[GLLUG] Ubuntu Woes

[Charles Ulrich]

On Tuesday 22 March 2005 19:55, Chick Tower wrote:
> I installed Ubuntu 4.10 on my PC and I've been playing around with it
> some.  Maybe it's just because I usually use KDE, but I sure didn't find
> it easy to do things with Ubuntu and/or Gnome.  It feels to me like
> something big is just sitting right in the way of where I want to go
> when I try to do things.

I can sympathize. I never was a big fan of Gnome after 2.0 was released and 
have avoided it since. I use KDE and really like it a lot. It sounds like 
most of the problems you experienced were with Gnome rather than the distro 
itself. If you'd like to keep Ubuntu but go with KDE instead, there's 
Kubuntu:

http://www.kubuntu.org.uk/

They haven't yet released a version 1.0, but it's expected soon. According to 
the FAQ, you can get the preview without having to download an CD or 
reinstall the OS just by running this command on a working Ubuntu setup:

apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

But maybe this wouldn't be the best option since it sounds like you have a 
dialup internet connection... the KDE packages are sure to be around a couple 
hundred megs.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

Charles
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