kubuntu 7.10 is really suks to install !

[Girard Henri]

maybe you might have more chance with alpha hardy ? lol
i use it and install it clean... some broken packages but normal in kde4 
but normal :)
hardy 64 bits works fine :)


Graham wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:58:49 -0800
> Christophe Guilbert <cguilbert at picasso.ucsf.edu> wrote:
>
>   
>> 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
>>     
> [snipped]
>
> Well, I installed Gutsy as a fresh install (my /home and /usr
> partitions are not formatted and preserved) and I haven't had any
> problem with it on my PC.  Yesterday I installed the PPC version on my
> PowerMac G4 without any problems - so far.
>
> I have read of problems, but its my suspicion that these arise from
> hardware incompatibilties.  I built my own PC from bits salvaged from
> Freecycle ( http://uk.freecycle.org/) and its AMD Athlon based, 32 bit,
> and has IDE drive(s) and not SATA, and it works fine with Gutsy.
>
> I don't know how Gutsy affects laptops.  Mine is provided as part of my
> Disabled Student allowance, but the warranty will be voided if I put
> anything other than Windows on it for 4 years.  But again, I suspect
> any problems that will occur will be as a result of hardware problems.
>
> In Linux we are all in a certain sense, software testers.  Our
> experience is all we can feedback into the community, and its only when
> that experience is unique that we can say there is something new for
> developers to watch for. I am not offended by your describing problems
> you face: its the only way to produce a better OS.
>