The shittyest distro

[Lord C]

As regards the worst distro:

Linspire (formely Lindows).
Simply because they lock you into a prepriatory system, and charge you a subscription for it.
Not free or Free, so I don't like it.

[Refalm]

As regards the worst distro:

Linspire (formely Lindows).
Simply because they lock you into a prepriatory system, and charge you a subscription for it.
Not free or Free, so I don't like it.

And the fact that you run standard as "root", making it easier to use.

This is the kind of stuff that gets Linux and unsecurity bundled. Bad users, and now, bad distro's.

[Aloone_Jonez]

Refalm,

If Linspire sucks so much shit then why do you just remove it from the list of alternatives?

[Kintaro]

Refalm,

If Linspire sucks so much shit then why do you just remove it from the list of alternatives?

 Because its still an alternative.

[Kintaro]

And the fact that you run standard as "root", making it easier to use.

This is the kind of stuff that gets Linux and unsecurity bundled. Bad users, and now, bad distro's.

 The whole default root thing is old news, VERY old news, yaknow.

Or am I wrong?

[Refalm]

Refalm,

If Linspire sucks so much shit then why do you just remove it from the list of alternatives?

Because it's not Microsoft, and I'm unable to do that anymore

The whole default root thing is old news, VERY old news, yaknow.

Or am I wrong?

Old news, yes. But still valid.

[toadlife]

If I were to install Windows,
I'd have to install Windows Update...
Run some updates, reboot, run some more updates, reboot as required
More updating and rebooting.

I have SP2 slipstreamed into my XP install disc. One pass at Windows update is all that's required after an install.

Then i'd have to try and find a free antivirus.
Download and install that.
Reboot and Scan.

Why reboot and scan, if it's a clean system? Turn the XP firewall on before plugging in the Rj45 cable - or if you have win2k, disbale file and printer sharing first.

Then i'd have to find a free firewall.
Download and install that.

Firewalls are overrated, and uneccessary.The built in XP firewall is sufficient to fend off worm type attacks if your to lazy to turn off services, or patch your machine. Outbound blocking is overrated. If you have malware on your PC, you've already lost the battle.

Then i'd have to find a free Anti Spyware.
Download and install that.

Why? Do you plan on surfing donkey porn sites using IE while logged on as an administrator?

Then i'd have to find a free Anti Adware.
Download and install that.

Well since you are so intent on surfing donkey porn, I thought I'd let you know that there are apps that do both adware/spyware.

Now it's time for searching for drivers for my scanner/printer/mouse/keyboard/monitor/sound card/graphics card/ethernet card/tv card etc.
Install all of those, with rebooting after most.

Oh no! Installing drivers! You never have to do that with Linux, right? You, know, you can install multiple drivers in Windows 2000/XP without having to reboot after each.

If I were to install Linux,
I would install my favourote dsitro.

Yes, because it's common knowlege that Linux distros magically set themselves up to each users exact specifications without ever needing any kind of post installation maintenance.

[Refalm]

I have SP2 slipstreamed into my XP install disc. One pass at Windows update is all that's required after an install.

So you basically have to buy a new version of Windows XP or order an SP2 CD-ROM to skip all the updates?

Why reboot and scan, if it's a clean system? Turn the XP firewall on before plugging in the Rj45 cable - or if you have win2k, disbale file and printer sharing first.

You're obviously into computers. Most people aren't, and let their computer on a direct Internet connection.

Firewalls are overrated, and uneccessary.The built in XP firewall is sufficient to fend off worm type attacks if your to lazy to turn off services, or patch your machine. Outbound blocking is overrated. If you have malware on your PC, you've already lost the battle.

Again, you know how to fend off malware, even with a firewall which believes that outbound blocking is overrated.
But most users don't. How are they supposed to know what's best for them?
And how is outbound blocking supposed to be overrated? It costs less time and effort for a firewall to reject the bad packets before they enter the computer.

Why? Do you plan on surfing donkey porn sites using IE while logged on as an administrator?

You get spyware in these days by just going to a news site that gets money from Gator, Doubleclick, etc.

Oh no! Installing drivers! You never have to do that with Linux, right? You, know, you can install multiple drivers in Windows 2000/XP without having to reboot after each.

Installing drivers nowdays is almost done automatically. And if not, you can always install it.

Yes, because it's common knowlege that Linux distros magically set themselves up to each users exact specifications without ever needing any kind of post installation maintenance.

In the Windows XP installation, you get to choose almost nothing.
And in the Longhorn installation you have two options: admin password and in what directory you want to install it.
No thanks, I prefer the neat packet management of Linux.

[WMD]

So you basically have to buy a new version of Windows XP or order an SP2 CD-ROM to skip all the updates?

Nah, you can rebuild your XP CD to include files from SP2 instead of the originals.  There's apps that can automate this.

[Jenda]

What's so bad about Mandrake? I actually like it. Maybe because it's my first Linux, and apart from that I only tried Ubuntu.

[Lord C]

What's so bad about Mandrake? I actually like it. Maybe because it's my first Linux, and apart from that I only tried Ubuntu.

I too used to like Mandrake, I used it for a very long time.

As soon as I tried Slackware I saw the light
They say "use mandrake you know mandrake, use slackware you know linux".
This is deffinetly true, I learnt a lot about Linux via Slack.

I then discovered Ubuntu, which is a beauty and I love her ;D

Mandrake is bloatware, and so is KDE. Pair them together is a bad idea ;p
I don't think it has a very nice package management system either.
It can handle RPMs, but Fedora is better at it.
It has an 'Installer', which is nothing when compared to Ubuntu's 'Synaptic'.

If you have malware on your PC, you've already lost the battle.

Are you refering to Windows XP?

[Jenda]

So, is Ubuntu unbloated?
And can I use the mandrake cds I have to install software on my new Ubuntu-to-be?
I know it's probably better do download everything, but I don't have a broadband connection yet... working on it.

[Canadian Lover]

Debain sucks! I cant get X to work.