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Which Distro ? (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Vector)

Submitted by sknight75 on Thu, 2006-09-28 15:54

09/28/2006 @ 16:46 EST

Hello all,

I'm new to the world of Linux, I'm considering running a dual boot or multiboot setup on my desktop pc, I'm currently running Windows 2000 Professional.

I've checked into a few distros of Linux. I've even downloaded a few different live cd versions.

I'm down to deciding between Vector Linux, Ubuntu/Kubuntu.

I would like some feedback/opinions from the community here regarding what users think of Vector, Ubuntu/Kubuntu.

Also, would anyone be able to put into layman terms the differences between Ubuntu and Kubuntu? Is there a major difference or is it just the variation on the desktop KDE. Is Ubuntu better than Kubuntu?

any comments would be greatly appreciated.

sincerely,

sknight75

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#1Submitted by sknight75 on Fri, 2007-05-25 02:03.

re:Which Distro ? (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Vector) & some help pls

Hi again,

Well I did make a decision sort of...I ended up implementing a dual boot on my IBM Thinkpad R51 1829 KCF. Windows XP Black as the primary OS and Vector Linux version 5.8 as the choice on the linux side.

As for my desktop (AMD Athlon 1 Ghz cpu, Matrox G400 16MB AGP Video, 60GB[boot drive], 80GB[data], 40GBx2 [RAID-0] 1.2Gigs of SDRAM) I'm running Windows XP Black and planning on putting on Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn as my linux choice.

However, I am running into a few obstacles on Vector 5.8. How do I install packages that I've downloaded independently from the Gslapt/slapt-get package management that Vector includes??

I've downloaded :
Turbopad (from sourceforge.net)
Hybridcon
Icepodder
FoxitReader

all of the above mentioned are in *.tar.gz

as far as I can tell, only the Turbopad is in source code and requires compiling...been beating myself over the head with trying to follow the instructions on that.

Not sure how to go about installing packages in a safe manner under Vector, so far when I've screwed up an install..I've ended up formatting and reinstalling Vector again...probably wasn't necessary..just got irritated..so I decided to start off on a clean Vector install.

Any tips on how to install packages (in easy to comprehend terms) under Vector would be appreciated.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

sknight75

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