MrBillM - 9-23-2007 at 11:15 AM
Although I'm running XP on Four Desktops and Two Laptops at present, I've got an extra desktop that's a little outdated for any other use (AMD
900Mhz). I thought about tossing it, but now I'm thinking about playing around with Ubuntu 7.04.
Anybody currently running same ? Good ? Bad ? Otherwise ?
mikeintj - 9-23-2007 at 11:30 AM
yes, I have a laptop that has both XP and ubuntu. I chose to split my laptop and add ubuntu because I was developing a website and the software that I
wanted to use was only available in Linux form. So, after a bit of searching I decided on Ubuntu.
It is very easy to use and is almost Windows like in its ease of use.
However, I still think that Windows does everything better (with the exception of security). This is my first experience of Linux, and it has given me
a greater appreciation of Windows and why everybody uses it. Using a terminal takes a bit of getting used to! (although in ubuntu most things can be
done with a few clicks)
But I like to learn new things so it has been interesting in that respect. I have since had to learn CentOS, and it is definitely more difficult than
ubuntu. Downloading and installing with ubuntu is so easy.
I should add that I used ubuntu Dapper, so things may have changed since then.
Baja&Back - 9-23-2007 at 01:09 PM
Using Ubuntu Edgy 6.10. Easiest Linux distro around. Try it!
Sure beats continually bailing out that sinking M*soft rowboat all these years.
BajaNomad - 9-24-2007 at 07:37 PM
Bill,
I've probably tried about 20+ Linux desktop/workstation distros in the past 6 weeks or so. Spent more time with some versus others.
I like Ubuntu, and actually the Xubuntu version for much older systems (like a P2 or P3). Xubuntu runs with XFCE and some lighter default
applications.
Overall I think I like PCLinuxOS 2007 better than the current Ubuntu though. The default (with KDE) runs a little more efficiently on a system like
the one you mentioned (900Mhz) than the latest Ubuntu default (with Gnome) I would guess.
I have not tried Kubuntu however (Ubuntu using KDE).
Reference what I had written earlier:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=26078#pid2478...
On much older systems, I would point out not only Xubuntu, but also Anti-X Linux, and Puppy Linux. I've had bootup problems when Puppy's installed
straight to the hard drive, but running it as a Live CD with a hard drive Linux swap partition is a sweet (and fast) experience - even on an older PC.
Even lighter and smaller than these - and worth mentioning - is Damn Small Linux ("DSL").
You may also want to consider the long-term probability that the source of the software you use will be around, as well as what kind of support is
there to be found online at the current time. While Ubuntu may overshadow the rest, I believe that all/most mentioned above have some stability
behind their offerings.
--
Doug