Author: Tim Date: To: paul, Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Which distro next?
On Thursday 30 October 2008 14:11:30 Paul Stimpson wrote: > Hi,
>
> Thanks for the recommendation. I've kept away from PCLinuxOS as I always
> perceived it as trying to be Windows. Is this still the case?
>
> I like Linux. I don't want Windows. I just don't know enough to localise
> the FC9 wifi failure to the kernel, nm or the Intel driver or to fix it.
> Do you think PCLinuxOS is right for me?
>
> Thanks,
> Paul.
>
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
Could try Mepis, currently version 7 with version 8 in betas likely to main
stream soon. Version 7 is based on Debian etch (stable) and is rocked solid,
Version 8 is be based on Debian Lenny (testing). Mepis has one of the best
users forum (imo) and have there own community repository as well.
