From: Holden Glova <dsafari@...>
Date: 2001-12-31T12:02:27+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:29790] Re: [ANN] RubyGems 0.4 Addendum

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On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 15:50, Curt Hibbs wrote:
> > From: Massimiliano Mirra [mailto:list@chromatic-harp.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 7:06 AM
> >
> > Given that I use apt every day, I have only one single short
> > comment to your project:
> > <drooling>
>
> I know this is a little off topic for the Ruby ML, but given that
> there are so many Linux users in the Ruby community I thought I
> might be able to get some good advice here.
>
> I am a longtime Windows user who wants to get more into Linux. I am
> currently running Mandrake 8.1 in a VMware virtual machine under
> Windows XP pro. I liked Mandrake because it seemed more up-to-date
> than other distros. However, I am really attracted to the tight
> dependency tracking of the Debian distros and the apt-get facility.
>
> Can anyone recommend a good Debian distro for a Linux newbie?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Curt Hibbs

Hi Curt welcome aboard the Linux train. Debian is a Linux 
distribution so if you want to get Debian, you just get it. There are 
some other distributions which I believe are built off Debian 
(Stormix I think) but Debian is the Debian distro. Download or buy 
(they are really cheap) the ISO's, I think 2.2r4 is what they ship. 
After that have fun with apt-get, it's a beauty. 

If I can help you out in any way, don't hesitate to send me an email, 
or come talk to me #ruby-lang on the openprojects irc network.

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Holden Glova
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