Author: James Courtier-Dutton Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: Potential Libranet Replacement (was: Re: [Hampshire] [ADMIN] _no_
meeting next weekend)
On 05/01/07, hantslug@??? <hantslug@???> wrote: > On Friday 05 Jan 2007 18:19, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> > hantslug@??? wrote:
> > >> Of course if it works under WINE (which will also be somewhat old on
> > >> Libranet 3) then we don't need QEMU.
> > >
> > > Yes - the time is coming when I shall have to stop using Libranet. :-( I
> > > have even tried to update 3 to Etch (on a non-critical m/c, of course) -
> > > but surprise, surprise, it crashed. I might try again when Etch is
> > > released, just in case it crashed from a bug, but I don't really believe
> > > that.... [snip]
> >
> > Hi Lisi,
> >
> > Having used Libranet for a couple of releases (2.7 & 2.8) I'd say that
> > the natural replacement would be, surprise surprise, Ubuntu. In fact, I
> > think I picked up on the first Ubuntu release as the Libranet project
> > started to wind down, finding that it shared a great deal with Libranet
> > (not least its Debian heritage of course), including ease installation
> > and ease of use, as well as active forums among other things.
>
> Libranet 3 was a great advance on 2.8 so is harder to replace :-(.
>
> I'd like to stay with KDE, but KUbuntu has so far refused to recognise my
> hardware (in particular my video card and monitor - a real downer if you
> can't see the screen). I am about to try 6.10 on a non-mission critical m/c
> (when I have installed some more memory, currently sitting waiting to be
> installed). And yes, I did try the KUbuntu support list.
>
> I even tried Xubuntu on my laptop. Surprise, surprise it wouldn't install.
>
> I don't think Ubuntu likes me. :-(
>
> Lisi
>
I have Xubuntu on my laptop.
If you have problems with the normal install, use the alternative ISO.
It uses the text mode install that tends to work better.
