[wellylug] UBUNTU 5.10 Dapper. First experiences!

[Cliff Pratt]

Gerald Roehrbein wrote:
> Hello Cliff,
> 
>> I think you are saying that you don't need access to the Internet
>> to install all the options that you desire. I believe that to be
>> true of any packaged distribution, including (K)Ubuntu.
> 
> For (K)Ubuntu it seems to be a requirement to have access to the WEB.
>  Because if you must use apt-get to install an option WEB access is 
> required if you won't have to much work with the installation.
> 
> Using SuSE, for example, you will have to start YAST, select the
> package you want to install and than you have to insert one of the
> additional CD's or DVD's.
> 
I've not installed many packages off CD - I usually set up for Internet
updates first thing - but it seems odd that you have to connect to the 
Internet to install anything, unless it isn't on the CD/DVD of course.
> 
> The major benefit of (K)Ubuntu (compared to RedHat) seems  to be (up
> to now) the installation of additional software. In German we would
> say: "Das flutscht wie geschmiert!". This means something like: "It
> sashays like lubricated!". ;-)
> 
> 
I think we would say "like greased lightning".

Cheers,

Cliff