I don't know, when I run Mandrake update I get the hour glass for a couple of minutes then nothing. I've tried it 4 times using both KDE and IceWn desktops. I can browse out to the internet with no problem so my network connection is good. I should get some more time to work on it this weekend. I did download the Knopix last night and will burn the CD and try it too.
On the Win98 front, I help manage out network here with about 60 Win98 SE desktops. Many of our users are completely computer illiterate. (Some still think the monitor is the computer.) We rarely have a system go down. All in all, I've found Windows 98 SE to be an extremely STABLE and user friendly system in spite of all the hype otherwise.
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From: tickticker [
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Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:15 PM
To:
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Subject: Re: Good Bye Gnome, Hello KDE, I hope
I just installed mandrake 9.1 and it's rock solid. I have put it thru a
heinous workload too. I have a couple mandrake 9.0 boxes that have been up
over a year. I also have 2 RH7.3 servers with BOTH Gnome and KDE.. this
support email, web and database for over 1400 users. Neither gui has crashed
once in the 5 months it's been up. These are stock, untweaked installs of
the whole gui system. Mandrake's update works great on all my mandrake
systems (5).
I would suggest there is something other than the distributions at fault here.
Perhaps your package choices or netwrking setups. My wifes 98SE box crashes
daily or more. I think it's a breeze kicking up. Or she moved the mouse. I
can't tell. Oh yeah, I have installed 98SE more than 20,000 times, and it
never suprises me anymore how fair weather of a system it is.
anthony
On Thursday 12 June 2003 01:08 pm, Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> Phil, I had the same problems with my RH 7.3 box. It was much less stable
> than my Windows 98 box! I finally gave up. I'm now trying Mandrake 9.1.
> It took 4 days and several attempts to get the install completed without
> errors. (Found the disk 1 iso on the Hawaii mirror is bad too.) I haven't
> had much time to work with it yet, but it has been a disappointment too.
> Mandrake update doesn't work to start with. The whole task bar at the
> bottom of the screen keeps disappearing too. Only way to get it back is to
> log off and log back on. This same box would run for weeks on Win 98 with
> no errors. I have not even tried to connect to my file server or printers
> yet. If I cannot do it without manually editing files I'll probably just
> put Windows back on and forget about Linux for a desktop.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Mattison [mailto:mattison@ohmikron.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:58 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Good Bye Gnome, Hello KDE, I hope
>
>
> Here's my chance to do a little whining. I've been having problems with
> both Gnome and KDE on a development server I have (RH7.3). I hardly ever
> use either, but it seems whenever I use either for much more than reading
> email the system tends to become unstable, may even crash sometimes, or the
> disk gets corrupted and requires repair on the next boot. Not very
> impressive for a system reputed to be sooooo stable.
> --Phil M.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Gambill <ggambill@computer-guidance.com>
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 10:20 AM
> Subject: Good Bye Gnome, Hello KDE, I hope
>
> > I want to change from Gnome to KDE (RH 8). I have been lead to believe
> > Gnome (at least under LTSP) has a memory leak.
> >
> > I thought I could insert the RH 8 CD, boot, select upgrade with the
> > customize box checked and then down stream a ways (in the screens) select
> > (check) KDE with some minor shuck'n and jive'n after the upgrade. As I
> > go through the screens (Tree View), nothing is checked. I expected to
> > see
>
> the
>
> > existing packages checked. I canceled.
> >
> > Is there an easier way? FWIW, this box happens to be an LTSP server.
>
> This
>
> > is the box I hope to bring to the next InstallFest for demonstration
>
> (LTSP)
>
> > purposes, if that an LTSP demo is deemed worthy.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > George Wayne Gambill ... Registered Linux User: #311028
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