# Red Hat Linux 8.0
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hat-linux-8-0/130975
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 5, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hat-linux-8-0/130975 "2002-10-05T16:09:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2002, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hat-linux-8-0/130975/1 "2002-10-05T16:09:01Z")
I just started using it, and I like it so far. I haven’t got deep into it enough to really see how well it works, but I like the “blue curve” interface.
Next step: Configure SAMBA on it, possibly with SWAT.
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### Author:  [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2002, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hat-linux-8-0/130975/2 "2002-10-05T16:30:45Z")
By the way, I got the disc images via a P2P sharing network; it worked MUCH better than my attempts to connect to any of the mirror FTP sites. Moderators, may I mention which network, since Red Hat allows free distribution and this is a legal, legitimate use?
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### Author:  [@Dreaming\_of\_Maria\_Callas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dreaming_of_Maria_Callas)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2002, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hat-linux-8-0/130975/3 "2002-10-05T16:31:10Z")
I usually keep my Linux box upgraded to the latest RawHide packages. Right now I’m using RedHat 8.0 because the programmers seem to have taken a break after months of hard-core development. 8.0 is good, but I’m constantly wanting new features, so I can’t wait until the folks at RedHat start on the new RawHide packages.
UnuMondo
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### Author:  [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2002, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hat-linux-8-0/130975/4 "2002-10-05T19:10:12Z")
My SO is running an install-fest tomorrow at his school - so far they have about 35 people signed up and paying (10$ each - its a fundraiser for a club). They are using RH 8.0 also, since its quite user-friendly. I was helping them out a bit yesterday as they were burning CDs and doing a couple of test computers, and it does look pretty cool. I have Debian on my computer, and I will stick to it, but the Red Hat version is one I probably would have tried on my own if my SO wasn’t there to handle Debian for me.
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### Author:  [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2002, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-hat-linux-8-0/130975/5 "2002-10-06T00:46:02Z")
Friggin’ SAMBA… I had trouble with 7.3 and now I’m not much farther on 8.0. This is getting too much like work…