[geeks] And The Linux Weenies Wonder Why They Aren't Mainstream...

Frank Van Damme frank.vandamme at gmail.com
Wed Mar 1 15:33:21 CST 2006


On 2/28/06, velociraptor <velociraptor at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/28/06, Geoffrey S. Mendelson <gsm at mendelson.com> wrote:
> > I though of that, but I wanted the eye candy of KDE. I also wanted an
> > RPM based distribution as I am used to it. Ubuntu is based on Debian and
> > Gnome.
>
> This is where we differ...I hate RPM.  Apt and it's derivatives are bearable,
> though the configuration hierarchy is something I haven't quite grokked
> yet.
>
> I may break down and attempt Sol 10 x86 on this hunk of junk desktop
> I rec'd at new $ork depending on what the HCL tells me.
>
> =Nadine=

Uhm, what configuration hierarchy? :)

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Frank Van Damme



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