Comments on: Ubuntu Tweak

By: heathenx

heathenx — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:32:37 +0000

Oh, I know about Kubuntu. I just feel like I want to give Gnome a second chance. I started on Gnome and hated it. Maybe because I thought Red Hat butchered it back then. If Ubuntu’s Gnome doesn’t work out in the end then KDE is just an apt-get away.

By: MWUK

MWUK — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:31:05 +0000

Looks like if you want a familiar desktop environment KUbuntu 8.04 may be perfect as it comes with KDE 4.1. http://www.kde.org/announcements/4.0/education.php

By: heathenx

heathenx — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:42:01 +0000

Well, I have been living the Suse way of life for a long time. I have learned by now the ins and outs. Really it boiled down to me asking myself what is keeping me on openSUSE? Everything that I use openSUSE for seems just as equally or better supported on Ubuntu.

By: swmiller6

swmiller6 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:28:49 +0000

Heck I am not a even a new user and openSUSE confuses me. I installed the 11.0 beta a few weeks ago to take it for a test drive and have already removed it from my “play around” machine.
I think mostly I have just become use to Ubuntu/Gnome and trying to change now is just not really worth it. If one of the other distro’s comes up with something unique enough to prompt a change then I would consider it. I will always keep one computer around to test out the other distro’s but for now my work computer is gonna keep Ubuntu on it.

By: heathenx

heathenx — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:06:17 +0000

Well, I’m leaving openSUSE for a few reasons. One is the package management. With each new release the package management changes. Improvements are made but it never really quite gets there when you compare it to something like apt. Yast and Smart have their merits but apt is what I want to use. I miss the days when apt4rpm was the recommended alternative to Yast. I feel like Novell is trying to reinvent the wheel with zypper. How many package managers have we had at our disposal in the last few years in Suse? Yast, Rug, zypper, apt4rpm, Yum, Smart. Now PackageKit is coming to openSUSE 11.0. 1-click Install is nice but apt has that now too. Can you understand why new users to openSUSE get little confused?

By: swmiller6

swmiller6 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:42:25 +0000

To be honest I have not spent that much time with KDE. I gave it a try a few times for a couple of weeks or so but always went back Gnome, it just feels more comfortable to me.
Why are you making the switch if you don’t mind me asking?

By: heathenx

heathenx — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:41:50 +0000

Well, I’m going to find out which is easier to tweak soon enough since I’m switching distro’s. I’m going to try using Ubutnu/Gnome full time instead of openSUSE/KDE.

By: swmiller6

swmiller6 — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:30:20 +0000

Really? I have always found Gnome easier to configure…
Guess it comes down to what your use to.