Re: A big "Thank You" to Debian :-)
On Tuesday 17 February 2015 10:40:38 Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
> I see that there has been a fair amount of talk on this mailing list
> about system , Gnome 3 and some general dislike of Debian Jessie as a
> result. So I thought I'd throw in my 2 p....
>
> I recently upgraded my main laptop (a fancy new Dell XPS with more SSD
> than I've ever had before) from Wheezy to Jessie, and I have to say:
> Brilliant!
I, as I mentioned, have also installed systemd and Jessie for the first time.
I too have been n nervous and was letting the dust settle. But I needed
up-to-date for my shiny new media computer.
I tried Linux Mint and MATE first. We'll draw a veil. I made myself stick it
for six months and try to iron the problems out. My advice? If you have
problems with your sight avoid LM and MATE like the plague.
I finally gave myself a break and installed Jessie and TDE 14.
As Karl says, Brilliant. It installed easily, fast and without a hitch.
> My system now boots in SECONDS. It nearly boots *too* quick. It seems
> like the pause in Grub is taking longer than both the POST and Debian
> boot!?
Mine too. This is a media computer. Fast = good. I have explained to my
husband that I could even shorten GRUB, but I don't want to - I want easy
access.
> I'm sure that there is a *lot* of work going on for Debian Jessie that I
> simply have not paid attention to - simply because it did not cause
> problems. Which is absolutely excellent - that's the way software
> *should* be. Keep up the good work!
I am conservative. Without all the fuss I would probably have chosen to
install another, more established, init system. But in the circumstances, I
took a deep breath and installed the default. I love it! Maybe not at all
times, in all circumstances, for all people, I don't know. But for this
application and this person, Brilliant! Thank you, developers, for all your
work.
Lisi
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