[kwlug disc.] best distro for "out of the box" home system?

[Bill Traynor]

On Dec 5, 2007 9:15 AM, Adam Glauser <adamglauser at wlualumni.ca> wrote:
> Bill Traynor wrote:
> > On Dec 5, 2007 8:54 AM, Adam Glauser <adamglauser at wlualumni.ca> wrote:
> >> I'm a Kubuntu user as well, and I'm happy with it too.  I wouldn't say
> >> it works for everything out of the box though - IIRC, I had to jump
> >> through some hoops to get a full range of multimedia codecs.
> >
> > Nothing works for everything out of the box though.  Not OS X, not
> > Windows, ....nothing.
>
> You're right of course, but Rob specifically asked for "the best distro
> for home use that just plain works in terms of
> multimedia/browsing/plug-ins/etc."  Ubuntu and friends meet neither the
> multimedia nor the plug-in requirements, in terms of what is installed
> by default.  This is not a knock on those distributions, but there may
> be other distros that fit that particular bill more completely.

You're right, and there may be a plant in the Amazon jungle that cures
cancer too.

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