__/ [ Peter Köhlmann ] on Wednesday 28 June 2006 22:09 \__
> Kelsey Bjarnason wrote:
>
>> [snips]
>>
>> On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:59:28 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>>> | Linux is typically considered to be an extremely difficult operating
>>> | system to install. I believe Ubuntu challenges that perception.
>>
>> Yeah, but so can many another distro. Face it; today, unless you're
>> explicitly choosing a "geek" distro, Linux is, on the average, at least as
>> easy as Windows.
>
> If you compare it to Slack or Gentoo
> Otherwise, it simply is no contest. Linux in shapes like SuSE or Ubuntu
> will simply leave windows in the dust when installing
They already do.
SUSE:
http://desktoplinux.com/articles/AT5613250391.html
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| As unbelievable as it might seem, OpenSUSE actually seems to support
| more hardware than Vista does at this stage in its development. Linux
| having more hardware support than Windows -- who says we don't live in
| a time of miracles?!
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Ubuntu:
http://www.digg.com/linux_unix/Official:_Ubuntu_(Linux)_is_easier_to_install_than_Windows_
and also:
http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2006/05/ubuntu_linux_dapper.html
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| To be perfectly fair to Ubuntu I had also played with a copy of Vista
| beta. My sound card was not found, the ethernet adapter was not found,
| and my graphics has severe issues. So all in all the Ubuntu beta is
| ahead of Vista right now.
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Best wishes,
Roy
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