Okay, I'm a geek. I *like* configuring and tweaking every aspect of my system. Compiling everything with processor specific options for ultimate speed is just cool. Gentoo was a natural fit.
I also run a business. I don't always have 4 hours to figure out why my wireless started disassociating every 20 minutes or why after a kernel upgrade VMWare takes over 5mins to resume a guest machine. The last update that broke both suspend to RAM and bluetooth was simply the last straw. Yes, I'm sure there is a solution. I probably could make it work again - I always have before. But I just want a computer that works. So I decided to give Kubuntu another spin. And boy, am I happy
Installation was a breeze. Without doing anything my wireless was operational, optimal screen resolution was set and both suspend to RAM and suspend to disk worked! (Okay, bluetooth isnt resuming properly but I *never* had a 100% working S/R in Gentoo.). With a few clicks of the button nVidia drivers were installed and operational. Installed fprint and had to add two lines to pam.d/common-auth before my fingerprint scanner was working. I ran a printer wizard and it found my network printer and picked the right drivers and was printing instantly. Best of all applications are just ready to run - no compiling. Maybe OO does take 0.00something of a second longer to start - I can't tell the difference. I just saved 6 freaking hours by not waiting for it to compile before I could work.
I'll always have a soft spot for Gentoo. It still runs one of my servers. But for a solid desktop operating environment Kubuntu wins hands down, its come a very long way from the Hoary beast I first played with.
I also run a business. I don't always have 4 hours to figure out why my wireless started disassociating every 20 minutes or why after a kernel upgrade VMWare takes over 5mins to resume a guest machine. The last update that broke both suspend to RAM and bluetooth was simply the last straw. Yes, I'm sure there is a solution. I probably could make it work again - I always have before. But I just want a computer that works. So I decided to give Kubuntu another spin. And boy, am I happy
Installation was a breeze. Without doing anything my wireless was operational, optimal screen resolution was set and both suspend to RAM and suspend to disk worked! (Okay, bluetooth isnt resuming properly but I *never* had a 100% working S/R in Gentoo.). With a few clicks of the button nVidia drivers were installed and operational. Installed fprint and had to add two lines to pam.d/common-auth before my fingerprint scanner was working. I ran a printer wizard and it found my network printer and picked the right drivers and was printing instantly. Best of all applications are just ready to run - no compiling. Maybe OO does take 0.00something of a second longer to start - I can't tell the difference. I just saved 6 freaking hours by not waiting for it to compile before I could work.
I'll always have a soft spot for Gentoo. It still runs one of my servers. But for a solid desktop operating environment Kubuntu wins hands down, its come a very long way from the Hoary beast I first played with.
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