Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
Graham wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:01:10 +0200 > "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Any suggestions for a KDE based >> distro that is easy for noobs? > > Try Mepis. It uses KDE and once used the ubuntu repositories but in > Mepis 7.0 changed to using the Debian repositories. > > For older architecture, they've got a cut down version called antiX > Linux Mint is another at www.linuxmint.com, based on Ubuntu -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
On 16/01/2008, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair@gmail.com> wrote:
> Graham wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:01:10 +0200 > > "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Any suggestions for a KDE based > >> distro that is easy for noobs? > > > > Try Mepis. It uses KDE and once used the ubuntu repositories but in > > Mepis 7.0 changed to using the Debian repositories. > > > > For older architecture, they've got a cut down version called antiX > > > Linux Mint is another at www.linuxmint.com, based on Ubuntu > Thank you. Linux Mint seems to use the Ubuntu repos, so I will have to research whether or not it uses KDE 4.0. I'll also look at openSUSE and possibly Fedora (which I run on other machines). I should mention here that I really, really like Fedora, but I do not use it as I find it too bleeding edge (read: unstable) for everyday use. So it would be ironic that I go back to Fedora as a daily driver due to Kubuntu getting too cutting edge. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-*-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 16/01/2008, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair@gmail.com> wrote: >> Graham wrote: >>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:01:10 +0200 >>> "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Any suggestions for a KDE based >>>> distro that is easy for noobs? >>> Try Mepis. It uses KDE and once used the ubuntu repositories but in >>> Mepis 7.0 changed to using the Debian repositories. >>> >>> For older architecture, they've got a cut down version called antiX >>> >> Linux Mint is another at www.linuxmint.com, based on Ubuntu >> > > Thank you. Linux Mint seems to use the Ubuntu repos, so I will have to > research whether or not it uses KDE 4.0. I'll also look at openSUSE > and possibly Fedora (which I run on other machines). > > I should mention here that I really, really like Fedora, but I do not > use it as I find it too bleeding edge (read: unstable) for everyday > use. So it would be ironic that I go back to Fedora as a daily driver > due to Kubuntu getting too cutting edge. > According to internet news Fedora is scapping KDE3 for KDE4. LInux Mint uses KDE3 at this time. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureKDE4 Sinclair -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
On 16/01/2008, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair@gmail.com> wrote:
> According to internet news Fedora is scapping KDE3 for KDE4. LInux Mint > uses KDE3 at this time. > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureKDE4 > > Sinclair Thanks. I'm still on Fedora [Core] 6, but I was planning on installing 8, which is still KDE 3.x. Installing the _latest_ Fedora (9 will be the latest when Kubuntu 8.04 is the newest Kubuntu) is only asking for trouble! Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-*-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:17:18 +0200
"Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote: > I should mention here that I really, really like Fedora, but I do not > use it as I find it too bleeding edge (read: unstable) for everyday > use. So it would be ironic that I go back to Fedora as a daily driver > due to Kubuntu getting too cutting edge. [snipped] That's the beauty of Debian. You can set it up to use "stable", "unstable" or "testing" repositories - with the stable ones really NOT cutting edge. Debian, on the other hand has an awful installer IMHO, so I use Mepis to install the system. -- Graham -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
On Wednesday 16 January 2008 07:37:07 am Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 16/01/2008, O. Sinclair <o.sinclair@gmail.com> wrote: > > According to internet news Fedora is scapping KDE3 for KDE4. LInux Mint > > uses KDE3 at this time. > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Releases/FeatureKDE4 > > > > Sinclair > > Thanks. I'm still on Fedora [Core] 6, but I was planning on installing > 8, which is still KDE 3.x. Installing the _latest_ Fedora (9 will be > the latest when Kubuntu 8.04 is the newest Kubuntu) is only asking for > trouble! Also, Don't forget about PCLinuxOS, its KDE based, and overtook Ubuntu in the Distrowatch page hits, so there may be something there. I've downloaded the iso image for 2007 which was released in Dec. I'm also looking at Mepis, so we'll see which of the those is better. However, I'm not going to stay with an ugly on-the-side for a distro. And that is exactly how Kubuntu is being handled. I really can't use language strong enough to assert how ignorant I think Kubuntu's current direction is. -- See Ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
