Xgl, wow!

[Sean Kelly]

Aarti wrote:
> 
> I just upgraded to Ubuntu Dapper Drake, even without backuping my data 
> (not very reasonable, I know :-)). It's about third time when I upgrade 
> my Ubuntu with almost every single file in the system (kernel, basic 
> system libraries, startup scripts) and it just works without any major 
> problems.

I installed Linux recently and was amazed at how easy it has become in 
the 12 or so years since I last installed it.  It was actually easier to 
install than Windows, and the application install/upgrade tools are a 
sight better than Windows as well (though they don't seem to indicated 
*where* they've installed something, which is a tad confusing when I'm 
installing kernel headers and such).  I tried Ubuntu and Fedora 
recently, and found Ubuntu to be the easier of the two to install, but 
as it's a single CD install it lacks the "out of the box" functionality 
available in the fixe CD (or one DVD) Fedora.  Still, that simply means 
I choose a bunch of stuff from the install/upgrade tool, which takes all 
of ten minutes and guarantees I'm not getting extra stuff I don't want. 
  Linux is getting darn close to being a viable primary OS IMO. 
Particularly with VM software for running the few Windows apps I still 
need (WINE being an alternative in some cases).


Sean