[ltp] Preferred distro for Thinkpads?
Jaime Iniesta
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:40:34 +0200
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I'm not sure between Ubuntu and Debian. I tried Ubuntu once and I liked it.=
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What I didn't like at all is all that "sudo" thing, I mean, I prefer the=20
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root. Can this be disabled in Ubuntu?
Jaime
2005/8/15, Charles E. Rick Taylor, IV <tomalek@mindspring.com>:
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> On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 11:38 +0200, Jaime Iniesta wrote:
> > I'll try Debian on the Thinkpad, not because I'm not happy with FC4,
> > but because I want to try another distro, just to learn about it.
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> I'd try Ubuntu first if I were you. Unless you *like* pain. :)
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> (I'm probably jumping ship to Ubuntu after the current Fedora goes
> end-of-life. On a test machine, Ubuntu was MUCH less hassle than Fedora
> Core to get working on a laptop - even though I know my way around
> Redhat distros much better than I do Debian distros.)
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I'm not sure between Ubuntu and Debian. I tried Ubuntu once and I liked
it. What I didn't like at all is all that "sudo" thing, I mean, I
prefer the standard way where there is a clear distinction between
normal users and root. Can this be disabled in Ubuntu?<br>
<br>
Jaime<br>
<br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">2005/8/15, Charles E. Rick Taylor,=
IV <<a href=3D"mailto:tomalek@mindspring.com">tomalek@mindspring.com</a=
>>:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px so=
lid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 11:38 +0200, Jaime Iniesta wrote:<br>> I'll try De=
bian on the Thinkpad, not because I'm not happy with FC4,<br>> but becau=
se I want to try another distro, just to learn about it.<br><br>I'd try Ubu=
ntu first if I were you. Unless you *like* pain. :)
<br><br>(I'm probably jumping ship to Ubuntu after the current Fedora goes<=
br>end-of-life. On a test machine, Ubuntu was MUCH less hassle t=
han Fedora<br>Core to get working on a laptop - even though I know my way a=
round<br>
Redhat distros much better than I do Debian distros.)<br><br>--<br>--------=
------------------------------------------------------------<br>* &nbs=
p;Charles E. "Rick" Taylor, IV <<a href=3D"mailto:tomalek@mind=
spring.com">
tomalek@mindspring.com</a>><br>* Chemistry instructor / Mad s=
cientist / Linux enthusiast!<br>-------------------------------------------=
-------------------------<br>* Web: <a href=3D"http://home.minds=
pring.com/~charletiv/">
http://home.mindspring.com/~charletiv/</a><br>-----------------------------=
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blockquote></div><br><br><br>-- <br><br>Jaime Iniesta AKA Capit=E1n planeta=
<br>email: capitanplaneta ARROBA gmail PUNTO com<br>jabber: capitanplaneta =
ARROBA jabberes PUNTO org
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