[Tfug] Anybody try "wicd" as a replacement for Network Manager?

[Glen Pfeiffer]

On 11/09/2007 01:00 PM, andy wrote:
> Glen, I'm kind of like an idiot savant without any of the 
> savant. That's why I use Ubuntu, it's practically idiot proof, 
> except for me. I'm their glowing exception to the rule.
> 
> I might give Debian a try sometime, but I really do like Ubuntu 
> when I can get it all working correctly. 
>
Debian Etch, before it became stable, was the first Linux OS that 
I installed and used consistently. It was almost painless and 
everything I wanted just worked.

If you are running Ubuntu, then I assume you accept many of the 
defaults, like Gnome as the Desktop Environment. You can do the 
same with Debian. Just install and choose the Desktop option 
somewhere along the lines, and you will be running Gnome and most 
everything will just work. It's no harder to add drivers for 
Debian than it is for Ubuntu.

I have played around with Ubuntu as well, and here's my take on 
it. If it does what you want it to out of the box, then it's good 
enough (notice I didn't say great). If, on the other hand, you 
have to configure it, you might as well start with Debian.

-- 
Glen