On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 20:16 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:30:18 -0700
> Derek Loree dijo:
>
> > On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 18:06 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > I note there is a net install. I don't completely trust my net
> > > connection. It's f
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:30:18 -0700
Derek Loree dijo:
> On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 18:06 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > I note there is a net install. I don't completely trust my net
> > connection. It's fast, but sometimes Comcast throws me a curve. I'd
> > much rather download an
On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 18:06 -0700, John Jason Jordan wrote:
[snip]
> I note there is a net install. I don't completely trust my net
> connection. It's fast, but sometimes Comcast throws me a curve. I'd
> much rather download an ISO via torrent, even if it's several CDs or
> DVDs. I'm in no rush.
John,
You want cutting edge and stable. Stabler than Fedora? Try Arch Linux.
http://bbs.archlinux.org/
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=arch
I think you'll like it.
Dave
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 6:16 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:06:56 -0700
> John Jason
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:06:56 -0700
John Jason Jordan dijo:
> I note there is a net install. I don't completely trust my net
> connection. It's fast, but sometimes Comcast throws me a curve. I'd
> much rather download an ISO via torrent, even if it's several CDs or
> DVDs. I'm in no rush. But I ca
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:45:23 -0700
Michael Moore dijo:
> > I am a bit concerned about what Rogan said about Debian. I do want
> > something reasonably up to date on the tech curve, but the name
> > "testing" is a turn-off. But then, it is just going to be a one-week
> > experiment.
>
> The testi
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
> Also, whatever I use must be pretty user friendly. I have no desire to
> spend hours googling and searching e-lists for answers to problems. If
> I want to play a DVD I want it to just work. And if the codecs are not
> installed by def
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:56:32 -0700 (PDT)
Rich Shepard dijo:
> On Sat, 24 Oct 2009, Rogan Creswick wrote:
>
> > I endorse this approach :). I've gone back to Debian after four years of
> > Ubuntu, and I am much happier running Debian testing than I was with
> > Ubuntu.
> >
> > Keep in mind, thou
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009, Rogan Creswick wrote:
> I endorse this approach :). I've gone back to Debian after four years of
> Ubuntu, and I am much happier running Debian testing than I was with
> Ubuntu.
>
> Keep in mind, though, that Debian comes in three distinct releases.
> Stable is very, very, st
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:21 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
> I'm also considering going to straight Debian instead of Karmic.
I endorse this approach :). I've gone back to Debian after four years
of Ubuntu, and I am much happier running Debian testing than I was
with Ubuntu.
Keep in mind, tho
On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:26:13 -0700 (PDT)
Paul Heinlein dijo:
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote:
>
> > Then there's the issue of user configurations. Sure, config files
> > for applications are in ~/, but what about the configurations for
> > the desktop and for Ubuntu itself? And
I've been burned by major rev upgrades, so I never even attempt them
anymore. I don't attempt to do a full restoration either, first because
it's too hard and second, not doing so allows me to purge apps and other
stuff that I never use anymore. After all, the only way to find out if
these apps a
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote:
> Then there's the issue of user configurations. Sure, config files
> for applications are in ~/, but what about the configurations for
> the desktop and for Ubuntu itself? And do those application config
> files include all the plugins, add-ons and
On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:58:41 -0700
Eric Wilhelm dijo:
> # from John Jason Jordan
> # on Friday 23 October 2009 20:29:
>
> >I could use
> >information about how to get a list (printout) of all installed
> >applications.
> If you installed them with aptitude, `dpkg -l | grep '^i'` or perhaps
> `
# from John Jason Jordan
# on Friday 23 October 2009 20:29:
>I could use
>information about how to get a list (printout) of all installed
>applications.
If you installed them with aptitude, `dpkg -l | grep '^i'` or perhaps
`dpkg --get-selections` possibly informed by the dpkg manpage and/or
goo
Generally the only time I do a new install is when I get a new
computer. Yet I like an up-to-date distro, so I always do a
dist-upgrade of my Ubuntu laptop whenever a new version comes out.
The reason I hate a reinstall is that I have god knows how many
programs installed, many of which required f
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