On 4/18/07, ॐ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Basically there is not much point in switching distributions but amount of *specific* help you get may vary depending on userbase in the vicinity (I mean LUG) for distribution of you choice. So i can only offer generic advice based on general practices because I understand little of deb based systems. Although I now many times end up telling people to try ubuntu, I am on Mandriva for a good reason that it works for me even now, when I have gone from power user to dumb user :-) Had I got ubuntu CD with me, I might have tried it with Laptop. But the ubuntu I saw last time did not install KMail which is my favourite of few years.
Fedora Core 6 with Livna and Freshrpms repositories is as good, or even better a distribution than any. I switched back from Mandriva 2006 after a good year because the 2007 DVD I had received from LFY (you know the story) ruined my system, but I have installed 2007 for a friend and it was working very well except for the drivers for his onboard nvidia 3d card (intel d102 MB). Till some months back, I had no reason to switch from FC6 as broadband is a great equalizer for distros, but recently my oft-quoted, unsolved problem with BSNL/Netgear combo has made me think of switching again. I will be using the hardware with MTNL soon, and if I find the same problem repeating, I will post the problem again.
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