14 Apr
2011
14 Apr
'11
11:30 p.m.
On 04/14/2011 06:38 PM, Philip Pemberton wrote:
Unfortunately this seems to hold true for recent Linux
distros too. I
remember using Slackware on a 486DX100 laptop (a Panasonic Toughbook
no less!). Now I end up wiping and reinstalling Ubuntu (or at least
obliterating ~/ ) every six months or so.
That's odd; I wonder what's doing
that to you. I'm using a different
Linux distribution, and used its predecessors going back to 1995, and
never have had that kind of thing happen. (I'm not mentioning it by
name as I'm not claiming that it's better and I'm not trying to start a
thread on the merits of various Linux distributions.)
It's been said that if you have a problem with Windows, reboot, and if
you have a problem with Linux, be root. However, far too often problems
with Windows are not solved by rebooting and must be solved by reinstalling.
Eric