[LUGSB] Mandriva...Fed 4 on the desktop...

[fitchtom at honestsql.net]

Ubantu.  I'll definitely check it out.  Thanks!

I've used Debian in the past but for Apache/MySQL servers, not desktop yet.

I set XP's display for "best performance" then remove the background image 
and set the background color to black.  SO much faster that way.
I'll even uninstall XP and install Win2k on a machine that has less than 
256mb of RAM.  I cannot stand slow response.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinay Pai" <vinay at cs.sunysb.edu>
To: "Linux Users Group at Stony Brook" <lugsb at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: [LUGSB] Mandriva...Fed 4 on the desktop...


>> I remember that, and that's exactly what it looked like.  The sizes were 
>> off
>> and they were rough on the edges like.
>
> I haven't used Redhat in a while, but I'm surprised if you have broken
> font issues.  It's certainly not a Firefox issue.
>
> I'm running Debian.  It's got a great packaging system that makes it a
> snap to install and upgrade stuff.  You might also want to try Ubantu...
> it's based on Debian but is designed to be more desktop-oriented.  I
> haven't tried it, but a lot of people I know swear by it.
>
>> This was like a first glance and I've been spoiled by XP and Turbo10, so 
>> I
>> should give it another try.
> Funny you should say that, because having used Linux for everything
> except games for several years now, I find XP's interface incredibly
> clunky and inconsistent
>
> It's what you're used to I guess.
>
>
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