-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On both of my machines, I've ditched Ubuntu and ubuntu based distros and am using Debian Lenny, which is the current stable branch. IMHO, Debian Stable has much better support for hardware with the downside being a bit more configuration on the front-end. Debian caters to a different crowd that Ubuntu. Ubuntu goes after the latest, greatest, and newest. If it doesn't work on some older hardware, that's just too bad. Ubuntu's software is pretty much the same as Debian Testing. Yeah, you may not get to use the latest greatest software, but Debian Stable is solid as a rock. I've never had an issue with software from the repos in Debian Stable.
Blues Renegade wrote: > Scott, the hardware issues I'm having with Ubuntu are something new > I've NOT experienced using Red Hat based Linux distributions. It > leaves me wondering if I'd have the same experience if I used > Debian, rather than someone else's modified Debian distribution > (e.g. Ubuntu). > > > Scott Vargovich wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >> >> I will give you that. It's just that my laptop's hardware leaves >> a bit to be desired when it comes to linux support. >> >> JTF wrote: >> >>> Linux may have issues with some hardware, but have you ever >>> tried to install Windows from CD (not a system restore CD)? I >>> would say that 99% of the hardware works under Ubuntu "out of >>> the box". I have yet to see a computer (accessories excluded >>> like printers) not work from the first boot under Ubuntu. >>> >>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAksUJQAACgkQz4LpFfj13H6ZVwCgwiu+vJ1eWdupXZZLJHgqjwuy 3AUAniSVdV90YVGZKMfyWxkTCvzR0ZTq =GdMn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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
