What is the smallest device that will run Fedora 12 ? Evolution ? Kontact ?
Linuxguy123
linuxguy123 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 5 20:39:02 UTC 2010
On Sun, 2009-12-27 at 19:52 -0600, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> On 12/23/2009 01:14 PM, Linuxguy123 wrote:
> > I might get an N900 just for myself. What would stop one from running
> > Fedora on it ? I guess ubuntu would be a closer fit ?
> >
>
> You would have to repackage the GSM pieces and compile a custom kernel.
> Simply installing Fedora 12 wouldn't be good enough. Plus to install
> anything in Extras you would need to be actively repackaging from deb to
> RPM.
>
> I've had my N900 since it was released and I don't see what all the hype
> around deb is.
+1. Ubuntu is the same way. I love rpm and yum and their graphical
counterparts.
> You have to know twice as much commands and arguments to
> find out package information compared to RPM.
Agreed.
How are you liking your N900 and any thoughts on running Fedora on it ?
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