[rescue] Never thought I'd ask this

Phil Stracchino phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net
Mon Oct 22 05:51:15 CDT 2007


Mike Hebel wrote:
> I have to ask - did you try Ubuntu?  I ran Ubuntu quite happily on an  
> i1200 for quite some time without any issues.
> 
> I can only think things have improved since then...
> 
> You could also try NetBSD, Damn Small Linux, or perhaps Peanut Linux?

Yeah, I'm thinking about trying a BSD.  I haven't tried Ubuntu so far
because, as I understand it, I basically have the choice of Ubuntu and
any desktop I like so long as I like Gnome, or Kubuntu and any desktop I
like so long as I like KDE, or Xubuntu and any desktop I like so long as
I like XFCE.  (I detest all three.)


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