Hugh, did you install the latest release, 6.10 or was it 6.06?
I'm still running 6.06 on an old Sempron based mobo and it offers far
more installed than any other OS. I haven't had problems with hdd
swapping but Samba was a chore.
I try to encourage it to people who can't afford new hardware for XP or
Vista or even those OS's themselves. I have tried in on an AMD 64 and it
is very speedy, but I haven't tried it on an old Mac yet.
It's what I like about Ubuntu and other distro's, it enables older
hardware to continue to serve owner's smoothly and securely into the future.
I'm glad you do enjoy Ubuntu as well!
Just my 2 cents,
Peter Kaulback
Hugh Vandervoort wrote:
Glad to hear there's another Ubuntu fan out there.
I installed this on my extra machine a couple of weeks ago, and it's
probably the best Linux distro I've fooled with yet.
The install was very fast and trouble free, the media apps worked
without any tweaking (Fedora was a real pain) and it runs reasonably
fast on my ancient board.
Adding a second HD and getting Samba to work was much more difficult in
Ubuntu than in any other OS I've ever tried, but all is well now.
With the bloated and security-crippled Vista coming soon, Ubuntu has a
lot going for it.
Me, I like investing time in something which isn't as financially
evident as all the above: Ubuntu Linux. It's free to buy, freely
supported, and freely updated but most people would pay to have it
tweaked and tooled with.
Just my 2 cents, and happy holidays to all!
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