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Thank fucking god, no more Ubuntu
jtpenrod:
"Well I have finally fucked off Ubuntu and I am now running Debian..."
Never gave Ubuntu a go. Then, again, I'm way past the "n00b" stage. I prefer Slack, and what I have is a highly customized version that includes quite a bit of soft and extras that just weren't on the Slack install CD (Enlightenment, WebMin, emelFM, Feh, GImageView, GRUB, iv, JEdit). That's what I like about Slack: it's quite easy to set up a minimal install, then flesh it out later.
If "Noobuntu" is like most of the "newbie" distros, I'd have to go back and rip out too much stuff to make it like I like. Why bother?
Pathos:
I can't believe how few programs are on it and how ugly it is, the best way to introduce a noob is to make them feel comfortable with the interface and to provide all the basic software they'll ever need.
Aloone_Jonez:
I've tried ubuntu, and (for what it's worth) here's my opinion:
Installation
This was pretty easy and like Vector Linux and Windows XP it didn't give me very much choice, so on this front it's very newb friendly, and everything worked apart from my NTL cable modem.
Configureation
I still had to edit some text files to get things to work the way I like so on this front it isn't ver newb friendly.
General use
Not too bad, GNOME is fairly easy to use and most tasks are point and click.
Overall
Ok, a fairly average newb distro, but I wouldn't recommend it to a tru newb as you often still have to edit text files to get things working the way you want.
piratePenguin:
What textfiles did you have to edit and what would you recommend instead?
MarathoN:
Ah I tried the Gnome 2.12 Live CD a few days ago, that runs Ubuntu, it was horrible, hated it. :rolleyes:
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