Kappity
October 27th, 2007, 09:15 PM
I thought of making this a poll, but that would be a big list at the top of the page.
Just curious what other linux/unix background other people around here had before turning to Ubuntu (or Kubuntu or Xubuntu). Also, if you've decided you like Ubuntu better than other kinds of linux, then why?
I had to start using Unix computers, mostly Solaris, when I came to my present job in 1999. Later, we also had some set up with Red Hat. Of course, these were set up by our systems engineering people, and I just had to learn to do specific tasks. I got curious enough to put Red Hat on an old desktop, originally with Win 98, which I'd already decided to give away. I tried it for a few months, and got it working pretty well. Never got the sound working, and couldn't install a couple of programs that I wanted. When I did give the computer away, the new owner put XP on it. I switched to Mac rather than buying another Windows computer, but kept an old Windows 98 laptop.
I tried Suse Linux on that laptop. Worked pretty well, but could never get wireless working. Again, install problems on a couple of programs. Then I somehow fried the original 6 GB hard drive.
Decided to buy a new 40 GB hard drive, and give linux another shot with either Ubuntu or Xubuntu. I went with Ubuntu 7.04, which I promptly upgraded to 7.10.
With Gutsy, finally wireless works, athough I'm not sure why.:) That's big, for a laptop. I like the synaptic package manager, which gives me a wider variety of programs that I can install without doing obscure things (to me) like editing makefiles. I've still run into the occasional problem trying to install a program that isn't in the package manager, but nothing vital.
So for me, the advantage of Ubuntu, so far, is that I've been able to get it to do more on my computers than either Suse or Red Hat. That isn't a criticism of either one, it's just that I've found Ubuntu easier.
Just curious what other linux/unix background other people around here had before turning to Ubuntu (or Kubuntu or Xubuntu). Also, if you've decided you like Ubuntu better than other kinds of linux, then why?
I had to start using Unix computers, mostly Solaris, when I came to my present job in 1999. Later, we also had some set up with Red Hat. Of course, these were set up by our systems engineering people, and I just had to learn to do specific tasks. I got curious enough to put Red Hat on an old desktop, originally with Win 98, which I'd already decided to give away. I tried it for a few months, and got it working pretty well. Never got the sound working, and couldn't install a couple of programs that I wanted. When I did give the computer away, the new owner put XP on it. I switched to Mac rather than buying another Windows computer, but kept an old Windows 98 laptop.
I tried Suse Linux on that laptop. Worked pretty well, but could never get wireless working. Again, install problems on a couple of programs. Then I somehow fried the original 6 GB hard drive.
Decided to buy a new 40 GB hard drive, and give linux another shot with either Ubuntu or Xubuntu. I went with Ubuntu 7.04, which I promptly upgraded to 7.10.
With Gutsy, finally wireless works, athough I'm not sure why.:) That's big, for a laptop. I like the synaptic package manager, which gives me a wider variety of programs that I can install without doing obscure things (to me) like editing makefiles. I've still run into the occasional problem trying to install a program that isn't in the package manager, but nothing vital.
So for me, the advantage of Ubuntu, so far, is that I've been able to get it to do more on my computers than either Suse or Red Hat. That isn't a criticism of either one, it's just that I've found Ubuntu easier.