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

[Geoffrey S. Mendelson]

On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 12:50:22PM +0100, Frank Van Damme wrote:

> You are aware of the existence of kubuntu, the ubuntu version which
> uses kde as its desktop? (It would also be possible to install
> packages from one on the other).

No, thanks, I'll keep it in mind.
 

> I think hasty is the most important keyword here. Ubuntus user base is
> skyrocketing and since it's very familiar to Debian, most Debian users
> can help you out with problems as well. There is a large community
> around it allready.

Debian has it's own following. I've been involved with Liunx for almost
11 years now, and IMHO Red Hat is the number one distro when it comes
to OTHER people supplying packages. Debian is too varied and too technical
for the masses and people who port packages tend to do Red Hat first to
reach the most people with the least work.

> If you're in desperate need of some package that isn't available for
> your distribution, there's always klik (http://klik.atekon.de/).
> Roughly, it's a more or less distro-independent repository of packages
> that does not neet to be installed (handy for live distros) and is -
> to a certain extent - free from dependency-hunting. Far from perfect,
> but for some people it works. And it ships firefox 1.5 :)

Neat, I never heard of it. Sounds like a worthwhile effort and I will 
definitely look at it.

> > Eventualy I will put a larger hard disk on the computer and connect it
> > for real to a (TV) program source instead of a coax on the floor across
> > my living room to my kitchen table. Then I might want to run MythTV or
> > some other mpeg recorder.
> 
> Mythtv is not an mpeg encoder. MythTV is an all-in-one package whose
> purpose is to turn a computer into a "media center".
> 
That's what I meant, sorry. I wanted something that would look like a
DVD recorder, not just a command line mpeg encoder (which would be 
usefull too).

Thanks for the info.

Geoff.
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