Message: 4
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:14:47 +0530
From: "Ranjit Bhonsle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu edgy
To: "Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List" <plug-mail@plug.org.in>
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It's called distro fatigue. There comes a point in time when people start
to look beyond bragging rights about successful install and driver
insertion, and want to get some work done.
Ya, I guess people work with computers. I use it mostly for information
gathering, computing my taxes and an occasional game. But all of that
pales off when a new fedora or in recent times Ubuntu is launched. I have
to have it and install it. The kind of kick that gives me is second only to
installing a new piece of hardware....which is very rarely.
You've nailed it about Ubuntu - the CD will obviously not carry all drivers
etc. You can also try Knoppix 1.1 or Mandriva 2007 according to your deb
/
rpm inclination - both work rather well with minimum fuss about drivers,
as
they have less of a politico-philosophical constraint. I was surprised
with
the Knoppix Live DVD - it booted fairly quickly, detected the default
internet connection, recognized hardware, and let me create a pretty
little
card for my daughter in Tuxpaint on my Lenovo R60, all in Live mode. It
may
have some stability issues though, as it includes more of the cutting edge
stuff and is not as thoroughly tested as Fedora / Ubuntu. I also needed
to
reboot the computer once and pass the necessary resolution parameter at
boot
time for the LCD. Another irritating aspect was the way sub-levels of the
start menu take up the whole screen, and fonts need to be tweaked in all
distros except Ubuntu to keep eyes from watering.
By the way, is it just me, or does this list bounce slightly longish mails
only selectively?
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In recent times at least these guys have not bounced any of my mails....but
it happens in every plug members life in plug ....my opinion.
regards,
Ranjit.
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Knoppix 5.1 LIVE DVD full fill's all the requirement. Just disappointing
thing > "Poor ACPI support". And this problem exists in most linux distro's
when your running it on a laptop or on a tablet PC. Even after installing
SCPID or acpid daemon, heat sink fan mointed above processor throw's a lot
of heat. I am talking about "Centrino" powered laptop's & AMD Turion powered
laptops as well.
Regards,
--
Amey Abhyankar.
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