RHEL Workstation

[Alan]

Grant Street wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I am looking at RHEL workstation accross a number of PC's but I'm 
> concerned about the hardware support and maintenance of the distribution.
> 
> We have two hardware requirements Nvidia Quadro graphics cards for 3D 
> work and Wacom Intuos3 tablets. The problem is that to get these working 
> optimally you have to compile the drivers using kernel source.


It's all about the balance between performance and admin overhead.
I normally just use the standard distribution coz this saves me from the work associated 
with the upgrade of kernel or other packages (there're a lot) -- unless the hardware can't 
work at all or works only at an unbearable performance level -- then probably the hardware 
choice needs to be reviewed.



> 
> What I was wondering is how other people handle this sort of situation, 
> repackage kernels, re-compile on each work station, etc? It also seems 
> wierd to have to do all this and pay for support..
> 
> Grant
> 
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