Scott Belford wrote:
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 08:09:13 -1000
From: "R. Scott Belford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [LUAU] A New Distro
Some of you may have heard of Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Which has recently been added to our mirror. (thanks vince)
ftp://hosef.ics.hawaii.edu/ubuntu-cd/releases/warty/release/
I could send this to my Mom, and given all her computer problems, I just
might. Available on amd64, i386, and ppc, this gnome-based distro is
very impressive. If you've been wanting a fresh install, or if you know
someone interested in committing hard drive space to Linux, this is a
simple and solid distro. It does everything well.
--scott
Let me second that plug. I've been searching for the perfect
Debian-based distro since the Red Hat fiasco, and I've finally found it
in Ubuntu!
- Debian/GNOME based
- Tight (locked down) security policy by default
- 1 CD installs a great desktop, tons more stuff is just an "apt-get" away
- Cool company ethos and mission statement
- Everything "just worked"
This is a great distro to install for a newbie. If you are more of a
KDE fan, let me recommend MEPIS (also Debian-based).
Regards,
--Eric
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Eric Jeschke
http://redskiesatnight.com/
