[xubuntu-users] Antwort: Going from Kubuntu to Xubuntu

[Andrew Kane]

     Hi Alberto and Hannah!

     I've been using various flavors of Linus for about 10 years, and
for my new (to me) laptop I opted for Xubuntu. As Hannah mentioned the
install process is speedy, and the resulting system is lightweight and
well-integrated.
     I have had some hardware problems (mostly because the machine is
an older KDS laptop- they no longer make computers and made some
rather unwise HW decisions when they did ;) but apart from the sound
not working (possible IRQ conflict) and suspend acting funny ( ACPI
has never worked properly under any Linux distro in my experience),
the machine works great.
     Two nights ago I got stupid and decided to wipe out my Xubuntu
partition and try Mandriva Power Pack as I had the DVD lying around. I
found it very unsatisfactory, the machine runs slow as molasses. Then
I tried Arch, having been told that it was simpler and easier than
Gentoo. WOW what a pain! The install took *longer* than Mandriva did,
and then I was expected to fill out all the config files by hand!?!
Jeez, I might as well go back to Slackware 3.0 and at least have a
working system...
     Anyway I'm going back to Xubuntu. I kept my /home partition and
didn't delete it through all these machinations, so hopefully I can
restore most of my old settings :)
     Let me know how it works for you, ok?


On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 11:47 PM,  <hannah at hannah-and-friends.de> wrote:
>
> Hello Alberto,
>
> I'm a brand new greenhorn in the xubuntu-szene, use it since monday this
> week and
> I'm sastisfied. Because the installation of xubuntu is one of the most
> simple thing,
> you should it new install. Just a half hour and the task is done successful.
>
> I  use xubuntu because I have to teach some people of an
> african-aid-organisation.
> They need an lean os, cause the hardware they have to send to african
> schools
> is very old. We tested xubuntu on really old computers, it runs perfect of
> the reason
> it's using Xfce.
>
> Have good times with your new xubuntu.
>
> Regards
>
> hannah josephine dippe
>
>
> "Alberto Zeni" <alb.zeni at gmail.com>
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> Hello,
> I have installed Kubuntu 8.04 (in dual boot with Win 98 SE) on my daughter's
> old PC (Pentium III 500 MHz, 256 Mb RAM) and I'm pretty satisfied of it, but
> later I considered that, due to the small amount of RAM maybe I had better
> installing Xubuntu, in order to have better performances.
> What do you think about that? Do you suggest me to change? In case I change,
> is it possible to transform my Kubuntu into Xubuntu? (as both of them come
> from Ubuntu), or else I have to uninstall it? And if so, what's the right
> uninstall procedure?
> Can you give me some advice?
> Best Regards,
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