To Mandrake or to Redhat

[Trent]

Okay with two of the more popular Linux distributions one is faced with a decision. Well frankly I have been between distributions since Mandrake 8 and Redhat 7. Now with the newer distributions Redhat 8 and 9 are a lot similar but yet still is same Redhat. It easier to get packages for and use the ./configure scripts but at that same time not exactly the most exciting version of Linux. Now Mandrake on the other hand can be a real pain in the rear. From what I have observed, by far one of the best looking distributions. However I think they use non standard RPMs which become problematic too often. A simple example I have been in cases where I have tried intalling RPMs and it constantly complaining about missing dependencies. Now I know most if not all can be fixed but the trouble.

Anyway that's just a few of my experiences with both. So right now I am running Redhat 9 at work and Mandrake at home. What can I say Mandrake is like the Redhat for home users.

What do u all feel.

Peace.

[matronyx]

Redhat at work, used to run Suse and Mandrake at home, but just went standard with RH9.

[pigeonflight]

I recently replaced Mandrake 9.1 with SuSE 8.2, I prefer SuSE. I also use Red Hat 9.0. I think SuSE is the cleanest and most polished Linux interface and if you don't mind a middle man type control center (ie. YaST) that does everything for you then SuSE is great.

[Trent]

Hmmm well never really used SuSe yet still...probably give it a try one of these days. Hey, where can I get some screen shots or something like that?????

[psimpsonjr]

RH9 yeah i am using it now to partition with windows 2k on my laptop and its great so far never used suse but i would love to try it

[Trent]

Well anothe thing Redhat 9 in particular does not support the mount of ntfs partitions while Mandrake does. Now I cam to that conclusion because I tried mounting it on Redhat and it responded that it does not support that with that kernel neway. Mandrake does it like charm. In fact it does it automatically from boot.

What gives????

[matronyx]

You can mount NTFS partitions in Redhat 9.0 via SMB.
I do that everyday at work. You can even write to these partitions when using SMB.

[Trent]

You can mount NTFS partitions in Redhat 9.0 via SMB.
I do that everyday at work. You can even write to these partitions when using SMB.



Okay I am gonna assume your are mounting across a network. If so, yes I know that works. Try mounting a NTFS that resides on the same local drive as your OS.

[matronyx]

Okay I am gonna assume your are mounting across a network. If so, yes I know that works. Try mounting a NTFS that resides on the same local drive as your OS.


Now I understand more clearly your problem. :)

It is possible to mount a NTFS partition that resides on your local drive. Many users have done so by recompiling their linux kernel with the NTFS module. Writing is also possible but not suggested as this m ay corrupt your NTFS partition.

If you want to run the risk of writing, you can run a diskcheck when booting to windows to fix the corruption.

You can also forego recompiling by simply installing a rpm from here:
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/info/redhat.html ;D

[pigeonflight]

You can recompile the Red Hat kernel to support NTFS.
I know RobyG did that the other day.***

[matronyx]

You can recompile the Red Hat kernel to support NTFS.
I know RobyG did that the other day.***


You do not need to recompile to be able to read and write to NTFS partitions... read my previous post.

Heads Up: try using the i686 rpm instead of the i386. You may get a
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.20-8/kernel/fs/ntfs/ntfs.o error if you don't.

follow the instructions on the site.

[yogi_hm]

First and foremost.....
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/regis/

Next.....download the driver from the net......
if you are using any kernel 2.x x>1 then the driver is with the
kernel......use that driver.

If you did not compile your kernel with NTFS support...time to do that or
you can do an
# insmod 'whatever'
whenever you want to read the NTFS partition.

If and only if you dint want to recompile the kernel coz u dont like to do
that add a line
insmod 'whatever'
in .bashrc

[matronyx]

First and foremost.....
http://linux-ntfs.sourceforge.net/regis/

Next.....download the driver from the net......
if you are using any kernel 2.x x>1 then the driver is with the
kernel......use that driver.

If you did not compile your kernel with NTFS support...time to do that or
you can do an
# insmod 'whatever'
whenever you want to read the NTFS partition.

If and only if you dint want to recompile the kernel coz u dont like to do
that add a line
insmod 'whatever'
in .bashrc


check here .... http://jalug.alteroo.com/learning/NTFS__support_in_linux

[Trent]

Well I guess recompiling the kernel will work to support the ntfs, but all that trouble (relative) just to read it.

Anyway my opinion still is that as far as desktop solutions go, Mandrake all the way. Redhat probably do better at server side stuff.

[jamrock]

Anyway my opinion still is that as far as desktop solutions go, Mandrake all the way. Redhat probably do better at server side stuff.

To each his own, Trent, to each his own.

Some people say that Red Hat is crap, some say that Mankdrake is crap.

At the Open Source Conference we used two or three different distros and all of them worked well.

To each his own is all I say. Use what you like.

Linux is about freedom and choice.