[H-GEN] Linux distributions

[Russell Stuart]

On Mon, 2012-08-27 at 12:18 +1000, gavin duley wrote:
> particularly like the Unity interface, and all the other window managers 
> I've tried on Ubuntu seem to be broken in some way or another. E.g.:
> * gnome-classic: missing the battery meter, somewhat inconvenient on a 
> laptop - 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/indicator-power/+bug/997758
> * enlightenment: until a recent software update, it didn't have the full 
> Applications menu that Gnome, XFCE & Unity give you. Now it does, but 
> crashes every time you access the 'Accessories' sub-menu ...
> * xfce: worked until I did a software update today, but is now lacking 
> titlebars for all windows(?).

Dare I say Debian wheezy (ie Debian testing)?

Testing is more up to date the Ubuntu, and Debian has recently decided
to move its default Desktop from Gnome to Xfce4 [1].  As a bonus if it
works well, Wheezy will become Debian stable in due course.  So if what
want is a rock solid laptop that just works for 3 years or so without
any effort on your part, you will have it.

[1] http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=tasksel/tasksel.git;a=commit;h=2a962cc65cdba010177f27e8824ba10d9a799a08