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List:       kde-promo
Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Which Linux distro/version should we use to place KDE on cdrom?
From:       blackfarm <blackfarm () mountain ! net>
Date:       2001-05-23 2:36:02
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I also believe that debian is the way togo because its behind the other 
distros. Redhat and Mandrake already ship with the latest kde.

Craig



On Tuesday 22 May 2001 20:21, Christian Lavoie wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 May 2001 18:21, Chris Howells wrote:
> > Rinse de Vries wrote:
> > > That is the question that a Dutch computer magazine is asking,
> > > They want to place a precompiled version of KDE on their cdrom, but
> > > they don't know which version to use.
> > > Which distro is most common, but does not ship with the latest version
> > > of kde?
> > > Is it possible to use generick binairies that are usable on the mos
> > > common Linux distro's?
>
> Not unless you statically link just about everything in sight. Which
> probably means you'll need a DVD to fit the binaries =P
>
> > I hate to say this
>
> Then don't. =)
>
> At the price of starting a flame war: I'll say recommend debian. Why? It's
> the only thing you can do without backing a specific vendor at the price of
> the others. Debian is not vendor-backed, so you're not favorising a vendor
> using it.
>
> > (I use Debian ;) ), but most people will probably use
> > RedHat, Mandrake, or SuSE.
>
> I hope not...
>
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