Well, I'm not the only one who grumbles at Ubuntu

[hazel]

Yesterday I had a bunch of friends over to look at a project I'm working on. I told them how I wasn't able to install Gutsy Gibbon on my box and one of them said he'd had similar problems and that he thought Linux was getting too much like Windows. What he actually said was : "I think Linux is losing its way".

You may remember I beefed about this in the Coffee Lounge a few weeks ago and it soon became flame-grilled beef! I did have a few defenders (thank you, Manchunian!) but the consensus was that I should stop whining and buy some more memory. Someone said, "You can't run a modern OS in 256 MB of RAM". Well, you can if you choose your applications carefully; I proved that with my lightweight Debian Etch system. But that isn't the point.

I may be a miserly old crone with an irrational aversion to upgrades but this guy is a different kettle of fish. He's a hardware geek, has several computers (including at least one 64-bit machine) and can install memory as easily as he sneezes. True, he isn't in love with Linux the way I am but he definitely is a sympathiser. So if he agrees with me, there must be something in it.

I told him that while Ubuntu is Linux, Linux isn't Ubuntu. Fortunately.

[elija]

Different strokes for different folks.

At least there is a choice

[edit]I'm trying to find time to mess with Slackware. Maybe I'll change my mind [/edit]

[Freston]

I knew what you meant back then hazel, but I didn't post. Maybe I should have, although I doubt I would have made a difference.

At least there is a choice

That's the best way to put it.

[edit]I'm trying to find time to mess with Slackware. Maybe I'll change my mind [/edit]

LOL, well you know where to find the Slackware section
First you need to get internet access in your basement, although the attic with the curtains closed is a good alternative (better WiFi reception)

[techieMoe]

I think I'll leave the beef raw on this one and echo the sentiment "To each their own." Moving along.

[terraman]

I have successfully installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron in my ancient laptop (see signature). You can follow the Ubuntu's Help instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...wMemorySystems.

Good luck!

[oz]

Ubuntu suffers from the same ailment that every other OS (and distro) suffers from... it's not perfect.

I've been running Linux for about 9 years now and still haven't found the distro that's perfect for everyone. When that distro (or OS) finally arrives, I do expect it to be a really big hit, though!

In the interim, I'll continue to run the distro that best suits my own personal tastes and computer hardware, which in this case is not Ubuntu.

Best of luck to all with the distro of their choice.

[elija]

Ubuntu suffers from the same ailment that every other OS (and distro) suffers from... it's not perfect.

I've been running Linux for about 9 years now and still haven't found the distro that's perfect for everyone. When that distro (or OS) finally arrives, I do expect it to be a really big hit, though!

In the interim, I'll continue to run the distro that best suits my own personal tastes and computer hardware, which in this case is not Ubuntu.

Best of luck to all with the distro of their choice.

Very eloquently expressed.

[hazel]

I have successfully installed Ubuntu Hardy Heron in my ancient laptop (see signature). You can follow the Ubuntu's Help instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...wMemorySystems.

Good luck!

That's amazing. It's basically the same as what I did with Debian - install a text-only system and then build your own desktop - but I didn't realise Ubuntu was flexible enough to let you do that. Still, now I've done it once, I don't really want to do it again. I'm vaguely thinking of using that partition for something else - perhaps even try installing Gentoo.

[cousinlucky]

What about Easy Peasy 1.0 and Eeebuntu? What are advantages and/or disadvantages?

[Bemk]

I have done this basic install quite some times. I am looking at Gentoo now, and I'm thinking that when I get a new PC I will put Gentoo on it(not sure yet). I am using Ubuntu now, which is a bit to easy on me. I want to learn more about my system and I feel that a default Ubuntu installation keeps me back a bit too much. I think a source based distro will get me much closer to the binaries and sources. Maybe when I get Gentoo running, I'll go for a LFS setup. I'm sure that'll teach me a lot.