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(Unverified)Mar 21st 2008 12:14PM
I have been busting to run Linux on an old HP Pavilion 6460 and have tried the Live CD version of several distros including Ubuntu, Lindows, Susie, Mepis and others.
Ubuntu 'Just Works' says the the website. Not in my experience. I got Ubuntu 6.06 connected to my Linksys WUSB54GV4 adapter with NDISwrapper after days of reading and experimenting and got onto the net work, essential to reach the forums and download the additional required bits and pieces. I never got the Riptide modem/audio card working, giving up after weeks of reading forums and experimenting with various drivers and work arounds.
Every time Unbuntu releases a new version I try again. Ubuntu 7.04 seemed to recognize the Riptide card and found the USB Network adapter, but wouldn't let me onto the network. Not one to give up easily, I am currently working with Version 7.10. It seems to have the same issues as 7.04.
Having messed around with the parts of Ubuntu that do function I am persuaded it is a tremendous system. Perhaps upcoming Version 8.04 will "Just Work" so I can permanently adopt it.
(Unverified)Mar 23rd 2008 3:42AM
Personally I find Ubuntu, along with Kubutu and the other distros in the Canonical series to be both highly overrated and, at times, difficult to get working on a number of fronts.
GNOME is beautifully supported in Ubuntu, KDE support and selection Kubuntu has been incomplete and half hearted to be completely honest. (I'm more comfortable with KDE than with GNOME's attitude about users and a few other aspects about the desktop so, if I was to use a Canonical distro daily it would be Kubuntu.)
And, in my experience, some things that should just work, and do in other distros, don't in Canonical stuff.
I have to admit I'm not as thrilled with Ubuntu's package repository systems as others seem to be or the software they use to interact with it. Maybe I'm just used to Mandriva and how it does things. I find it hard to interact with and hard to actually find things.
However, as has been mentioned each release of the major Linux distros gets better and better so no matter which one you use or try they do get things better as time goes by.
Mandriva's install is light years ahead of anyone elses though! :-)
ttfn
John