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On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:55:53 +0000, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> Then, as stated before, try openSUSE or Ubuntu.
>
> Tried OpenSUSE. (My dad is still using it, in fact.) I quite like YaST
> (especially the way you can run it without needing X). The latest
> version seems to have done away with the "minimal text-mode install".
> (Or at least, it's not very "minimal" any more!)
It's still there. I've run that install myself a few times - it might be
under the "custom" options where the DE selection is made.
> I'm currently using Ubuntu on my laptop. It's a really dull shade of
> brown. (There's probably a way to change that.) I find it slightly odd
> that each version has a silly name. I'm currently using Hardy Heron. I'm
> about to try Intrepid Ibex. (Although I must say, I'm never really sure
> what the actual *difference* is between releases of Linux distros -
> apart from the artwork usually being slightly different.)
That's what the changelogs are for - to tell you what's new. And the
readme files. ;-)
Jim
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