Comments on: Pardon my brief absence http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/pardon-my-brief-absence/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: K.Mandla http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/pardon-my-brief-absence/#comment-2240 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:00:38 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/pardon-my-brief-absence/#comment-2240 Hi Brian. It’s kind of like what you describe: Ubuntu is easy to set up, but Arch runs faster and is cleaner.

For me they’re both opposite sides of the same coin: Ubuntu will set itself up, but Arch won’t do anything without me telling it. On the other hand, Ubuntu tends to be a little slow and clunky for me (particularly on older machines), while Arch runs like greased lightning.

So which one I use depends on what mood I’m in. I tend to install and reinstall a lot, so I learn a lot from both — from Ubuntu, by trying to speed it up, and from Arch, by trying to set it up. It’s really just a matter of preference at any given time. Cheers! :D

]]> By: Brian http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/pardon-my-brief-absence/#comment-2223 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:23:48 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/pardon-my-brief-absence/#comment-2223 Hey. Can you tell me why exactly you will be switching to Feisty from Arch? :) I do agree that Ubuntu is great. It was my first Linux experience and I used it for three months up until Friday when I switched to Arch. As far as I can tell thus far, Arch is easier to manage once configged. What advantages do you gather you will get with Feisty over Arch? :) I know Feisty has many more convenient things by default, but these things can be set up in Arch. And even with convenient stuff like the new Wireless network features, is it really that special when you can get Wireless working in Arch anyway?

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