Re: Which Linux version should I install?

[Sean <thunderchilduk@xxxxxxxxx>]

I also found this when I had a quick play with ubuntu, I think I will
give
it a shot in a couple of days with 7.04

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=396738

Sean

On 4/15/07, LeeUKHA <mailinglists@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'd vote Ubuntu, been using it for a year, on the desktop and several
> servers,
>
> BUT for the love of God nooooooooooo...
>
> Please don't use Automatix, it may be easy and get lot's of things
> working, but if it errors (and it tends to) your install will be left
a
> smoking wreak...
>
> EasyUbuntu is much better, but for the official way of doing things
see
> this page -
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats
>
> It's _one_ line to type into the command line...
>
> Regards,
> Lee
>
>
>
> > Ubuntu (or Kubuntu, though don't get too hung up on which you
want, you
> > can have both KDE and gnome on the same system) is a good start. 
It
> > rates highly in the working-out-of-the-box stakes, as well as
having
> > squillions of applications available in the package manager and
an
> > active community answering newbie questions.
> >
> > Once you get it installed, the program 'Automatix' will take the
work
> > out of installing all the codecs and things that are notably
absent from
> > the distribution for licensing reasons.
> >
> > Ubuntu will run as a live CD, so you can have a play before you
even
> > install, but bear in mind that it's artificially slow in this
mode.
> >
> >
> > Kim.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>


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