OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/20100/Vector_Linux_SOHO_5_9_Deluxe_--_Not_Just_For_The_Office Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:52:52 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Tried it http://osnews.com/thread?324225 http://osnews.com/thread?324225 Sorry, didnt like it.
it was just a little too different from any of the Linux I have tried. Ubuntu and Opensuse 11 on my friends computers.

I am waiting on my friend to install Ubuntu on this pc, until then I have been trying a few live CDs. I tried Vector 5.9 and it was just a little strange to me.

And how do you install software ? Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:04:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Whats That There) Comments RE: Tried it http://osnews.com/thread?324226 http://osnews.com/thread?324226 You sir, have no taste. It is a great distro. I have had a play on it, it is too advanced for me, but it looks lovely.Edited 2008-07-23 18:08 UTC Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:06:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (wrocic) Comments RE: Tried it http://osnews.com/thread?324241 http://osnews.com/thread?324241 I am assuming, based on your statement that you are waiting for a friend to come over and install Ubuntu for you, that you are new to Linux.

I've never used Vector, but if it is being compared to Slackware, I can see why you find it foreign compared to Ubuntu and OpenSuse. Wait until you have a year or two Linux experience and then try looking at it again. I think you'll find it educational if nothing else.

On a side note, Slackware was the first Linux distribution I tried. It was their first release too. Believe it or not, it was awesome. Prior to that, I had installed Linux by downloading a bunch of floppy images via dial-up and slip, and spending a week compiling everything. Those were the days. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:07:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Clinton) Comments Comment by Netfun81 http://osnews.com/thread?324260 http://osnews.com/thread?324260 I've tried Vector several times and its a nice way to get slackware installed without much work. It also has its own repository of packages that you can install with gslapt.

To the first commenter, its a good thing its not like Ubuntu in my opinion.

These days I'm using Arch linux and find it simple as Slackware but with the addition of a nice package manager (pacman). It lets you install just what you want without having preinstalled apps. Not really for the linux novice or for those that only like gui configuration, but it's fast and clean for those that don't mind getting their hands dirty. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:38:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Netfun81) Comments Slax is also very good http://osnews.com/thread?324261 http://osnews.com/thread?324261 Tried Vector a while back and had some problems, so I must try the latest version to see if I have the same good experience as this reviewer.

I haven't been a big Slack fan in the past, but Slax (another Slack derivative) really changed my mind on that. It's a Live-CD, fast and ultra-easy to use, and has excellent hardware detection. Network connection is also very easy, both via the command line and graphically. Definitely worth a try... ;) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (obsidian) Comments Comment by Anonymous Penguin http://osnews.com/thread?324269 http://osnews.com/thread?324269 Except that paying for Linux has become "unfashionable", I have another, more important reason not to use Vector: it has never managed to install LILO to my root partition. I don't want it installed to the MBR, I prefer to manage booting my installed OSes myself. (To be added that I have tried it on several computers, since the first release). Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Anonymous Penguin) Comments Lost me http://osnews.com/thread?324295 http://osnews.com/thread?324295
As I reported in my review of 5.8 SOHO last year other KDE-based distros range from sluggish to impossibly slow on this old machine. I had always assumed this is because KDE consumes more memory than GNOME or Xfce and because it always needs the dcopserver running in the background.


*sigh* Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (elsewhere) Comments