01
Aug
Distro Surfing
Well I know it has been a while since I posted but as you read the weather hit me hard and then I had a computer take a dump. So I was surfing distros when a good friend suggested I try Kubuntu(Okay it was LinuxChick) and the last time I tried it I had a sour taste in my mouth. But I gave it a shot. Well I was surprised they cleaned up the installer to start with. And it recognized that there was another distro on the harddrive and wanted to know if I wanted to duel boot or use the entire disk. Okay that is a improvement to say the least. The install included KDE3.9 or a beta of the KDE4 and the first gripe I have is Dolphin I suggest they let Willie free, that is horrible to say the least. And one thing that is still a Ubuntu/Kubuntu thing is they really hide a lot of the controls and you have to know the quick keys to get to them. I updated the system after I downloaded Synaptic(yes add/remove is cute but rather clunky) and I added a repo and updated to KDE 4.1. It looks good but even more of the controls have managed to disappear. Over all I will run it a couple of days and give it a good shake down and see what comes out. One of the advantages Kubuntu has is they are backed by not only their repos but debian and 3rd party ones also, making the search for just the right program a snap. More later and until then have a good day and a better tomorrow folks.
Posted by Baldy - Baldys Paradox