O. Sinclair wrote:
> Graham wrote: > >> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:01:10 +0200 >> "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> Any suggestions for a KDE based >>> distro that is easy for noobs? >>> >> Try Mepis. It uses KDE and once used the ubuntu repositories but in >> Mepis 7.0 changed to using the Debian repositories. >> >> For older architecture, they've got a cut down version called antiX >> >> > Linux Mint is another at www.linuxmint.com, based on Ubuntu > > > > As Shakespeare would say, "Much ado about nothing." I think everyone is getting their panties in a wad over something that will blow over in the very near future. OK, so they screwed the pooch short term. Long term I think things will work out fine. I can't say I agree with some of the decisions made by the powers that be either. BUT, I don't plan on running off like a spoiled brat at the first thing that happens. I will just sit with 7.10 for a while and let them work out some of the kinks. 7.10 is stable and does what I want with a minimum of fuss and bother. I don't necessarily need "bleeding edge" stuff. A couple updates down the road and I'll bump up. Besides,if you jump ship and run to another distro what are you REALLY changing? Everyone is jumping on KDE4. It's the same KDE so you haven't done anything. Or do you plan on jumping off the KDE bandwagon to? IMHO, everyone should just calm down. Let things get sorted. -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
On Jan 16, 2008 11:25 AM, Billie Walsh <bilwalsh@swbell.net> wrote:
> As Shakespeare would say, "Much ado about nothing." > > I think everyone is getting their panties in a wad over something that > will blow over in the very near future. OK, so they screwed the pooch > short term. Long term I think things will work out fine. > > I can't say I agree with some of the decisions made by the powers that > be either. BUT, I don't plan on running off like a spoiled brat at the > first thing that happens. I will just sit with 7.10 for a while and let > them work out some of the kinks. 7.10 is stable and does what I want > with a minimum of fuss and bother. I don't necessarily need "bleeding > edge" stuff. A couple updates down the road and I'll bump up. > > Besides,if you jump ship and run to another distro what are you REALLY > changing? Everyone is jumping on KDE4. It's the same KDE so you haven't > done anything. Or do you plan on jumping off the KDE bandwagon to? > > IMHO, everyone should just calm down. Let things get sorted. I whole-heartedly agree with you on this. Andrew -- 45 5F E1 04 22 CA 29 C4 93 3F 95 05 2B 79 2A B2 -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
Billie Walsh wrote:
> O. Sinclair wrote: >> Graham wrote: >> >>> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:01:10 +0200 >>> "Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Any suggestions for a KDE based >>>> distro that is easy for noobs? >>>> >>> Try Mepis. It uses KDE and once used the ubuntu repositories but in >>> Mepis 7.0 changed to using the Debian repositories. >>> >>> For older architecture, they've got a cut down version called antiX >>> >>> >> Linux Mint is another at www.linuxmint.com, based on Ubuntu >> >> >> >> > As Shakespeare would say, "Much ado about nothing." > > I think everyone is getting their panties in a wad over something that > will blow over in the very near future. OK, so they screwed the pooch > short term. Long term I think things will work out fine. > > I can't say I agree with some of the decisions made by the powers that > be either. BUT, I don't plan on running off like a spoiled brat at the > first thing that happens. I will just sit with 7.10 for a while and let > them work out some of the kinks. 7.10 is stable and does what I want > with a minimum of fuss and bother. I don't necessarily need "bleeding > edge" stuff. A couple updates down the road and I'll bump up. > > Besides,if you jump ship and run to another distro what are you REALLY > changing? Everyone is jumping on KDE4. It's the same KDE so you haven't > done anything. Or do you plan on jumping off the KDE bandwagon to? > > IMHO, everyone should just calm down. Let things get sorted. > If this is a vote thing - I vote to stick with Kubuntu. Feisty is serving me well for now and I will wait to see what happens - who needs bleeding edge anyway? (My daughter has Gutsy and is complaining that the Gimp (rc version) is broken in places). Blessings, Nigel -- OliveRoot Ministries http://www.oliveroot.net/ PrayingForIsrael.net http://www.prayingforisrael.net/ -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
Alternatives to Kubuntu, was KDE 4.0.0!
At 17:03 16/01/2008, you wrote:
>If this is a vote thing - I vote to stick with Kubuntu. >Feisty is serving me well for now and I will wait to see what happens - >who needs bleeding edge anyway? (My daughter has Gutsy and is >complaining that the Gimp (rc version) is broken in places). Gimp updated on my Gutsy a few days ago - it's no longer rc. -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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