Re: [BLUG] I don't think Linux will ever be ready for the Desktop

Joe Auty wrote:
> Mark Warner wrote:
>> Joe Auty wrote:
>>> Mark Warner wrote:
>>>> Joe Auty wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I know this is sort of troll-like, but I do mean this in a constructive
>>>>> way. I've wanted Linux to be ready for the Desktop, but I just don't
>>>>> think it will ever get there. At what point does it make sense to just
>>>>> focus on using Linux on servers and give up on using it as a Desktop OS?
>>>>>
>>>>> The failings of Ubuntu,
>>>>
>>>> I'd suggest you try something besides Ubuntu. In my (admittedly limited)
>>>> experience, there are desktop distros out there that are far more stable
>>>> than Ubuntu. Perhaps Debian stable, or a direct derivative thereof (see
>>>> my sig)?
>>>
>>> I've thought about switching distros, but the biggest bug I'm facing is
>>> the ethernet controller problem, and this exists in multiple distros:
>>>
>>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/454747
>>
>> Why not replace the VIA ethernet card? It's ten bucks, fer cryin' out loud.
>
> I'd love to, but it's built into the motherboard and I don't have any
> free PCI slots (I use one for my video and the other for my Hauppauge
> capture card).

May I ask what vintage this hardware is?

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Mark Warner
MEPIS Linux
Registered Linux User #415318

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