Re: Ubuntu alternative for RPG programmer

[Paul Tuohy <tuohyp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry to hear you have problems Aaron.

FWIW I went to 9.10 a few weeks ago and I have not had any problems. I 
did have to re-do my initial tweeks for printer and sound issues - but 
luckily I had kept a note of what I had done :-)

Regards

Paul Tuohy
ComCon
www.comconadvisor.com 
www.systemideveloper.com 





Aaron Bartell wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Upgrading Ubuntu from 9.04 to 9.10 has proven to be a hair-pulling 
> experience for me.  After trouble shooting for 6hrs I am still not 
> able to boot into the latest kernel version from GRUB and instead am 
> booting into a previous 9.10 kernel version which seems to also cause 
> my sound and printer to not work (among other things) which means I 
> have no Skype (something I use for business).  This is my first "I 
> can't seem to fix this" for Linux - took 1.5 years to get to it.  Here 
> is the issue for anybody wanting to know: 
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KarmicUpgrades#Unable%20to%20Load%20Linux%20Drive
>
> Anyways, I am wondering what others are using for Linux desktops that 
> don't screw you over if you choose to upgrade after a new version has 
> had ample time to fix any issues.  After doing some reading it seems 
> Ubuntu likes to be more on the bleeding edge and I would rather NOT be 
> bleeding or on the edge for my business desktop. 
>
> Bruce Hoffman mentioned Fedora as a solid choice on iWeekly last 
> week.  What do others recommend?
>
> My application needs:
> - VirtualBox
> - JungleDisk
> - Firefox (Flash needs to work well, no hacks)
> - OpenOffice
> - Pidgin
> - SOAPUI
> - tn5250j
> - RPGNextGen
> - Skype
> - Filezilla
>
> BTW, I am doing my best to resist getting a MacBookPro.  I am in need 
> of a new laptop, and now a reformat of my desktop, so I am highly 
> tempted to migrate based on the many hours of consulting I lost.
>
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com
> http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/