[TriLUG] More Installfest questions ...

[Lisa C. Boyd]

Kevin wrote:
>I've done my fair share of debian installs...and I plan on being there.
>I'd say bring at least 5-10 CDs - there's also no rule that says you
>only have to have one distro per machine! I;ve actually quasd-booted at
>times, as I've played with different distros.

Whoah - that might be too power-user for me right now :) I'm interested in 
playing around with Mandrake and Debian at least until I feel more 
comfortable with those. Then I might start looking at others. I just have 
to have a base to compare everything else to :)

Tanner wrote:
>Hmmm.. I would guess it's actually more organized/accessible
>through the Mandrake Software Manager.  Unfortunately, to
>use it, you already have to have Mandrake installed (oh well).

Actually - I was just talking about the way the information on the web site 
was organized. Since I'm a newbie and I can't recognize what programs do 
just by their names, it was easier for me to get a feel of what Debian 
bundles with the distro. I'm sure that when I actually have *something* 
installed it'll be easy enought to load/unload programs.

>If you're considering Mandrake, though, you may also want to
>look at the files offered by the Penguin Liberation Front
>(http://plf.zarb.org/).

I take it that this is stuff that could be loaded no matter what distro you 
have? From this site though they only mention Mandrake. Does Debian come 
with comparable software if not the same?

>For 3D rendering, there's quite a few programs available.  If you've
>got lots of money, you can buy Maya for linux, but if you're
>not that blessed :-) you could use povray or [....ack brain just
>went blank!!!...].

I'm not that into 3D stuff to spend money (at least not yet). The video 
editing stuff sounds really cool though. I'll definitely be looking into that!

Thanks for the feedback!
Lisa B.