what about DSUbuntu

Forum: DSL Ideas and Suggestions
Topic: what about DSUbuntu
started by: miketowninc

Posted by miketowninc on Mar. 04 2007,15:38

Will you guys have dsl for Ubuntu so i can use it with my usb drive? thanks

Posted by lucky13 on Mar. 04 2007,15:58

Quote (miketowninc @ Mar. 04 2007,10:38)

Will you guys have dsl for Ubuntu so i can use it with my usb drive? thanks

You can already use DSL on your USB drive.

Posted by miketowninc on Mar. 05 2007,07:29

YA but what about UBUNTU !
Ubuntu is nicer and looks nicer

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Mar. 05 2007,14:20

What exactly are you looking for?

The way you state your question looks like you want to run DSL inside Ubuntu... on a USB drive... which lucky13 has already stated you can do.

Posted by mikshaw on Mar. 05 2007,14:38

I think Mike is confused about what defines a Linux distribution, or maybe about what Ubuntu actually is.

DSL will never be Ubuntu, and Ubuntu will never be DSL. They are two separate systems that are targeted toward different audiences and developed by entirely different people. If you want Ubuntu, then use Ubuntu.

Posted by lucky13 on Mar. 05 2007,16:22

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YA but what about UBUNTU !

What about it?

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Ubuntu is nicer

That's your opinion. You're free to have it. I have a partition with Kubuntu, and I also run a few other Linux distros and OpenBSD. They're all "nice," whatever one could possibly mean by such a subjective, ambiguous adjective. Whatever I can't do with DSL's 50 MB I can add via extension, customization, etc.

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and looks nicer

Maybe you'll reach a different conclusion if take enough time to understand what DSL is and isn't, how to make effective use(s) of DSL, and how to make DSL look however you want. At the end of the day, DSL is a GNU-Linux distribution that includes the kernel, utilities, etc., just like Ubuntu.

BTW, looks are superficial and shallow. Judge distros by function and usefulness and you'll see that DSL stands head and shoulders with the rest, and without requiring massive amounts of RAM, swap, or space on a hard drive.

Posted by miketowninc on Mar. 05 2007,16:33

Ok sorry i guess not. sorry

Posted by xitonghan on Mar. 07 2007,04:45

Ubuntu is great too !
but not for old PC

Posted by dougz on Mar. 07 2007,17:07

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BTW, looks are superficial and shallow. Judge distros by function and usefulness and you'll see that DSL stands head and shoulders with the rest, and without requiring massive amounts of RAM, swap, or space on a hard drive.

Agreed. DSL is justly popular, as shown by Distrowatch rankings.

In addition, the Fluxbox desktop even appeals to some Ubuntu users, as shown by the existence of the < Fluxbuntu project >. Simplicity and efficiency built on the relatively small Ubuntu Server config, Fluxbox, and the Ubuntu repositories. Bigger than DSL, but what isn't? ;-)