta see those 14 cd's worth of softwares.

I hope that you wont get disappointed with aging old stuff.

Currently I am using Ubuntu and am pretty much happy, 'Synaptic' is fast and quick in every thing. Hardware installation never bothered to ask any thing every thing worked out of the box for me.

I also have Debian Sarge, to compile old stuff.

[mehulved]

No problems cos I will be removing that soon too. Just trying it out. Am gonna install FreeBSD later so am trying out different distros. And i can well use updated versions of my favourite softwares.

[praka123]

@tech_your_future
Sarge is a gr8 distro yaar,if u need latest packages U can apt-get from unstable/etch distros,....more uptodate than Ubuntu dApper or whatever...
Am running a Mixed distro(take latest packages like eg;915 resolution which not yet (AFAIK) into Ubuntu/SuSE/eee.... FROM unstable debian repo(which actually(packages) isnt Unstable.enjoy Debian.If possible try Gentoo,that's 1 distro which i too wanna try

[mehulved]

Yeah prakash will try that out. BTW what kernel version does sarge use?

[praka123]

not soo happy with open suse,maintaining 4 distros in a single pc,suse gonna be kicked off

[praka123]

@tech_your_future
sarge comes default with 2.6.8 kernel..i got

debian:/home/prakash# uname -ram
Linux debian 2.6.14-1-686-smp #1 SMP Tue Nov 1 16:06:13 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

with lm_sensors showing processor and board temperatures.....

[mehulved]

Hmm i'll try out the packages from testing then. I'm using gcc, alsa and kernel from testing in my slackware right now and its way better than using defaults specially using 2.6.13 kernel instead of 2.4.31.

[praka123]

Also U can install 'Splashy' bootsplash theme showing progress indicator,from experimental distribution.
package.debian.org/experimental
splashy.alioth.debian.org

[mehulved]

Still gotta wait 4 a while only 2 cd's have been fully downloaded and expect another 2 b over in a day or 2.

[planetcall]

I side Ubuntu

[praka123]

Originally Posted by tech_your_future

Still gotta wait 4 a while only 2 cd's have been fully downloaded and expect another 2 b over in a day or 2.

U might have gotten network-install cd....read it in debian pages..

[mehulved]

I know but i got other downloads besides debian and need to complete those.

[praka123]

Also add this line to ur /etc/apt/sources.lst for sarge with latest Xorg

deb http://people.debian.org/~nobse/xorg-x11/ sarge main

tonight gonna upgrade to XOrg using above...earlier i used XFREE86 4.5 debs which overlays existing XFree86 4.3.X from

ftp.fifi.org/debian-local/stable/unofficial/xfree86-4.5.0

which somehow not working with sarge...mine a 915GAV mobo intel...

[mehulved]

Hmm will check back here after i install debian.

[praka123]

Yeah.Installed Xorg.did modconf to probe i915 module(intel) for detection.now works gr8.~40~mb download via apt-get....
U can see my screenshot :

[Aries]

I use fedora

[mehulved]

looks nice prakash. how do ya get those lm sensors?
Is it possible on slackware 10.2 with 2.6.13 kernel?

[loveromeojuliet]

Originally Posted by prakash kerala

Yeah.Installed Xorg.did modconf to probe i915 module(intel) for detection.now works gr8.~40~mb download via apt-get....
U can see my screenshot :

Prakash Kerala.....dont you have your picture for your avtaar? Why Jagathy Sreekumar?

[praka123]

Y?he is a gr8 actor @tleast....

[vignesh]

What theme are you using...Really nice.

[Netjunkie]

Originally Posted by Aries

I use fedora

Dude

How come Fedora is a debian derivative ??

[Aries]

Originally Posted by Netjunkie

Dude

How come Fedora is a debian derivative ??

I meant I dont use Debian derivative, I use Fedora

[mehulved]

Originally Posted by prakash kerala

Y?he is a gr8 actor @tleast....

Hey just ignore that romeo juliet guy. He's been spamming all around the forums. BTW can u tell me how u got that sensors?

[pradeep_chauhan]

sensors==lm_sensors & gkrellm

[praka123]

@vignesh
i used noia icon theme from http://gnome-look.org/ and that xmms skin is actually from winamps skin collctn..... naveenchandran got a good screenshot in general section/ [Desktop Screenshot] The Official Nov 2005 Desktop thread,,...
@tech_your_future
apt-get lm_sensors,a gui for it like xsensor,gkrellm,....run sensors-detect will detect(not 100%) your mobo sensor chips...sensors-detect will show some modprobes to be copied to your /etc/modules files etc....then 'service lm_sensors restart' and sensors command will show the temp or through those GUI's...

[Aries]

Originally Posted by tech_your_future

Hey just ignore that romeo juliet guy. He's been spamming all around the forums. BTW can u tell me how u got that sensors?

The romeo juliet guy only has 7 posts and you have 166, So if he is a spammer then what r u?

GOT THE POINT?

[mehulved]

Thanks prakash will have to come back here after I download those cd's. I really liked that skin for xmms too.


Hey aries I think u're just the same personas loveromeojuliet using a different ID. And there's a difference between spam and legitimate. High Volume doesn't automatically qualify for spam. Spam is something that's off the topic completely and my posts have hapdly veered off the topic they are on the subject matter being discussed can u even show me even 1 post of that loveromeojuliet that has helped anyone or he's asked for help or even something sensible.And in his profile he mentions that he's a system administrator! I've already almost had a flame war with him and don't want to listen any more about him.