Ubuntu first time

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 03:04:29PM -0500, Alex Gabriel wrote:
> There are deb files on the Opera site as well, but I'd rather not have
> to add that step into the configuration necessary to get a new system
> up and running.  I prefer to simply install the operating, and then
> run one command to install and configure everything I need.
> 
> Yes, I'm aware that I could write a shell script to automate
> installation and configuration on *buntu, I just see no specific
> reason to switch to *buntu.
> 
> I suppose I could have made my previous comments on PCLinuxOS a bit
> clearer.  I initially found the distro [after playing with Fedora 5,
> and Mandrake], and installed it as my preferred distribution.  Around
> the same time, my employer [now former employer], decided to move all
> desktops [except 3] and all servers to Linux.  I applauded this idea,
> of course, until I discovered Kubuntu was the distro of choice.
> 
> I've never been a big fan of some choices made by the *buntu
> developers, but the decision to select [using KDE] the Netbook
> interface [when using a netbook] or Unity [using GNOME] when
> installing [and without giving me the option to choose during install]
> really annoyed me when I encountered it.
> 
> GNOME's Unity can be disabled, and the workspace in KDE can be
> changed, but why should I receive what someone else has determined is
> the "best configuration" for my system when Linux is being installed?
> 
> I realize these minor interface issues can be rectified, but I'd
> rather have the choice to install the components I deem necessary to
> my use of a system as opposed to someone making choices for me.  If I
> want my choices made for me, I'll switch to Apple products [insert
> mindless zombie/sheep noises here], and stop using Linux altogether.
> 
> PCLinuxOS does, by default, install specific applications, but it is
> also very simple to remove them, and their configurations, if they are
> inadvertently installed.  Moreover, there's a "MiniMe" variant that
> installs a much more slim version of the distro, so there's no bloat,
> unless I want it.  I've noted that *buntu over the years has become
> more resource intensive, and I've no inclination to buy a new
> netbook/laptop/desktop every year or two.

Seems the sensible option would be Debian which only installs what you
ask for.  If you ask for nothing you get a basic linux system with a
working package manager that you can tell what to install.

I certainly am not a fan of Ubuntu in general.

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Len Sorensen
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