Jeffrey Silverman wrote: > On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 8:26 AM, John Beardmore <John at t4sltd.co.uk> wrote: >> Jeffrey Silverman wrote:
>> <snip!> >> :) The messing about required to get a root login is frustration enough >> for anybody who grew up with debian ! > > "Messing about"? It is REALLY REALLY simple, maybe even simpler than Debian, > to get a root login, if one really wants. I did really want. Every *nix I've ever worked with sets up root and possibly one other user. Forcing you to use google to find out how to set up a root login strikes me as naff. > I'm not talking "root login at > GDM" though. If that's what you want, then stick with Debian. IMO, the whole > root login thing is an area where Ubuntu made some good choices. :) Well, that's a matter of religious difference we probably shouldn't air in the scribus list. >> One of the recent Ubuntus seemed to screw up installation of the network if >> you wanted fixed IP addresses. >> >> There are ways around these things, but maybe better to be less 'friendly' >> in the first place, hence my interest in mint if it's better tested. (8.04 >> or 8.10 ?) > > I doubt Mint would fix that sort of problem. In Mint, if something > fundamental is broken in Ubuntu, it seems to stay broken in Mint. OK. > Also, Ubuntu 9.04 is significantly better than either 2008 release. Thanks. Maybe I'll have play with one or the other then. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore, MSc EDM (Open), B.A. Chem (Oxon), CMIOSH, AIEMA, MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
