hello prem small request .. manas-da is a highly respectable member .. senior and very knowledgeable we love to call him prof. manas .. and that is to respect that he is a professor in IIT !
..pk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] Which Linux Distribution? > Hi Manas, > > I too tried out some new distros in the past one week. Its been a > loooong time since I laid my hands on a m/c to install linux. I felt > almost like a newbie!! > > Well, I tried out FC3 ... but it could not determine my laptop's > resolution of 1280x800 correctly ... moreover, it installed way too > many apps and services than I liked ... may be I shouldnt have chosen > the custom option and rather should have gone for the desktop option > for installation. > > Then I tried Ubuntu ... I had already tried out Gnoppix, Knoppix, > XFLD, Freeduc-cd, DamnSmallLinux live cds on my laptop ... liked the > look and feel of Gnoppix ... also evolution came with it by default > ... also found from the Ubuntu site that they are pretty much > committed to bring out releases every 6 months regulary and provide > support for each release for the next 18 months ... I liked this > approach very much. > > I downloaded warty release of Ubuntu (Hoary is due in April, u can get > the test versions of it if u feel like it), installed it ... pretty > straight forward stuff ... even in expert mode ... then I really > really liked it when I saw that it determined my laptop monitors > resolution correctly!! > > Then I downloaded the latest versions of the "main" packages via > synaptic ... then today, I downloaded Qt3 designer ... feels quite > good ... only that Firefox in it is 0.80 and they discourage > installing the new one, synaptic wont recognize that u have installed > this new one they say ... but if u r ok with that and not shaky about > custom package installations download the latest firefox from the > firefox site (not ubuntu) and install it manually. > > I am just sad that evolution does not work when I am inside the > office!!! FC 3 and Ubuntu both ... the firewall/proxy at work seems to > hamper its connection ... I dont have a net connection at home (which > is quite a temporary arrangement), so I will have to wait till I can > connect my laptop to the net from outside a firewall and check out > evolution ... if it works fine, I am gonna ask the network guys to > open the exchange port in the firewall list ... donno if I melt there > hardened hearts!! > > Well, to keep it sweet and simple, go for Ubuntu if you can live with > Gnome ... I haven't tried to learn if KDE is installable on it through > synaptic. But then maybe you will have to upgrade it to Hoary in April > ... so if you can wait for 2 more months, then go for Ubuntu Hoary. > > Hope my inputs helped! > > Ciao, > Prem > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:00:36 +0530, Manas Laha > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > I run "ancient" Linux distributions -- RH7.3 and RH 8.0 -- on the two > > PCs that I use regularly. I am thinking of upgrading to a more recent > > distribution now. I seek advice/suggestions from you all about what > > distribution to upgrade to. We all have our favourite distributions, so > > I shall be glad if you can tell me what the strong points of your > > favourite are. > > > > Presently I have with me the install CDs of FC3 and Slackware 10.1. From > > recent posts on the list I have been getting the feeling that people are > > not too happy with FC3. Why is that? What is the experience with > > Slackware 10.1? Sumeet Moghe, what say you? > > > > I'm willing to consider distributions other than these two, if they seem > > to have significant plus points. > > > > Thanks, > > - Manas Laha > > > > ***************************************** > > This Mail is Certified to be Virus Free. > > CIC Network Security Group, IIT Kharagpur > > ***************************************** > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > > -- > - Prem > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Prem Kumar Aparanji > M: 00919830631687 > [Kolkata, WB, INDIA] > > http://prem.shaliniprem.com > http://www.shaliniprem.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 10/02/2005 > > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
