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Rob Beard wrote: > Tom Potts wrote: >> Someone asked opinions on Ubuntu 7.10 >> I've just installed Kubuntu over a crashed upgrade and had a play so here >> goes: >> >> It is noticeably faster than 7.04. And that beat w2k on the same machine hands >> down. But don't upgrade unless you know how to repair a system! >> Its surprisingly easy to use - most things set up sensibly with the minimum of >> fuss. >> Most things seem to work out of the box where they should work out of the box >> - one or two things set up too easily - ie they allow defaults that will be >> hard to get round later. >> Mostly its a very big thumbs up. >> I have one complaint so far - apt-get! If the network drops during download it >> can get a bit screwed and needs manual intervention to get it back working. >> The kids of today don't know how lucky they are...... >> Tom te tom te tom >> >> >> > > I've not seen any problems with apt-get and network problems. My > connection has been really flaky over the past couple of days and kept > dropping out however the two Ubuntu 7.10 machines I've installed have > been happy to not find updates and then continue downloading them when > the network connectivity has come back. > > Rob > > My first upgrade to Kubuntu 7.10 did not recognise my 3Com ADSL router so I had to reinstall 7.o4. I may have another go soon. John -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html