Choosing a distribution

[Tony Arnold]

Chris G wrote:

> That last bit puts a negative mark against ubuntu for me, I much
> prefer distributions that don't modify applications, it's one of the
> great things about Slackware, just about everthing is completely
> standard and unmodified.

I don't think the applications are modified, I think the menus are set
up to invoke the apps via gksudo (or whatever the equivalent is in other
desktop environments).

Regards,
Tony.
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