Ubuntu - utter junk? (A rant)

[nichomach]

oem xp means asus need to ship it though - for the guy buying an eee then changing os, it's a trip to retail pricing land

No, just needs to buy the Eee and OEM at the same time - remember, he can qualify as his own system builder/software installer.

[dangel]

Fair point - but we both know you can pick up OEM copies easily enough (with token hardware or even without [gasps from the back row]). I think Asus will offer it anyway though.

[GSVRasputin]

Where I can understand the Original Poster's need for a rant, I have to ask did you the first time you installed Ms Windows have such a complex Hard drive setup? and if you did , did it work perfectly? I have had issue's with the Live CD from Ubuntu, Things like taking over 4 hours to compile the kernel when trying to install but another CD takes 2 Mins.

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Originally Posted by Magnets View Post
Having Linux pre-installed (like the eee) is the way it will hit desktops/laptops.

Interestingly (and entirely meant in an non-inflammatory sense linux bods) I got rid of Xandros on the eee - it didn't see 2gig of RAM (needed a new kernel) and the drivers just weren't anywhere near as good as the Windows one (graphics/wireless). Aside from that it was just far too much hassle installing/uninstalling stuff versus Windows and tbh as much as I like fiddling with things it got old hitting the (powerful) command line all the time. As 'hex would say - i'm not l33t enough. Or i've got better things to be doing with my time One of those..
Boot time is about the same, and it doesn't seem any slower either. I did use the linux distro for about 2 months before I stripped it off there so I gave it a fair go. I really missed a whole stack of Windows-only software - I didn't realise how much till I swapped.

I have to agree, My Father used windows for years and constantly called me with issues, So I showed him OpenSuSE 10.2 which he installed using to the manual and is very happy using, so happy in fact that he now has three PC's all with different Distro's running, Mandriva Free 2008, OpenSuSE 10.2 and Ubuntu 7.10. Now none of the PC's are top spec or have complex hardware arrangements but he wouldn't have them on Ms Windows either.

Where I think that the original poster has resolved the issue, my advice would still be Start at teh start not half way through..