Which distro to use is purely user experience. Ubuntu works for lots of people, so does Gentoo and Slackware. They are all very good distros. Ubuntu refuses to do 1280x1024 on my hardware, which Fedora works flawlessly with. Further more, when I was running dual screan, a 20" wide screen LCD and a 17" LCD, it worked out of the box with Fedora. Ubuntu didn't want to know about it. So, for me, Ubuntu doesn't work. I would rather see an effort to help people with their distro of choice (be it not yours) then tell them to use <insert distro here>. Jut my 2cents. Michael Hansel Dunlop wrote: > Not intending to start some argument over what distribution is the best... > > Why don't people new to linux try using Ubuntu? It's specifically designed > for people with the smallest amount of Linux experience and is based on > debian which means that upgrades between versions are seemless. > > I guess Redhat has very large mind share which might explain it. debian's > apt-get upgrade process has to be seen to be believed. I remember the > first > time I used it to upgrade the whole machine. it was a very nervous > process. > I was completely expecting it not to work. But it did, and I have never > *installed* another distribution. Moving to ubuntu I just changed my apt > sources and upgraded to ubuntu. > > I moved from debian to ubuntu at the end of last year and have been very > impressed. I would still probably run debian on a server machine but for > the > desktop it is very well done. > > On 9/27/06, Morgan Read <mstuff at read.org.nz> wrote: >> >> Here's my 2c fwiw >> >> > No worries - one of the most important things I've learnt is to get >> the >> repos >> > set up well in yum - that is, getting yum to point to the closest (to >> NZ) repos >> > for the particular type of repo. Anyway, when you've caught your >> breath >> I'd be >> > happy to zip up and post over the results of a few years labour in >> that >> respect. >> > >> > Also, it's a bit late now, but I posted on more-or-less your >> (big-picture) >> > problem a few weeks back here: >> > >> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-desktop-list/2006-August/msg00082.html >> > (And follow-ups into the next month.) >> > >> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-desktop-list/2006-September/msg00001.html >> > >> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-desktop-list/2006-September/msg00002.html >> > Also, see: >> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AnacondaWorkItems#upgrade >> > >> >> And, _clean install_ (for now). >> >> M. >> >> graham dixon wrote: >> > Hi guys, I posted a few weeks ago regarding troubles using the >> 'update' >> > *feature* from FC4 to FC5 on one of my machines. Also a newbie, I'm >> wondering >> > if this "help please" thread may be continued on the mail list. I for >> one >> > would also be interested in the conversation. >> > >> > cheers Graham Dixon (still undecided whether to 'upgrade' to FC6 - or >> clean >> > install.) >> > >> > >> > >> > Send instant messages to your online friends >> http://au.messenger.yahoo.com >> > _______________________________________________ AuckLUG mailing list >> > AuckLUG at linux.net.nz >> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aucklug >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Morgan Read >> NEW ZEALAND >> <mailto:mstuffATreadDOTorgDOTnz> >> >> fedora: Freedom Forever! >> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview >> >> "By choosing not to ship any proprietary or binary drivers, Fedora does >> differ >> from other distributions. ..." >> Quote: Max Spevik >> http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/17/177220 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AuckLUG mailing list >> AuckLUG at linux.net.nz >> http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aucklug >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > AuckLUG mailing list > AuckLUG at linux.net.nz > http://www.linux.net.nz/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aucklug >
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