Comments on: Another Linux distro to checkout: Sidux http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/ Linux Tips - Information for Using Linux Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:39:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jonas Bark http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 Jonas Bark Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:49:06 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/#comment-1029 Good pont, Clair I thought you only meant the Vista installation part. If you also consider installation of SP1 and Drivers your 2 hours are correct. Seeing it from that position, it surely is a negative point for Vista. Yours, Jonas Good pont, Clair
I thought you only meant the Vista installation part. If you also consider installation of SP1 and Drivers your 2 hours are correct. Seeing it from that position, it surely is a negative point for Vista.

Yours, Jonas

]]> By: 6r00k14n http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 6r00k14n Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:07:53 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/#comment-1894 I have been using sidux for the past week, and I find it more impressive and easier to use that Ubuntu, which I've been using for a year. Some of the things you should have pointed out are: 1) automatic detection and installation of Broadcom wireless drivers, 2) metapackage-installer (a graphical tasksel like installer) which allows you to check a box next to a category of software, and it takes care of the rest, 3) one disc has both 32 and 64-bit versions of the OS, and 4) icons for the manual and irc right on the desktop. I don't need 2 & 4, but 1 & 3 make it a keeper for me. BTW, Jonas, did you have to install drivers? If not, you didn't do an install, you did a restore. There is a BIG difference between the two. I have been using sidux for the past week, and I find it more impressive and easier to use that Ubuntu, which I’ve been using for a year.

Some of the things you should have pointed out are:

1) automatic detection and installation of Broadcom wireless drivers,
2) metapackage-installer (a graphical tasksel like installer) which allows you to check a box next to a category of software, and it takes care of the rest,
3) one disc has both 32 and 64-bit versions of the OS, and
4) icons for the manual and irc right on the desktop.

I don’t need 2 & 4, but 1 & 3 make it a keeper for me.

BTW, Jonas, did you have to install drivers? If not, you didn’t do an install, you did a restore. There is a BIG difference between the two.

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]]> By: Clair http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Clair Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:30 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/#comment-1040 Hi, Jonas. :) That's true. It usually takes me an hour or two. I consider the setup after the install part of the installation. And if I do a Windows install from scratch it does take me at the least an hour and a half. At most, two hours. That's Windows XP Home. My sister who works as a tech support for Dell mentioned that it's possible to install Windows Vista in 15 minutes if your hard drive is has the pre-image copy of the operating system. Otherwise, it would take roughly 10 minutes if you install it from that. From scratch, it would take less than hour but a bit more than 30 minutes. Hi, Jonas. :) That’s true. It usually takes me an hour or two. I consider the setup after the install part of the installation. And if I do a Windows install from scratch it does take me at the least an hour and a half. At most, two hours. That’s Windows XP Home.

My sister who works as a tech support for Dell mentioned that it’s possible to install Windows Vista in 15 minutes if your hard drive is has the pre-image copy of the operating system. Otherwise, it would take roughly 10 minutes if you install it from that. From scratch, it would take less than hour but a bit more than 30 minutes.

]]> By: Jonas Bark http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/comment-page-1/#comment-1507 Jonas Bark Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:09:28 +0000 http://www.newlinuxuser.com/another-linux-distro-to-checkout-sidux/#comment-1507 Windows Installation takes hours? I needed to reinstall Vista for 3 times during a few days (no comment ^^), it never took me more than 15 minutes :) Windows Installation takes hours? I needed to reinstall Vista for 3 times during a few days (no comment ^^), it never took me more than 15 minutes :)

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