> Inspire is a bit clunky, I suggest you try Suse 10.3. Just be
aware
> that as part of the installation process it may want to install
> updates. These can take a long time even on broadband, so you may
want
> to delay this until after the install is complete.
Thanks for the suggestion. Everyone definitely seems to have their
favorite distro, and once I'm more comfortable with Linux I'll
certainly give Suse a try. The problem that I'm having right now is
that I have to stick with a distro that runs on my computers.
Freespire looked promising, but it didn't recognize my sound card,
and I haven't a clue what to do about it. On my desktop, PCLinuxOS
kept freezing about 25% thru the file instillation process, and on my
laptop I couldn't get it to recognize my internet connection (this is
the same probelm I'm having with an older version of Windows XP
[OS1]). I couldn't get much of anything working the way I wanted to
in MEPIS (sorry if I've misspelled it).
> I feel Suse 10.3 is the equal if not better than Ubuntu once you
have
> gotten used to they slab. Personally, I prefer Kubuntu, it's a
> personal preference.
Well, I like the look of Kubuntu, but the default browser "Konqueror"
seems idiosyncratic, and doesn't let me download the plug ins I need
to view video on Youtube, or anywhere else for that matter. The easy
answer would be to install Firefox, but I haven't been able to figure
out how to do that yet, either.
I don't mind struggling with limited functionality as I progress
along the learning curve, but I want SOME functionality! So far the
sole distro that I've had success with is Ubuntu with the Gnome
desktop, and so that's where I'm going to stay, for now.
~Sean
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