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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Which Linux distro/version should we use to place KDE on cdrom?
From:       Eva Brucherseifer <eva () rt ! e-technik ! tu-darmstadt ! de>
Date:       2001-05-23 12:30:02
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SuSE is behind too. Over here in Germany most of the people (that are not 
hackers and don't have a fast internet connection) use SuSE due to their 
installation support and the masses of software they provide. 
The same experience I have from answering questions at KDE booth at (german) 
linux expos - most questions are about KDE on SuSE.

Greetings,
eva

PS: I am not payed by SuSE ;-)

On Wednesday 23 May 2001 02:32, blackfarm wrote:
> 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...
> >
> > ----
> > Christian Lavoie
> > clavoi14@po-box.mcgill.ca
> > UIN: 947212
> >
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