I have no time for Ubuntu

[.Froot.]

You have to respect Ubuntu for what it has accomplished for the Linux brand, but as a distro, it's really nothing special. It's no easier to use than Fedora, Suse or any other distro (except maybe Debian ).

True, but it is a lot easier to use than Suse and some other distro's. It is still the user's preference to use whatever distro he wishes, but Ubuntu has made something more of itself than just being another Linux distrobution.

 

[orin76]

True, but it is a lot easier to use than Suse and some other distro's. It is still the user's preference to use whatever distro he wishes, but Ubuntu has made something more of itself than just being another Linux distrobution.

I still stand by what I said. I find Suse 10.3 to be much easier to use than Ubuntu. You've stated your choice and I've stated mine. That's the beauty of Linux, we can both have what we want. Everybody wins

 

[jaarik]

I still stand by what I said. I find Suse 10.3 to be much easier to use than Ubuntu. You've stated your choice and I've stated mine. That's the beauty of Linux, we can both have what we want. Everybody wins

The ease of use is a very relative notion. Relative to your needs, and consequently, relative to the applications you use.

Preferring Ubuntu myself, I would side with the "everybody wins" statement. As long as it is Linux.

 

[redarrow]

Hmm.. the lack of a root user on Ubuntu is also one of the things I liked least about it... Not really sure why, but I guess I was just used to the way Linux worked and it felt a bit like it was breaking a standard..

But that said, I can't say I see any real good reasons for choosing one distro over another .. they seriously do not differ that much.. Although perhaps different distro's are by default optimised for different tasks/uses, any distro can be bent to whatever use one wants..

- I think most people stick to what they're used to..
I started on Red Hat and moved along to Fedora, and I'm still there...

 

[.Froot.]

Hmm.. the lack of a root user on Ubuntu is also one of the things I liked least about it... Not really sure why, but I guess I was just used to the way Linux worked and it felt a bit like it was breaking a standard..

But that said, I can't say I see any real good reasons for choosing one distro over another .. they seriously do not differ that much.. Although perhaps different distro's are by default optimised for different tasks/uses, any distro can be bent to whatever use one wants..

- I think most people stick to what they're used to..
I started on Red Hat and moved along to Fedora, and I'm still there...

The lack of a root user on Ubuntu? What are you smoking? I am working on it right now. It's there and smiling at you, you just need to activate the root-login (it is deactivated for GUI logins)

 

[redarrow]

The lack of a root user on Ubuntu? What are you smoking? I am working on it right now. It's there and smiling at you, you just need to activate the root-login (it is deactivated for GUI logins)

I know that it can be enabled..

I assumed that it might be obvious that I'm referring to the fact that it's disabled by default.. hence I commented: "breaking a standard"

 

[.Froot.]

I know that it can be enabled..

I assumed that it might be obvious that I'm referring to the fact that it's disabled by default.. hence I commented: "breaking a standard"

We all know what we mean, but on a forum it is kind of hard to know what other people mean. So for future reference, take note of the following:

Maybe you should set your wording in such a fashion that people know what you are talking about. ""the lack of a root user on Ubuntu is......it was breaking a standard"" says nothing about it being disabled. That says there is no root user on Ubuntu.

 

[jaarik]

froot, ehe, try [i edited that, you know what it was], running your favourite account.

i have just tried that running mine, and i enjoyed it.

 

[.Froot.]

You do realise that you can get banned for recommending that. Just a warning.

 

[jaarik]

You do realise that you can get banned for recommending that. Just a warning.

assume a better tone. and read again: i was recommending that to YOU, and not anybody else, knowing in advance that you are not stupid, and in view of your prior statement (see this thread) that you feel ok activating the root log-in.

 

[jaarik]

@ froot, however, you have the point for rm, so i edited it.

but i was not joking, NOT running as root, i tried that just to prove that it's much safer:

it just said not enough permissions blah-blah - and the storm was over. now, imagine somebody makes a mistake following YOUR recommendation!!!

