Debian/Ubuntu as cruelty? (was Re: [wellylug] ubuntu help.... & SimplyMEPIS Linux)

[Jonathan Harker]

Andrej wrote:
> Don't say that;  Slackware is best ;} ... but I must admit that I 
> have mellowed out a bit.  Only people who suggest Ubuntu as the 
> cure to problems with other distros get me very antsy, still.  
> IMNSHO Ubuntu is quite a PITA, more so than debian itself; and 
> no, I don't base that on thin air but on the fact that I have an 
> ugly ubuntu 64 install right here under my desk.

I have to agree... I gave up on AMD64 Ubuntu. I don't notice much speed
difference running the i386 version, though of course if you are running
databases, GIS, statistics and so on then 64 bits would be much better,
and I found AMD64 Suse 10 to be a better 64 bit distro (even though I
found its package management is horrid). I've also found Kubuntu to be
quite rotten as well.

For RPM fans, there's always SMART: http://labix.org/smart

J