So Long, SuSE, We Hardly Knew Ye!

[Collins Richey]

On 11/6/06, Michael Hipp <Michael at hipp.com> wrote:

>
> I don't find it the least bit misleading. You get exactly what is advertised:
> a well configured, integrated, easy-to-use, easy-to-install desktop with a
> long list of best-of-breed applications in each category.
>
> It is what it claims to be.
>
> Precisely how many *users* will be running VMware?
>
> Hint: anyone who needs and knows how to install vmware will not be terribly
> intimidated by having to use Synaptic to get kernel headers. Heck they might
> even be able to run an xterm and use apt-get. :-)
>
> And on most of my systems I don't *want* gcc and other development tools. They
> fall firmly in the "optional accessories" category.
>
> To each his own, but I long ago lost interest in the "kitchen sink" theory of
> distro installation. Simple things work better than complicated things.

I must agree whole-heartedly. The ubuntu-kubuntu-xubuntu series offer
just what most users want to get a pleasurable desktop experience. The
minority who want to run Vmware or Zen or who want to compile their
own packages are usually smart enough to apt-get the kernel headers
and build-essential (the development support packages) and to browse
the Debian documentation for development. And the absence of a
kickstart feature is not going to affect users who never want to
install multiple systems. I'm sure that such a feature will be
available in the future as Canonical ramps up to provide commercial
support.

I usually install the build-essential packages, but I haven't yet
found anything I needed to compile. Once in a while I find an oddball
package that is only available as an rpm, but that's what alien is
good for.

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.