ubuntu apt-get nuthin !

[Jason Shein]

On April 13, 2005 02:17 pm, Matt Cahill wrote:
> Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 10:15:45 AM, you wrote:
>
> JS> -snip-
>
> JS> "Following Friday's release of Ubuntu Linux 5.04, Ian Murdock, founder
> of the JS> Debian project, told internetnews.com: 'Ubuntu's popularity is a
> net negative JS> for Debian.' He explained: 'It's diverged so far from
> Sarge that packages JS> built for Ubuntu often don't work on Sarge. And
> given the momentum behind JS> Ubuntu, more and more packages are being
> built like this. The result is a JS> potential compatibility nightmare.'"
>
> JS> -snip-
>
>
>   That quote has created quite a lot of discussion in
>   Debian/Debian-based-distro circles this week. For example, check out
>   the thread here: http://forum.libranet.com/viewtopic.php?t=7726
>
>   Matt

One thing I will say here about debian vs ubuntu

I have now installed kubuntu on my laptop. 
Toshiba Satellite 1900 P4 1.6

It is the first linux based distro of any flavour to install on this laptop 
with EVERYTHING fully functional, right out of the install. ACPI, suspend to 
RAM, hibernate to disk, CPU power profiles, and wireless is perfect as well. 
I was able to patch the orinoco drivers for monitor mode, install kismet 
2005, and it works perfectly. Attempting the same feat on a pure debian 
unstable install on this laptop resulted in a HUGE headache to get monitor 
mode to work. Once it did, kismet kept segfaulting regardless of the card I 
used.

With ubuntu I can use my laptop for what I oringinally intended - mobility. I 
am currently getting over 4 hours use on a battery charge, where with debian 
I was only getting 1.5 hours. I know that I could have added the 
functionality, but why the need to? 

My 2 cents.

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