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On 04/11/10 19:28, Addinall wrote:
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> So I tried the Linux/UNIX offerings again.  Red Hat - Fedora - Centos
> were just hopeless.  Fedora wouldn't even boot.  Free BSD reminded
> me of being in the 70s again.  Open Solaris wouldn't boot.
> Vanilla Debian fired up, but was UGLY, and bloody hard to configure.
> Nearly gave up, and gave UBUNTU 10.10 a try.

You could try Linux Mint Debian Edition. It is very eye candy! Plus it 
is a rolling distro so you never have to wait for release cycle to 
update. I've been using it since it came out of Beta and its been a very 
smooth experience on the whole.

Except I just had issues with VLC.

> It worked!  And not only that, worked well.  I plugged in the Logitech
> USB speakers and they played Led Zep at me!  Double click
> on my guitar lessons, and up popped my tutor on video teaching
> me how to play Blackbird, THROUGH the speakers as well!
> Thunderbird ACTUALLY managed to pick up my mail!
> My web cam flashed it's spotlight at me and started streaming
> my ugly mug!  The thing connected to my wireless router
> without even telling me!

I am a bit scared of Ubuntu now. The Unity desktop, while good on my 
Notebook, I am not sure if I like the idea of it for my Desktop PC.

Also, depending on where you are reading, Ubuntu has a reputation of 
being stingy when it comes to commits ...

I don't know whether its true or not, so maybe I should stop gossiping.

> So I am back in camp.

Yay! Welcome back Mark.

> Seriously, if anyone wants to see how a distro SHOULD be put
> together, this is the creme' de la creme' of distros for the
> desktop/Laptop.  All the standard stuff works out of the box.
> apt-get made it easy to build a server/development environment
> under the pretty stuff.

Sorry ... I say Mint is better. It handled my WiFi better than Ubuntu 
did. But, this is my opinion and probably not worth too much any way.

> I was so impressed, I am now Windows free apart from a test
> machine (gotta have ONE).
>
> A very good experience.
>
> Mark Addinall.
>

Bye now!

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HTHs
Plain Jane