On Saturday 19 of June 2010, Duaine Hechler wrote:
Well, okay, let's put it this way.
My brother-in-law wanted to try Linux for the FIRST time - Internet, OpenOffice and thats about it.
When I downloaded and installed 11.2 / KDE ? (from the download).
Crash after crash, lockup....
In my experience, most lockups in Linux are caused by problematic X drivers. Also, I've been using KDE 4 without any serious issues for more than a year.
He wanted it pulled and gone back to windows, then I said let me go back to 11.1 - installed it (base "downloaded" DVD) and happy ever since.
More recent versions of KDE are reportedly more stable. What is your brother's-in-law graphics card?
So, if 11.2 has to be constantly be tweaked then I'm (and he) are staying on 11.1 for quite a while.
If 11.1 is easier to install, doing so sounds reasonable. It would be useful for us to learn exactly what went wrong, though.
I'm my eyes, 11.2 is still in the beta cycle - unless it can be installed and - solidly working - just like 11.1
Experiences differ depending on hardware and software use. In my case, 11.2 was actually better than the previous versions. It has been the most straightforward upgrade for me so far.
Duaine Kind regards,
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