[ltp] Recomendations on the "best" distribution for TP

[Paul Timmins]

Using progeny, loving it.
-Paul

"Felix E. Klee" wrote:

> I too use Debian and I like it very much. However, the problem with the
> current stable release (Potato) is that it doesn't include and support
> Kernel 2.4 and XFree 4. I had to manually install both in order to get a
> decent display driver and to get my PCMCIA modem working. This might not
> be easy for a beginner to LINUX (even if you are a UNIX expert) and
> therefore I would like to point out that there is a commercial dialect
> of Debian, called Progeny Debian, which is created by a company founded
> by Ian Murdock (the founder of Debian!). I have never installed this
> distribution so far but as stated on www.progeny.com it does support
> kernel 2.4 and Xfree 4. Perhaps you should try this one because it
> includes the superior Debian packaging system and you might not waste
> that much time trying to update your system with pieces from the
> unstable branch of Debian.
>
> Felix
>
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