Chad Waters on 11 Dec 2008 12:24:43 -0800 |
> > BTW, Dell really seems to be dropping the ball on this. The proprietary repos > aren't keeping up with security updates, thereby annoying a lot of Linux > veterans, and these disk space issues are really turning off a lot of people > trying Linux for the first time. What the advantage of using the Dell sponsored repos? Is there non-free packages (ie media, DVD support)? Is there a support contract included? If this is it, its rather weak: http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-dell-mini/ I would probably reinstall a vanilla ubuntu if it was mine, but would it be more advantageous for the other 98%? ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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