 

[.Froot.]

assume a better tone. and read again: i was recommending that to YOU, and not anybody else, knowing in advance that you are not stupid, and in view of your prior statement (see this thread) that you feel ok activating the root log-in.

I do know that. However you are breaching the terms and conditions of the forum that you agreed to when you registered for this service.

 

[jaarik]

I do know that. However you are breaching the terms and conditions of the forum that you agreed to when you registered for this service.

you, too.

 

[milomak]

i had xubuntu (latest) installed for a short while while i couldn't get my HD4870 to behave well with my old monitor. So i thought I had deleted the partition. But found out today it still existed.

I booted into tit and it came up to a part where I had to enter a maintenance password during the boot process. What shocked me is that as I typed the password it was visible on the screen.

 

[.Froot.]

i had xubuntu (latest) installed for a short while while i couldn't get my HD4870 to behave well with my old monitor. So i thought I had deleted the partition. But found out today it still existed.

I booted into tit and it came up to a part where I had to enter a maintenance password during the boot process. What shocked me is that as I typed the password it was visible on the screen.

Wonderful digging up a 13 month old thread
You serious? I've never (as in never) seen my password displayed anywhere on Ubuntu, nevermind any other distribution of Linux.

 

[milomak]

Wonderful digging up a 13 month old thread
You serious? I've never (as in never) seen my password displayed anywhere on Ubuntu, nevermind any other distribution of Linux.

you'll see i started the thread. so felt it would be off-side to start another ubuntu bashing thread.

it did that. and the partition is now trashed. opensolaris installed.

 

[.Froot.]

you'll see i started the thread. so felt it would be off-side to start another ubuntu bashing thread.

it did that. and the partition is now trashed. opensolaris installed.

I've run every Ubuntu version since 5.10 (could be one prior, I can't remember) and I've never had it happen to me. Maybe it was a bug that the developers missed somewhere...

 

[digitool]

Having recently installed Ubuntu 11.04, I must say that I am impressed.
Now, I am no hardcore network specialist or developer but I do enjoy the odd bit fiddling here and there. Having gotten tired of using something i was comfortable (i.e. windows 98 through to 7 - thank god i missed out on ME), I decided that I should try a different OS. Now, others have argued that mint is nice and gentoo is great and debian is pimpin. I settled on Ubuntu for these reasons.

1. It is a great introduction to the Linux world.
2. Though I hated the unity theme, I quickly switched back to classic and it made my life easier. To me, the layout is far more intuitive than it is with windows.
3. There is a lot of n00b support. I am still rather amazed. I think that this has to do with the fact that is probably a more popular distro.
4. I am using Ubuntu as a stepping stone on a path of wanting to explore the rest of the Linux distros. I am a fan of OpenSource (i think this falls inline with my political understandings), and feel that people shouldn't be so concerned with the mass marketing that is windows. I like windows, but personsally, i no longer feel i can gain anything from using that system.
5. hopefully over the next couple of months i can learn a thing or two, im really hoping so.

But overall i think ubuntu is a fine medium as an introductory device to someone whose only ever used something like windows.

Thats just my 2cents. make it a rand if you will, but i dont think n00bs like me should fear an alternative, instead we should embrace it and figure out a way to give back to these communities.

kthxbai

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Looks like we digging up this thread every few years

Glad you enjoying Ubuntu - you should give Fedora 15 a bash too and see what you think. Moved over from Ubuntu reccently and couldn't be happier.

 

[digitool]

Looks like we digging up this thread every few years

Glad you enjoying Ubuntu - you should give Fedora 15 a bash too and see what you think. Moved over from Ubuntu reccently and couldn't be happier.

thanks dood. I was told about arch as an alternative too?

actually i ahve a question, ive noticed my system is slightly laggish. like txt characters dont appear as quick as they should, windows have a slight delay. and videos are jittery, i feel this has to do with my gfx drivers but ive installed drivers from ATi. Any advice?