Ubuntu vs. Kubuntu ... just one!

[Rick]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Bart Silverstrim wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>
>>   
>>>     He didn't like the idea of re-installing Ubuntu. But it would fix 
>>> 100% of his problems. And for those who want to use Windows for some 
>>> things just dual boot! Do not try to run both at the same time. While 
>>> possible it is very difficult to get working.
>>>     
>> Please don't get into the leaping to reinstall from scratch idea to fix 
>> all the problems. Of course it would.
>>
>> If you have a car that doesn't have a cup holder and that really bothers 
>> you, buying a brand new car would solve the problem.
>>
>> If you have a house that has a crack or hole in the wall, buying a new 
>> house would solve the problem.
>>
>> However, there are other ways to fix the problem without resorting to 
>> drastic measures, and it would be foolish to fix minor problems by 
>> having the first step be to simply obliterate everything and start from 
>> scratch. What will you have learned from doing that? Plus people with 
>> this attitude are often then bitching that they "had to reinstall from 
>> scratch" to fix their own self-inflicted problems.
>>
>>   
> Be realistic Bart, he had just loaded Hardy and all the other stuff he 
> did wrong. It was a new system. Those are easy to replace and may be a 
> lot easier to a new Linux person. I suffer from the same things you do. 
> It is a personal fact that we can fix almost anything :-)
> 
> Karl
> 
> 
Thanks to you all for your advice, but it's after the fact. I shall save 
all your remarks, and I hope you will continue to help with the other 
questions. Please check: Installing fonts.
Thanks again.
Rick