[NTLUG:Discuss] <spamFilter -1.9 yellow> Re: Distro Advice

[Stephen Davidson]

On 08/29/2012 03:53 AM, Patrick R. Michaud wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 02:22:47AM -0500, Bryan Wangler wrote:
>> Ive been a fan of fedora since ive been introduced and Im thinking over
>> changing my distro and need some sage advice about my choices.
>>
>> Here they are:
>>
>> Debian -
>> OpenSuse -
>> ArchLinux -
> I think you'll find that all are really good.
>
> I've been a big fan of Ubuntu/Kubuntu since 2007, when my HD crashed
> while away on a trip and the only Linux installer I could come up
> with was a Ubuntu CD.  At the time I was pleasantly surprised how
> everything "just worked" with my notebook (especially wifi); since
> then I've continually experienced a lot of "gee, it just works"
> moments.  Kubuntu in particular has been a pleasure to use.
>
> The *buntu's are all Debian-based.
>
> Pm
>
>

  I dropped OpenSuse a while back because with every upgrade, I had to
spend hours getting stuff like Printers, Wireless, etc. working, if I
could get them working at all.

Check out Linux Mint.  I found it easier than Ubuntu (which mostly "just
worked" for my HP Laptops).  I found Mint to be easier to get up and
running than Ubuntu.  It also has a "LiveDVD" so you can "try before you
buy" to see if it will work for you.  The one "gotcha", there is a
utility for downloading the proprietary drivers that you will probably
need to use.  It automatically starts, you just need to select and click
"install".

Regards,
Steve