On Friday 08 June 2007 23:34, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > On Friday 08 June 2007, "Hemmann, Volker Armin" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user]
> > > OT: Ubuntu distros (Kubuntu, expecially) are really, really shiny and > > > slick pieces of software. I just installed Kubuntu 7.04 at work and > > > it's the more polished, ready-to-go, easy to use Linux distro I've > > > ever seen. I use Gentoo on my home desktop for various reasons and > > > because I have different needs, but the Linux community has only to > > > learn from the Ubuntus. [snip] > > > Or: there is a difference between userfriendly and made > > for idiots. > > Ubuntu being neither. ;) This is a bit [OT] on the [OT]: a)Difficult to install packages of choice: I tried to install TinyERP on a Ubuntu server (feisty) and it's fallen apart on python2.4-psycopg. I've tried different things (ref. http://tinyerp.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11122#11122 ) but could not get it to install and run. I suspect that this is not an exceptional experience because the week before it took me more than a day of digging and symlinking to get openbravo to install on the same box. In frustration I decided to install TinyERP on my Gentoo PC for the Ubuntu's server owner to try out, in case he changes his mind and saves me the hustle of trying to install it on Ubuntu. b)Upgrades I ran apt-get upgrade and dist-upgrade to upgrade to feisty and ended up having to reinstall, because the end product was unbootable. There were no warnings, no messages, no suggestions as to what config files might have needed editing (don't you just love etc-update). You might argue that all of the above are indicative of my lack of knowledge of binary distros, their dependency conflicts and in particular Ubuntu's inner works. You would be right, except that Ubuntu is meant to be idiot-proof. On the other hand my Gentoo experience has been comparatively much more painless and seriously less time consuming, despite needing to iron out some problems with the installation of postreSQL (a 15 minute exercise in total). Just my 2c's. PS. If you have any suggestions as to how I can complete the install of TinyERP on Ubuntu I'd be grateful if you can email me off list! :) -- Regards, Mick
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