Be careful

[Derek Broughton]

Michael Satterwhite wrote:

> Amr Youssef wrote:
>> Hi There,
>> Please be informed that I am using Ubuntu 6.10 and it's very nice but
>> I prefer Kubuntu .. could I change from Ubuntu to Kubuntu without
>> removing the ubuntu and re-install Kubuntu.
> 
> Do be careful with this. So far, I'm having serious problems with
> Kubuntu 6.10. If you have an LCD screen, you may or may not be able to
> boot with KDM - on some attempts I get either a black screen or an "Out
> of Range" error message. It takes multiple attempts to get the the
> system up.

Well, if he's got a Kubuntu CD, then he boots in live mode and knows
immediately if the video works.  However, that's an X issue, not a KDE or
Gnome one, so I don't see that it makes any difference.
> 
> Sound doesn't work. I have a Soundblaster Live! on my system. As vanilla
> as that is, I haven't been able to get it to work.

Again, that's a kernel issue and not a KDE/Gnome one.

> Some of the configuration tools are flawed. The Samba tool, for example,
> doesn't seem to have a way to get into administrative mode - although it
> knows you need to.

otoh, this works perfectly and has done since the very early days of breezy. 
It _is_ a kubuntu issue.
-- 
derek