OT - Which Linux?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Lars T. Kyllingstad wrote:
> Paul D. Anderson wrote:
>> Paul D. Anderson Wrote:
>>
>>> I'm going to add Linux to my PC to get a dual-boot configuration. 
>>> (I'm tired of sloooow start ups and want to tap into the great tools 
>>> available.) The tutorial I'm looking at suggests Ubuntu. Is there a 
>>> significant difference in Linux implementations? Is Ubuntu one of the 
>>> better ones? Does it make a difference for running D2?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for your hellp.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>
>> Thanks to everyone who contributed to my off-topic question. I 
>> installed Ubuntu over the weekend. It took me a couple of tries to get 
>> it right (mostly because I couldn't decide how to partition the disk) 
>> but the installation process was so painless that it wasn't hard to 
>> redo it. Now I'm getting acquainted with the OS. :-)
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>> Paul
> 
> 
> Good luck! Always afraid of unfamilar territory, I first tried Linux in 
> a dual-boot setup too, several years ago. I think it took about a week 
> before I deleted the Windows partition, and I've been using Linux 
> exclusively ever since. :)
> 
> -Lars

Same here! And the step looked unconceivable just a couple months 
earlier. I remember how a friend who was in the beginning stages of 
Linux asked me several times and very incredulously: "What do you mean 
you don't have Windows at all on your laptop?"


Andrei