Re: Debian vs. MEPIS/Knoppix/Ubuntu/other DEB distros
On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 10:21:30AM -0400, Odyssey wrote:
> Hey everyone -
>
> Just recently, I've made the switch from the RPM distros to the
> DEB world. I really like the premise of apt-get and Synaptic.
> Installing programs has never been easier.
>
> When I made that jump, I ended up landing in Simply MEPIS 3.3.
> I was blown away by the first impression. Networking to other
> Windows computers, my Epson PSC, and all the Firefox plug-ins
> were already to go. The OS has been great, except for the
> frequent breaking of the NVidia kernels. I have 3d for one week,
> and then I don't for another two.
>
> I've been looking at the other Debian distros. Is there more
> advantage of going with the pure Debian, or is it better to go
> with the tweaked distros, like Knoppix or Ubuntu?
>
> I want the same advantages of MEPIS but less breaking of
> NVidia, and a couple other things that I had go wrong. I think
> it happens because I went outside the MEPIS repository. And
> trying to get an answer on the MEPIS forum is a bad experience
> (unfinished threads, etc).
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- Ed
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> Soon we'll stage an attack on technology worthy of being
> chronicled in an anthem by Rush.
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>
>
Give the debian based distro Libranet a look.
WWW.libranet.com
--
tom
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