Re: [silk] Linux questions

2006-10-19 Thread ashok _
I wanted a distro which i could use with ease...without having to do  kernel skullduggery at the drop of a hat.  i remember trying to set up kde on debian once, and it wasnt such a pleasant experience...ubuntu is the first linux distro where i feel i can spend time doing work, rather than spending

Re: [silk] Linux questions

2006-10-18 Thread Thaths
On 10/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do you prefer it over Debian? If so, why? Having started using Debian 10 years ago and having been a Debian developer for 4-5 of those years, I am quite heavily invested in the Debian family. However, I moved to Ubuntu a year ago and a

Re: [silk] Linux questions

2006-10-18 Thread jcox
Do you prefer it over Debian? If so, why? -Jon * ashok _ ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [061017 08:25]: > I will also recommend ubuntu. > > i have completely switched to ubuntu as the de facto OS on all my personal > and official desktop computers (still trying it for laptops:) )...

Re: [silk] Linux questions

2006-10-17 Thread ashok _
I will also recommend ubuntu. i have completely switched to ubuntu as the de facto OS on all my personal and official desktop computers (still trying it for laptops:)  )... i ran windows dually for a while, and realized i was never ever booting into it.so i have even gone ahead and eras

Re: [silk] Linux questions

2006-10-17 Thread Vinayak Hegde
On 10/17/06, sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What Linux should I install (for a user who is more dumb than smart). I would recommend Ubuntu. My parents/siblings have been using it for more than 2 years without any issues. All they do is check mail, chat, write documents, spreadsheets (... the

Re: [silk] Linux questions

2006-10-17 Thread Devdas Bhagat
On 17/10/06 14:26 +0530, sastry wrote: > I am getting the urge to replace my HDD on this machine - which is a dual > boot Fedora Core 1 and Windows XP. > > The last time I did this I merely migrated all the files to the new (current) > HDD using linux commands that I read up on the net and cannot

[silk] Linux questions

2006-10-17 Thread sastry
I am getting the urge to replace my HDD on this machine - which is a dual boot Fedora Core 1 and Windows XP. The last time I did this I merely migrated all the files to the new (current) HDD using linux commands that I read up on the net and cannot recall now. The Windows copy was particularly