On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 08:09:34PM +0000, Mick wrote: > > > Ubuntu is great for "it just works." Ubuntu isn't so great for "it > > > just keeps working." Neither is Gentoo, for that matter, but, at least > > > with Gentoo, you'll know how to fix it. > > > > Ah, thanks for the nice suggestions, I would keep a note of it. I > > would install in one old machine, I mean I would try to install Gentoo > > after going through the docs..(of course, required in Gentoo). But one > > more request can you also suggest about openSUSE? Is openSUSE lies in > > the middle between Ubuntu and Gentoo? > > OpenSUSE is not that different from Ubuntu, but is a long way from Gentoo. > > There is no way to meaningfully compare *Ubuntu and OpenSUSE, because it > depends what suits your taste and preferences. You can install both, run > them > for a few weeks and see which you feel more comfortable with. > > Last time I installed OpenSUSE (some years ago) I had to reinstall it when > time came to upgrade to the latest version. With Ubuntu the upgrade path was > pretty seamless. The Ubuntu devs had it all scripted out via the update > manager. So, Ubuntu is I think easier to look after and keep upgrading than > OpenSUSE was back then. Not sure how things have evolved since then in the > OpenSUSE world. CentOS was no better than OpenSUSE in this regard. > > So, for a newcomer to Linux I would recommend *Ubuntu.
I did this in the past. But recently I’m reassessing this, with Ubuntu changing the default look and the way it works with every other release (remember the hassle about window buttons to the left by default?). I can’t really explain -- let alone justify -- to a newbie, who had to adapt from Win to Ubuntu that he has to do so again, whether he wants to or not. Plus it seems to me they are trying to become Apple in the Linux world, with own services (and design). I am totally at a loss with entry-level distros right now. I tried Mint, also the new one with Gnome 3. The praised Mint menu seems overloaded to me (it shows too much at once IMHO). I somehow dislike custom layers over a standard interface, much like, if I bought an HTC Android, I would reflash it without Sense UI, but I’m digressing. OpenSuse seems even more overloaded. Albeit it provides a whole environment, Yast was full of stuff a simple user will never need. It also caused a very long and voluminous installation process. I must add though that I peeked into both Mint and Suse only for a day or so, without ever using it myself, so I don’t know jack about update procedures. A friend of mine wanted Linux, so I installed Debian stable for her with KDE 4.4. It’s not bleeding edge, but it works because it doesn’t change much (hence keeps working) and because she doesn’t do a lot of fancy stuff. (And also because I used Debian testing for a while, so I know a bit about how to do some helpdesking). -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla' I forbid any use of my email addresses with Facebook services. Everything is poisonous -- it just comes down to the dosage.
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