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Content:
Look at history of RootSmart.com
Started the site in December of 04
had my first video on firefox extensions
I was using a socom U.S. Navy Seals headset
When I recorded it was super low volume
This is boosted by over 400%
So I did that for a while, and then on this day, last year I started the podcast
I was using my friends mic and yamaha mixer
here is what that sounded like
Then I re-did the site, got new equipment
this was my first interview
much lower quality, compared to my current interviews
so that is my basic way of how I got started
any new podcasters, have any getting started questions?
Content2:
Today we are talking about distros
first choose how you are going to use the distro
Desktop or Server
Desktops can be big machines, or laptops
Requirements for Desktop:
User-friendly
good hardware detection
good package management
if you are on a laptop, you want amazing hardware detection
Thsese are newbie distros
I am going over Ubuntu, Mandriva, Fedora Core 5, Suse 10.1
Ubuntu
Pros:
Very easy to use
Good Support
wonderful package management
Cons:
uses Gnome by default
no root user
must use Sudo -S
not 100% command line free
Fedora Core 5
Pros:
Huge support base
Generally fast
Cons:
Updater is very slow
little behind in software updates
requires command line work
Mandriva
Pros:
recommended for laptops
super easy
no command line
centralized control panel
Cons:
not very configurable
not best package manager
not biggest support base
Suse
Pros:
Easy to use
YaST
widely used package manager
Cons:
requires some command line work
not too fast
Once you get past newbie distros you might want to try slackware or ArchLinux
these are distros that require a lot of command line and configuring work
For servers I only looked at one distro
CentOS
IT is the open-source version of red-hat enterprise
fast, lets of terminal work
Doesn't make being an admin too easy.
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