Finally trying Arch

Well, everything was going fine with the computers here at fullmetalHQ until suddenly the laptop wasn’t able to connect to the wireless signal from the router both computers use. I was convinced something was fucked up with the laptop or maybe the router. My wife, on the other hand was sure it had something to do with the desktop, specifically Slackware.

A big arguement ensued because I was oh so certain that it was ridiculous to think that the operating system on the desktop could have anything to do with it, and she was sure that was the case because she connected everywhere else just fine with the laptop.

Well, as with all of our arguements, my wife won out and we reached a compromise. I’d install something else and see if the problem persisted. Well, I guess it was a compromise. So, since I had an Ubuntu 9.04 iso laying around, I burned an install disk and slapped it in the desktop.

And sure enough, and I don’t have the slightest idea why, but it worked. No more connection problems.

Trouble is, I don’t like Ubuntu that much. I mean, I installed it with an open mind and was willing to give it yet another chance…but I just don’t particularly care for it too much. I mean, it’s not terrible or anything. But I’ve already decided to load Arch Linux and  see if that will carry me over until Slackware 13 is released and I can get back my slack. Cause it’s just crazy-I had Slackware running on this desktop for over two months and there were zero problems, then I reinstalled it and shit started happening. So I don’t know if my install media went stale or what, but I figure I’ll try again when the next version comes out

But it’s funny, and at the same time one of the great things about Linux-there’s always another distribution you can run if you’re too lazy to fix the problem with the one you’re using. I mean, yeah, I could have figured out the problem and fixed it eventually I’m sure-but my wife wanted it addressed and fixed immediately if not sooner, and honestly though I think Slackware is the greatest thing since peanut butter I just didn’t really want to deal with figuring all types of shit out at the time.

So, now the Arch “cheater” live cd iso is about half downloaded and in a little while I’ll be able to find out for myself what all the hubub is about.