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Originally Posted by Hellmark
I'm not a huge ubuntu fan to begin with. I run Kubuntu on my netbook, simply for ease of install (Normally I use Aptosid to get a Debian Sid install in a hurry, but not everything wanted to work out of the box when I got my netbook, and I just didn't feel like working with it. I prefer getting stuff installed and working quickly, then tweak to my preferences as I get time.), and it isn't quite as bad as normal ubuntu about speed. I think most of it is the crud they toss into gnome and the default apps they have on it.
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I agree about the Ubuntu bloat. But I like to try newer programs and they're good about adopting newer libs sooner than others. So I use it mostly for experimentation. I was always fond of CentOS's rock-solid stability, but they were stuck in the dark ages with glibc and a package update system that relied on python 2.4. It's all a balancing act between stability, performance and relevance (cutting edge dev stuff) with Linux flavors. Ubuntu seems to focus on relevance to the detriment of the others.
I really wish I could get this PDFMasher to work. I may have to break down and try it on my Windows virtual machine.