Re: Vector Linux
- From: Dan C <youmustbejoking@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 09 Sep 2009 13:00:36 GMT
On Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:58:51 -0500, Dr. Deb wrote:
Aragorn wrote:
On Wednesday 09 September 2009 05:12, someone identifying as *Dr. Deb*
wrote in /alt.os.linux:/
Downloaded a copy and it looks good. However, do not install on a HD
with another distro you want to be able to access, or Windows for that
matter---without making sure you set all mount points for the
partitions in GParted when the installer gives you access to it.
And your reason for saying that would be... what exactly? One *always*
needs to set up mountpoints, and for any already installed system
alongside which you choose to install a(nother) GNU/Linux distribution,
the additional mountpoints can be created/configured either during
installation or afterwards.
The beauty of a UNIX system is its transparency and general uniformity.
The administrator of a UNIX system can always set up the system exactly
how they want it and when they want it, and it's for most part using
all the same configuration files. Local filesystems are always set up
in */etc/fstab,* across all GNU/Linux distributions and across all UNIX
family operating systems.
The other problem I had was that it would not log out of User without
freezing up. You could either reboot or shut down the computer fine.
But if you wanted to log out and log in as another user, lock up,
every time.
Then this is probably due to the fact that you're using a display
manager and thus a graphical login screen. In spite of the eyecandy
factor of a graphical login screen, I always advise people to use a
character mode login console instead and start X manually. That's one
less process running with root privileges.
On the plus side, looks great, seems solid, good wifi selection. Seems
solid, with the above exceptions noted.
Nothing that cannot be overcome. :-)
The reason for making the statement on the mounting of the partitions is
that not all Linux OS's require you to get in and do ALL of the mount
information. For several generations of different OS's that I am
familiar with, the Windows partition (assuming you have one) has been an
auto mount.. Not so with Vector - so the "heads up."
I have never seen *any* distro that *required* mount info on all other
partitions. If you don't supply it, you simply can't browse to those
partitions without modifying /etc/fstab. Learn how to use a distro that
doesn't confine you to pointy/clicky interfaces for your configuring.
As for the GUI, when you load the LiveCD of Vector, you are defaulted
into an Ice gui, no choice.
OK.
When you then install off the LiveCD, you
load from the default gui - no choice.
OK.
After the install, you have no
choice to boot into Root and if you try to log out of the default (and
only choice for loading Vector) gui the system locks.
Bullshit. You don't know what you're doing. Simple as that.
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