[ltp] Re: [Re: Best Linux distro for ThinkPad T61...]
Chris Penn
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 30 May 2009 00:18:04 -0700
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For basic desktop usage, Ubuntu Hardy or higher, hands down. If not Ubuntu,
then plain old debian. Ubuntu doesn't really hang server side, but it is
the place for desktop applications, IMO.
Chris...
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk>wrote:
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>
> Petar Milin wrote:
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>> The only question that remains for me is how to get Mandriva with KDE 3.5,
>> i.e. Mandriva2008? I can download Mandriva2009 and it has KDE 4 by default.
>> Although I read about possibility to downgrade to 3.5 with "urpmi
>> task-kde3", I would prefer to have everything as clean as possible. Hence,
>> where to find last Mandriva with KDE 3.5?
>>
>>
> I'm using Mandriva 2009.0 with KDE 3.5 myself. It is a perfectly "clean"
> thing to do, provided you uninstall all of the KDE4 stuff first. It works
> very well.
>
> I don't recommend using an unsupported distro - no security updates or
> fixes. If you want KDE 3.5, the other choice is really Ubuntu Hardy (LTS).
>
> Otherwise, do give Gnome or XFCE a spin. Once you customise them to taste,
> you'll find they can do almost the same things as KDE 3.5
> (though glipper isn't quite as nice as klipper). You can still run some of
> the KDE3 (or 4) apps in Gnome - you just don't get the "environment".
>
> Richard
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For basic desktop usage, Ubuntu Hardy or higher, hands down.=A0 If not Ubun=
tu, then plain old debian.=A0 Ubuntu doesn't really hang server side, b=
ut it is the place for desktop applications, IMO.<br><br>Chris...<br><br><d=
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On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Richard Neill <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk">rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk</a>></span> w=
rote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid =
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Petar Milin wrote:<br>
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204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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The only question that remains for me is how to get Mandriva with KDE 3.5, =
i.e. Mandriva2008? I can download Mandriva2009 and it has KDE 4 by default.=
Although I read about possibility to downgrade to 3.5 with "urpmi tas=
k-kde3", I would prefer to have everything as clean as possible. Hence=
, where to find last Mandriva with KDE 3.5?<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
<br></div>
I'm using Mandriva 2009.0 with KDE 3.5 myself. It is a perfectly "=
clean" thing to do, provided you uninstall all of the KDE4 stuff first=
. It works very well.<br>
<br>
I don't recommend using an unsupported distro - no security updates or =
fixes. If you want KDE 3.5, the other choice is really Ubuntu Hardy (LTS).<=
br>
<br>
Otherwise, do give Gnome or XFCE a spin. Once you customise them to taste, =
you'll find they can do almost the same things as KDE 3.5<br>
(though glipper isn't quite as nice as klipper). You can still run some=
of the KDE3 (or 4) apps in Gnome - you just don't get the "enviro=
nment".<br><font color=3D"#888888">
<br>
Richard</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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ally assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity."<br> -Roger P=
enrose<br>
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