[GRLUG] Distro's - was GRLUG test comment

[Matthew Whitaker]

I have to say that I firmly agree with David on this one.  The last time
I installed Ubuntu I was really frustrated with the no root, just use
sudo aspect of it.  I really prefer simply logging in as root at times.
It's true I have screwed things up that way, but live and learn -
Ubuntu's model was simply too annoying for me. 

I am pretty firmly in the Debian camp for desktops right now, with my
preference for servers being RedHat (at least for the time being).


On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 08:45 -0400, David Pembrook wrote:

> Any distro without clutter is a good thing but... (I'm gonna gripe
> here now...)
> 
> I tried ubuntu a couple of weeks ago. It installed easy enough. As
> easy as anything else I think.
> 
> I don't like how they tried to remove the su to root concept (there is
> no root password so you can't "su" and must use sudo). I got done with
> my install and was scratching my head like a lot of other uses
> thinking "they never asked for my root password". I know what they are
> trying to do and anyone with experience can "fix things" and go back
> to using "su" to manage their box in no time. If you screw your box up
> as root, well.. geesss.. of course thats your fault... but let me make
> my mistakes LOL.
> 
> Does it bother anyone else that they are changing things like that? I
> happen to like god mode... root is one place I still have control in
> my life LOL
> 
> For my 2 cents on a good distro, I've fallen into the Debian camp
> now... give me a debian net install cd anytime! I must have my apt.
> Goodbye redhat and fedora! 
> 
> Oh and I love simply mepis for a live cd linux. Any other good new
> live cd linuxes out there?
> 
> Dave
> 
> Jordan Hudson wrote: 
> 
> > I love debian, but ubuntu gives me everything I like about debian
> > without the clutter. I used suse for a while, but I found the same
> > clutter as I found in debian. Mandriva was not for me at all, and
> > xandros was like windows with a linux kernel (not good at all, stay
> > away!). I like kanotix, but I want something more permanent. I'm
> > thinking of trying slax or mepis (simply or otherwise), any thoughts
> > on those 2 distros? I love distros! 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 5/3/06, Raymond McLaughlin <driveray at ameritech.net> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >         zdennis wrote:
> >         
> >         > Congratulations! I am sure you will have a long and
> >         successful relationship with fedora,
> >         > although I prefer debby myself. ;)
> >         
> >         So did Ian, but then they forked, so I heard.
> >         
> >         > Zach 
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