Ubuntu first time

[Alex Gabriel]

On 30 December 2011 14:09, Zbigniew Koziol <softquake-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 10:26 PM, Alex Gabriel wrote:
>>
>> These are similar complaints I had when testing Ubuntu.  As a result of
>> this, I moved off *buntu completely, selecting PCLinuxOS and haven't looked
>> back.
>
> Does PCLinuxOS has a comparable to ubuntu abilities to install additional
> packages? Is it debian based?
>
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>> From: Zbigniew Koziol
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>> Used am to CentOS. For years.
>>
>> For certain reasons I installed Ubuntu on my main desktop at home, the
>> latest one.
>>
>> And am frustrated enourmously.
>>
>> Yes, its Ubuntu Software Center works great. Unfortunately, if I wanted
>> to use Ubuntu at school where I have a small part time work I could not
>> - they have no Internet.
>>
>> However, I am sick with the menu on the left. Why these icons are so
>> large? The idea about this menu must have been invented by an insane
>> Windows users, right? Why i can not add my own icons of programs to
>> upper horizontal menu?Where is terminal configuaration? Why do I have to
>> click so many times to open a terminal? Where are terminal tabs? Why I
>> can not change screen window with a one mouse movement and a click? Why
>> firefox needs a new configuration? Ughrr...
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PCLinuxOS is based on Mandriva, which is, itself, based on Red Hat.
If your question about additional packages means the ability to
download source files, RPMs, or binary packages, yes, it has that
ability as well.  It also offers Synaptic [and, thus, apt-get] to
install packages.

Through my experimentation with PCLinuxOS back in 2006/2007, I
discovered KeePassX, a cross platform password manager.  While some of
my at work use Windows, the majority are Linux based.  Having the
ability to access a single encrypted password file [CIFS share mounted
on each system] making management of the systems here much simpler.

FYI, I just noticed the garbage at the end of my signature.  Sorry for
that, I'll ensure I don't send anything from my BlackBerry until I
figure out how to change the formatting.

Alex Gabriel
Dimensia Design Studio
alexgabriel-Nmj6Sl6vboSovDFt+AQlJdBPR1lH4CV8 at public.gmane.org
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