And isn't this the point many have tried to make...that there is not, nor
ever will be, an OS that is open and friendly to every application?...that
one shoe will not fit all, as Linux is trying to do?

John Lee

At 03:43 PM 7/8/02 -0600, Eric Kundl wrote:
>and you are not alone, linux is difficult mainly
>because of all the different variations. i use RedHat,
>7.2 at the moment. and as an example, i've been trying
>to install Oracle 8i Enterprise and the install has
>failed a number of times. it turns out that Oracle used
>the 2.1 kernel on their install, but most flavors of
>linux now use the 2.2 kernel.. and the difference is
>significant. to get Oracle installed i have to
>*rebuild* my kernel back to version 2.1 !! not a minor
>alteration to the OS for a newbie!
>
>thanks,
>eric kundl
>http://www.kundl.org
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>Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Linux for Newbies
>
>
>> Pardon me for yet another OT post, but I think that
>this one might be
>> relevant to some list members. As I'm floundering
>around two flavors of
>> Linux, several things occur to me. The most obvious
>one is that I have
>> almost no idea what I am doing, or I at least feel
>that way. I am struggling
>> with tasks that I regard as simple and
>straightforward for MPE, or any OS
>> with which I would claim familiarity. Consequently, I
>am almost embarrassed
>> to ask 'How do I bring up the "classic X windows"
>interface on Caldera
>> OpenLinux?', or, 'How important is the choice of
>groups when creating new
>> users, and how should I use them?', for instance.
>>
>> The other thing that occurs to me is, even if I
>overcame my embarrassment,
>> and thought I could get such newbie questions
>answered, I would have no idea
>> in which forum I should ask them. When I think of
>newbie-friendly forums, I
>> think of the 3000-L. So, it occurs to me, since many
>of us in this forum
>> feel compelled to learn new things, at least some of
>us need to have a means
>> to ask such newbie questions. Now, should these go on
>the 3000-L at OT? If
>> so, do when then tag them, [Linux], [W2K], etc? Can
>anyone recommend
>> another, friendly forum in which to ask such specific
>questions? Or, am I
>> thinking about this all wrong, and should I be
>looking to the Interex Linux
>> forum to do this? Or does Interex limit us to Red
>Hat?
>>
>> Greg Stigers
>> http://www.cgiusa.com
>>
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