[GRLUG] Distro's - was GRLUG test comment

[Bob Kline]

Is the need to use sudo the only thing you don't particularly
like about Ubuntu?   You mention "things like that."  What
are some of the other things?

   -Bob


On 5/4/06, David Pembrook <david at pembrook.net> 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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