Does filepro runs on Ubuntu ?

[Enrique Arredondo]

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Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:41 AM
Subject: Re: OT: Does filepro runs on Ubuntu ?


> Only Kenneth Brody would say something like:
>> Quoting Enrique Arredondo (Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:20:55 -0700 (PDT)):
>>
>> > Has anybody tried filepro on http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ ? This Distro
>> > is 1 CD and installs everything and has an excellent appearance, no
>> > wonder is the number 1 linux distro on downloads.
>>
>> Unless they broke it, I don't see why it wouldn't.
>
> Their specifications are next to nonexistant.  You'd have to get the ISO 
> to
> find out what kernel they're even running.  We'll just assume from their
> release schedule plans that they're using a modern glibc and kernel.  In
> that case, you have to make sure you install (or it installs by default)
> libtermcap.  If you don't put in a dynamic libtermcap, filePro will not
> execute.
>
> As a secondary note--I would -not- advise going with this dist for 
> business
> purposes, just based on what I just read on their site.  There've been so
> many dists in the past that were hyped, popular, and then either petered
> out or folded.  In addition, there is so much philosophical BS attached
> to this one that it's like a quasi-religious propoganda campaign and dist
> rolled into one.  Just what we need--more ideology in software; as if the
> GPL didn't already impose enough of that.  At least the GPL's philosophy 
> is
> based on common grounds, without some pseudo-religious/cultural couching.
> The latter...well, when do we start seeing the Southern Baptist Linux,
> the Pentacostal Linux, etc.?  Hopefully you take my point.  I would not
> consider this a "business linux", despite their enterprise support.
> There's too much other cruft and ideology tied into it.  That $10m figure
> the foundation was initially funded with is trivial.  Novell could eat
> them for an hours d'ourve (sp?), for instance.  I'd guess this place will
> be -gone- in five years, despite their claims to have a dist life that
> long.  (Where have I heard -that- before?  And then RH dumped RHL after
> shortening that to 3 and then 2 years.  Sing me another tune.)
>
> I'm not impressed with -anything- I read about this.  Too much ideology
> expressed, practically no technical data.  I wouldn't even bother with it
> based on their lack of up-front technical specs.  There are enough other
> dists out there that we don't need another one--further encumbered by a
> community with some grand ideological bent, no less.  Bleah.
>
> mark->

I totally agree with you so I downloaded the ISO from their site (BTW, nice 
decent download speed), fully installed it and it's true! it's a Linux made 
for human beings! as their slogan states (LOL). I hit the UPDATE feature and 
downloaded bunch of stuff (as yum would do on other distros). It's running 
on 2.6 kernel. The desktop version it's much cleaner that RedHat's and less 
fancier that Suse's. It's quite fascinating the simple way it installs 
(using 1 installation CD) and works out of the box compared to RH or suse.