Re: [Skunkworks] Linux for Desktop - which one?
@Washington go for Ubuntu on account of it's huge support base. and while down that road go for mint for it's stability ++++++ there's an app for that :-p On Apr 12, 2011 5:15 PM, "Odhiambo Washington" <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote: On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 17:11, Boniface <mboteb@gmail.com> wrote:
For a new-bie like Wash (Which...
Boni, Are you in order to suggest that I have a library of >10 Live CDs to help me find out which Linux meets my needs? Some Live CD/DVDs do not have the "full components" like the installers. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _... _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 18:45, amanya <whynnot@gmail.com> wrote:
@Washington go for Ubuntu on account of it's huge support base. and while down that road go for mint for it's stability
I am running MINT as I write this. Thanks. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
@wash sorry for the delayed response. To a noob and techies as well, user experience on linux will be about the desktop environment, theming and available packages. Most of these distros don't vary much cause they use. Deb or rpm or their variants. I have a sneaky feeling the rpm pms is better engineered. But the deb has better support. That said, they all use the same linux kernel and applications. My best advise would be install Ubuntu, activate all possible repositories, enable automatic updates and tell her to press alt f2 every fourth and tenth month. And on a different note, do you know how the name debian came to be? Deborah Ian....... fill in the blanks. On Apr 12, 2011 6:56 PM, "Odhiambo Washington" <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 18:45, amanya <whynnot@gmail.com> wrote:
@Washington go for Ubuntu on account of it's huge support base. and while down that road go for mint for it's stability
I am running MINT as I write this. Thanks.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
Linux Mint definitely, It's Ubuntu done right (based on Ubuntu, and includes all the codecs and more software preloaded) ./ken On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Collins Areba <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
@wash sorry for the delayed response. To a noob and techies as well, user experience on linux will be about the desktop environment, theming and available packages. Most of these distros don't vary much cause they use. Deb or rpm or their variants. I have a sneaky feeling the rpm pms is better engineered. But the deb has better support. That said, they all use the same linux kernel and applications. My best advise would be install Ubuntu, activate all possible repositories, enable automatic updates and tell her to press alt f2 every fourth and tenth month.
And on a different note, do you know how the name debian came to be? Deborah Ian....... fill in the blanks.
On Apr 12, 2011 6:56 PM, "Odhiambo Washington" <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 18:45, amanya <whynnot@gmail.com> wrote:
@Washington go for Ubuntu on account of it's huge support base. and while down that road go for mint for it's stability
I am running MINT as I write this. Thanks.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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OpenSuse for me. On 4/15/11, Ken <kenmutua@gmail.com> wrote:
Linux Mint definitely, It's Ubuntu done right (based on Ubuntu, and includes all the codecs and more software preloaded)
./ken
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Collins Areba <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
@wash sorry for the delayed response. To a noob and techies as well, user experience on linux will be about the desktop environment, theming and available packages. Most of these distros don't vary much cause they use. Deb or rpm or their variants. I have a sneaky feeling the rpm pms is better engineered. But the deb has better support. That said, they all use the same linux kernel and applications. My best advise would be install Ubuntu, activate all possible repositories, enable automatic updates and tell her to press alt f2 every fourth and tenth month.
And on a different note, do you know how the name debian came to be? Deborah Ian....... fill in the blanks.
On Apr 12, 2011 6:56 PM, "Odhiambo Washington" <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 18:45, amanya <whynnot@gmail.com> wrote:
@Washington go for Ubuntu on account of it's huge support base. and while down that road go for mint for it's stability
I am running MINT as I write this. Thanks.
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!
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