It sounds like you and Debian are a good fit. Enjoy.
Roy Sent by Android device On Mar 21, 2012 1:46 PM, "Paul" <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > > > --- In [email protected], Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote: > > > > Debian can be difficult. It has never been considered user friendly. As > of > > Debian 6 they made things worse for most users when they stripped > > proprietary blobs from the kernel. However its core users do not care. > They > > are more capable than most and care little for those who don't think like > > them. > > > > I don't use it anymore because of all the attitude. > > > > You are right. Not all distros are easy to customize. Nor are all desktop > > environments. Fortunately you can change those more easily than a > > distribution. > > > > Roy > > So far I haven't found blob stripping all that big of an issue. I usually > build a custom kernel anyways. Managing custom kernels is one place where I > do appreciate package management too. > > If a distribution doesn't offer a particular version of a desktop > environment it may not always be easy. So far I haven't bit the bullet > downgrading KDE on my Squeeze box yet. I'm looking into it some now though. > > I'm thinking I might be able to get the deb source packages for Lenny and > build them on my Squeeze box. If I can do that it might be the best way I > can go. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
