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Yes they are.

Debian testing with the package "apt-listbugs" and someone that does not install buggy packages or upgrade to buggy versions of packages has a system that is up to date with any...

Thank you, I am planning on doing just that.

When we bought this box I don't remember any account set up with a password at that time so I will need to call and straighten that out.

On my lunch...

Thank you very much.

I know my way around the inside of a desktop very well. Have never messed with the guts of a laptop.

Have been working on just cleaning up a viao so that Vista may work...

We have a Pangolin that my wife just loves. Got it just before 10.04 was released so it came with 9.10 installed.

Upgraded it to 10.04 in late summer of 2010 and have had no trouble with it since...

Why this thread has not been moved to "Continuing and Meaningless Discussions" when much more pertinent and useful threads have is beyond me.

The chorus of "it is simple to change" about wallpaper...

Great job. Should have caught that myself.

Wow, a lot of really crappy computers today. This is FUN stuff.

That is pretty impressive.

I would not recommend Ubuntu on an older box because of the use of Plymouth. I would recommend Lxde (DE for Lubuntu) under Debian.

As far as something noob friendly for other folks try PCLOS. ...

Yes indeed it has.

I, however, and still the same old and crappy I have always been.

Well, I have been in enough trouble for pointing that very thing out before so I am not even going to comment on it.

I doubt there will be much work on Plymouth this cycle at all. Too much else to work on.

Hopefully it will get some love next cycle.

I have let this go for a few days to cool off to the point that I could reply in cooled off manner.

Most of the responses here are from a very unrealistic view point. They assume that the box in...

Ran my Debian testing update/upgrade cycle today and got an update for "ntfs-3g". Had the option presented to me during installation of the upgrade for including it in init.

So, coming sometime...

I already encrypt what I need encrypted.

This is not the point.

Before I am, again, accused of being a "elitist guru", I would really like to know EXACTLY what the objection to some rudimentary...

Yes it has. It has also been talked about, in a more serious manner, in testing forums in the past. Also in numerous other places.

The entire recovery menu and the option of having a root...

Yes, I agree completely.

My bios are password protected.

I use a custom menu entry with no recovery entry.

Grub is password protected to prevent editing of entries so that you con boot to...

I want to file a bug on this as it is a security risk.

What is the package. We used to be able to file against the package "ubuntu" as a generic but not anymore.

The old recovery menu was...

+1

http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/secure-boot-vs-restricted-boot/statement

Using the "mark for complete removal" option in Synaptic will do the trick just as well.

Those files are either config files or files installed by other packages. Purge is the only way to get rid of them.

Please note the warnings and disclaimers on the page.

This really isn't something to do lightly. I have tried it, on Debian (squeeze to wheezy and back), and it worked on a clean install that...

You might be interested in this;
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_emergency_downgrading