My mantra is "Not everything works out of the box. And if they say it is, chances are it wont."
And I still appreciate some little glitches from time to time. The exclusion of the restricted packages from mainstream ubuntu distribution is understandable. On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 5:47 PM, silverbeard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Agreed, your first experience with Linux should be a good one. Mine > was Knoppix 3.0 and I've been hooked every since. I've tested dozens > of distros over the the last five years and still haven't found the > best. > > I can't recommend any of the *buntus because I find them lacking. I > test them as they come out but they don't last on my test machines, > though I hear good things about LinuxMint as far as being "out of the > box" complete. > > The one that makes it on to most of my boxes and stays is SimlpyMepis. > "out of the box" it just works for me. > > The real reason we use Linux > http://blog.anamazingmind.com/2008/03/real-reason-we-use-linux.html > > Silverbeard > > On Nov 9, 2:39 am, svega85 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I think that suggesting gentoo, slackware or linux from scratch to a >> newbie will only scare them away from linux. >> really we should try to suggest the easiest distro to use (they have >> to learn to walk before they can run). >> once they get familiar with one distro and learn the in and outs of >> Linux, they will try other distros. >> but the last thing we want to do is have another person saying "Linux >> is to hard to use, I'll just go back to windows/mac". >> >> On Nov 8, 7:05 pm, RyanMcCoskrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > This question (from somebody who isn't new's perspective) is both dumb >> > and much to frequent. >> >> > As far as I know you could be a genius, but which distro is best >> > entirely depends on _your_ taste >> > and _your_ needs (in that order, there are so many needs are a >> > secondary issue). >> >> > Here are the basics: >> > 0 You're digitally illiterate / don't really care what you use: Ubuntu >> > or some such. >> > These systems are not suited to serious technical play >> > because the >> > safety nets get in the way to often. >> >> > 0 You want a "jack of all trades" to word process, program, do some >> > multi-media type things, run a server: Try Fedora or Debian >> > These require slightly more configuration than the >> > above but my mum can use Fedora >> > so it can't be that hard. >> > They also come ready for serious programming and make >> > okay servers. >> >> > 0 You're not afraid of spending the weekend on it and you love SPEED: >> > Gentoo >> > It's not the easiest but you can tune it to your exact >> > machine. >> >> > 0 You want to feel like it's still the late 80's / early 90's: >> > Slackware or Linux from scratch >> > Slackware is the easier of the two, It's almost totally >> > command line and >> > getting a USB mouse to work is awkward at best because >> > it >> > all done by hand. >> > Linux from scratch is a tool kit and manual to build >> > Linux from raw >> > programming > > > > -- Part-time SysAd, full-time Dad, part-time netNinja CNS, ACFE, FOSS Advocate and Consultant Registered Linux User #400165 http://baudizm.blogsome.com http://linuxblazon.wordpress.com http://3x-comic.blogspot.com (NEW!) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
