kubuntu 7.10 is really suks to install !

[O. Sinclair]

Christophe Guilbert wrote:
> Hi guys
> 
> Sorry about the nasty subject title , but I am wondering how people 
> could let Kubuntu 7.10 out.
> I am a big fan of Linux for more than 10 years now, I have Kubuntu 
> install on every single PC and laptop  I own (6 PCs + 2 laptops).  I 
> definitely dropped window$ 2 years ago in favor of Kubuntu and linux as 
> the only OS,  so don't get me wrong I am talking about Kubuntu like if 
> it was my son !!!! I love it and use Kubuntu (6.06) all day long at work.
> I recently spent hours with my friend abroad advocating Kubuntu, he told 
> me he tried Kubuntu 7.10 for several day without success and swear that 
> he will  never ever try Linux again ....
> Being upset by his behavior, I decided to give it a try myself .
> I decided to upgrade kubuntu 7.04  to 7.10  using the adept automatic  
> tools  ... well the upgrade screwed up every things but somehow, I was 
> prepared for that , so I decided to do a fresh new install. download the 
> DVD and check if packages was burned right.
> 
> I installed it 10 times , I could not start adept to install/update my 
> package , adept was crashing all the time ... than a few googling  
> showed me that this was a known problem, so I did what was recommended 
> and I was finally able to update install/ soft , than I decided to 
> change the IP address for a fix one, I could not have the routes IP 
> change using system setting tools  !!! so I decided to reboot, 
> unfortunately , I was stuck  by kubuntu trying to check one of my 
> partition with no sign that the computer was doing anything. I typed 
> ctr-alt-del to reboot, but instead of rebooting I go the the X menu. 
>  From them  , if I write my login and passwd , KDE start but abort soon 
> after (forget the message). I tried to log with the login console link  
> to check what's going on ... and  X restarted instead of giving me the 
> login console.
> 
> Well that's a mess !!! I am wondering what ubuntu/kunbutu team are not 
> distributing a new corrected install CD right away, like the 6.06.1 in 
> the past. This make a lots of damage for people who are willing to try 
> linux.
> They should be a warning in the download page about issues you may 
> encounter when installing 7.10 , especially bugs that could destroy you 
> laptop's HD. Something that you can read before downloading the Cds or 
> DVD so you don't have to learn it the hard way.
> 
> That's all , hope I did not offended anyone , again when you like 
> something, you are critical
> 
> long life to Kunbutu ;-)
> 
I will echo the sentiments of most replies, I have just put 7.10 on my 
new laptop and before that on some 2 laptops and 2-3 desktops and it has 
gone flawless. My only problem was when I did an upgrade on one and 2 
people interrupted by loggin off and rebooting since I did not warn them 
not to. Now that PC will need a full install one of these days...

Did you try to make more than one DVD/CD? Did you try the ALT CD? Cause 
one thing I had was that the Desk CD boots in a resolution some older 
monitors cant deal with...

Sinclair