Hello, Ending My distro Hopping with #! :)

explorersam · 2011-03-09 10:06:59

Hi people, This is Sam from India. I have been in search of a Minimalistic distro, tried everything from ubuntu to slackware but found a quirk in every single one of them tongue , then i came to learn about #!, it was running OpenBox [my fav WM] by default smile , so i went ahead and downloaded the 64bit Statler, installed it on my Acer 5742 [core i3 2.4GHz, 2gigs DDR3 RAM, 500GB HDD, Intel HD graphics and Broadcom wireless and BT] Everything, except wireless roll was working out of the box, which i had no trouble in setting up after a quick search on the forums and after tweaking OB, tint2 and conky to my liking, now I have a perfect LINUX box [thereby ending a 2yr distro hopping spree yikes ] I owe it all to this forum and its helpful and cordial members. smile
Thank you for this wonderful Distro and all your help. Keep it coming people. smile

bobrossw · 2011-03-09 15:16:29

I'm with you there...I was also a compulsive distro hopper...now I'm jonesing to try KDE 4.6, but at the same time wondering if it's worth the effort, just so I can switch bacn to a regular #! setup afterward...because I know that's where I'm headed.

RichAustin · 2011-03-11 17:34:23

Welcome Sam. I'm with you on what you said.

bobrossw - the best KDE i have used is openSuse. Worth a try, but I wanted something more in tune with how I think and maybe #! is that?

anonymous · 2011-03-11 17:41:15

Welcome to #! explorersam smile

merelyjim · 2011-03-12 04:13:04

Hey, Sam, welcome to #! smile

Before you say you're distro-hopping days are over, you might want to look here... http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic … anonymous/

Not an easy habit to give up.

explorersam · 2011-03-12 06:14:13

Thank you all for the warm welcome smile
@bobrossw - i would agree with RichAustin, give OpenSuse a whirl for KDe or give arch a try smile
@RichAustin - Thank you smile
@Anonymous - Thank you smile
@merelyjim - Thank you, phew! thought i was the only one big_smile Thank you for that thread link smile It's not gonna be easy but after giving it quite a thought and the fact that i have stuck to #! for about a week now yikes I think its time to give my poor HDD some rest and even if I "Have to" go distro hopping again will do so virtually tongue and I also have decided to give upon windoze once for all and go fully #!-ed, maybe this weekend. smile

jady3 · 2011-03-12 18:41:57

I am newbie in this forum and happy to join

merelyjim · 2011-03-12 20:44:25

jady3 wrote:

I am newbie in this forum and happy to join

Welcome to #! big_smile

How did you hear about us? What kind of hardware are you using?

Glad you made it here.

Him · 2011-03-12 21:39:00

HI explorersam, and welcome to #!.

pvsage · 2011-03-12 23:12:41

Welcome to the asylum, explorersam.

@merelyjim: Careful when replying to posts like the one from "jady3" - check the user profile first. "Seattle Town Car Service"? Smells like a spambot to me. mad

explorersam · 2011-03-13 03:24:25

@Him - Thank you smile
@pvsage - Thank you & glad to be here smile

merelyjim · 2011-03-13 03:54:36

pvsage wrote:

Welcome to the asylum, explorersam.
@merelyjim: Careful when replying to posts like the one from "jady3" - check the user profile first. "Seattle Town Car Service"? Smells like a spambot to me.

Odds are in your favor, but if I were a female Pakastani national posting to an English-language forum, I'd be Onion-routing to a fair-thee-well... hmm

are_you_root · 2011-03-13 07:27:18

explorersam wrote:

@merelyjim - Thank you, phew! thought i was the only one Thank you for that thread link It's not gonna be easy but after giving it quite a thought and the fact that i have stuck to #! for about a week now..

lol yea buddy you have the disease too. Funny how when we're in the thick of it a whole week seems like a long haul. I'm beside myself, been running #! and nothing else for about three weeks. Without all the installs, partitioning, and multi-booting I seem to suddenly have the time I need to actually "use" my computer now. Go figure.

Welcome aboard! smile

explorersam · 2011-03-13 17:11:28

are_you_root wrote:

explorersam wrote:
@merelyjim - Thank you, phew! thought i was the only one Thank you for that thread link It's not gonna be easy but after giving it quite a thought and the fact that i have stuck to #! for about a week now..
yea buddy you have the disease too. Funny how when we're in the thick of it a whole week seems like a long haul. I'm beside myself, been running #! and nothing else for about three weeks. Without all the installs, partitioning, and multi-booting I seem to suddenly have the time I need to actually "use" my computer now. Go figure.
Welcome aboard!

Thank you are_you_root. I have been dual booting with windows just for playing delta force and truck_sim smile but now am addicted more to nethack and bsdgames that i find them more interesting than shooting or driving tongue ( and i find myself more productive than spend hours of gaming wink )
three weeks is cool.... i have decided to stick with #! for a long time too and with such a community i sure i will smile

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