Hi James, Yes Arch Linux, one OS I have not explored yet.
I have just brought the old dusty laptop back form the F-studio & am tempted to have play with it :-) A little while back I did try installing it and failed, but it may have worked better at the time if I were patient - perhaps it will be different now. The things is yes, being busy does hold us back from learning new things, whether this be how to expand our relationship and our use of technology, or even reading a book - but in the end, it comes down to what one feels is important at that time... wishing you well. marc > On 17 March 2011 15:55, marc garrett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On my old dusty laptop I have pure:dyne & Fedora, on my cuter smaller >> laptop (eee PC netbook) I have Ubuntu but considering a partition and >> adding another operating system. Strangely perhaps, because Ubuntu for >> me now seems too perfect (I know)... > > If when you say 'another operating system' you mean 'a different linux > flavour' you might wish to try Arch Linux. > > http://www.archlinux.org/ > > That is, if you wish to dig deeper and learn more (and perhaps get > less done ;-) ). > > For instance, installation won't get you an a desktop environment. > You'll have to choose which one you want and then set it up. > > >From http://www.archlinux.org/about/ > > "Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686/x86-64 general purpose > GNU/Linux distribution versatile enough to suit any role. Development > focuses on simplicity, minimalism, and code elegance. Arch is > installed as a minimal base system, configured by the user upon which > their own ideal environment is assembled by installing only what is > required or desired for their unique purposes. GUI configuration > utilities are not officially provided, and most system configuration > is performed from the shell by editing simple text files. Arch strives > to stay bleeding edge, and typically offers the latest stable versions > of most software. " > > > > James. > > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
