I have never had a good relation with kubuntu (and ubuntu too…) for reason that I’m not going to discuss here, but yesterday, having to fix an old laptop for my cousin (that has never used Linux), I decided to give it a chance!
It impressed me! It fixed a malfunctioning HD and it installed perfectly on a pretty old (2.8 GHz P4) laptop of a “never heard brand”! I used the default installation (formatting the HD with ext3)… in 30 minutes everything was finished! All hardware recognized and correctly installed (and the machine, that previously mounted Windows, seems to be reborn faster and lighter).
Adept, the packet manager, is also quite impressive… very easy to use. I just plugged in the ethernet cable to connect to the web… updated all packages pressing few buttons and installed extra software with the same easiness!
So… I’m still preferring my beloved Slackware but I must admit that kubuntu is a pretty nice choice for quick jobs and for people who are new to GNU\Linux!
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