[brlug-general] Desktop Linux

[Scott Harney]

-ray wrote:

I've been very happy with Kubuntu since Katrina (lost a hard drive in a 
laptop and had to do a fresh install)

I ran debian unstable for several years before that on one workstation. 
I had gentoo on this laptop before I lost the drive.  Kubuntu is really 
nicely done.  Like you, I'm not a fan of gnome -- polished or 
otherwise.  Kubuntu is now part of the overall ubuntu project so it's 
not really a separate distro anymore.

If you were relatively comfy with debian, you'll like kubuntu.

> List has been kinda quiet lately, so here ya go...  In the past 7 years, 
> I've used various distros on my workstation at the office.  Been running 
> Debian sid for a few years and think it's time for a change.
>
> Heard good things about Ubuntu, but i like KDE.  Anyone running Kubuntu? 
> They seem to stay current with ubuntu, i just wonder why there's another 
> distrib instead of just KDE packages for ubuntu?
>
> What else do ya'll run on the desktop?  Debian unstable has a few small 
> annoying problems that i could probably fix, but i dont have the time to 
> fix it nor do i think i should have to.  It's to be expected with the 
> unstable branch, so I guess i'm looking for something a little more 
> polished. Suggestions?
>
> ray
>