russell kabir wrote: >i love Slackware, but after i ran Knoppix i am for DEBIAN. trying to get the >full cd version, almost got it. >you know what i didn't like 'bout ubuntu: >1. i use KDE, and Kubuntu misses many fine apps of KDE > > Select your desired package on Synaptic. Everything is done!!!
>2. ubuntu with gnome is slow and it don't care whether you already have a nice >boot loader like lilo, so it writes GRUB in my master boot record (which is a >dangerous thing to do), and what more it also out a line in grub config for >windows partition "make active". everytime i boot in windows the fat32 >partition becomes active and there is no boot loader. i have to put in my >knoppix cd again and fix it with fdisk. > > Gr8! You can write a how to in this issue. >3. ubuntu cannot use the benefit of already created swap file (or i could not >do it) > > Yes, you could not make it. >4. ubuntu is slow > > I disagree. I run it in a P1 166MMX with 80 RAM and it runs same as it is in my P4 2.4. Some apps like OO2 is slow in the p1. So I disagree with you. >I tried Mandrake, Redhat, Suse, Slackware and Knoppix. and i think KNOPPIX is >the best. then i try to find why its the best, and found that because it is >DEBIAN. > >so my list of preference: >1 Knoppix or Debian >2 Slackware > > Did you tried MAPIS? http://www.mepis.org/ You can install it too. -- Omi Azad Contributor Bangla Computing and Localization Projects: Ankur: http://www.ankurbangla.org Ekushey: http://www.ekushey.org ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/hYOolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe send a blank mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bdlug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
