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090518 bn wrote: |
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> Philip Webb ha scritto: |
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>> Hopefully, the OP has got some useful hints out of all this ... |
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> Yes. I'm kinda considering switching to Ubuntu. |
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> I love Gentoo, it's almost 4 years I'm using it, but I need this laptop |
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> to *work*, and I cannot afford to be consistently bitten by such unknowns. |
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> My only concern is that Ubuntu won't be better in the long end |
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> (even if I used it at work for years and I always felt comfortable with it), |
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> because of the upgrade/reinstall cycles. |
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Well, you can get bitten by such things with any distro |
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-- perhaps Slackware has the best reputation for utter reliability -- , |
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but with Gentoo you do have the ability to fix anything yourself, |
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even if it does need a bit of time to get advice & act on it; |
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you can also make notes to ensure you don't get bitten a 2nd time. |
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With binary distros, you are stuck with whatever their makers give you. |
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