Re: [TCLUG:19794] Downside to Debian?

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

> installed and yes, apt-get is fabulous); but I want to know of the
> downsides I might not be aware of. Are there any? Has anyone used
> hardware this slow and upgraded the kernel to a 2.2.x version, and is it
> the 'win-lose' proposition I expect it is (more modern but slower)? If
> you have the time, any advice would be appreciated. Thank you,

Kernel 2.2 runs fine on 486s. I'm running debian on a dx2/66 and package
management is whats slooooow. Installing packages takes forever. Its the
unpacking stage that takes forever. Its insane, I don't get it...