Bernaard

I am nothing but a simple Linux user, mainly interested in the cool and calm atmosphere of a conservative and stable distribution. But “Sarge” was too conservative. It drove me crazy, and I never had the nerves to go for ‘testing’. I don’t like that word. Testing is not my business.

What I like is my USB-key to appear on my desktop without editing strange hal permission files. I like when both sound-cards simply works, my printer is setup in two minutes, and the network for some reason is running. Debian “Etch” does all that.

However, I am very fond of boot-splash screens, and have to go back to check if the kernel source is properly unpacked… And now it is compiling… This could be something to choose when installing the system? I’m not complaining, really. The boot-splash doesn’t mean a thing. It is just the aesthetic of it, all the text rolling over a black screen. Who reads it, really? Then again you do understand when a service makes the boot process slow.

A very good thing with “Etch” is its looks. It looks great! No fuzz. My mirror gives me 500–800 Kb/sec, and life is great. (And my patched kernel is still compiling on my AMD Sempron 2500+…)

If you don’t mind the absence of a boot-splash screen, give “Etch” a try! (I have to sleep, but will report from the battlefield continously.)

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2007 at 11:30 pm and is filed under The Digital Sphere.