[martin_fierro]

Has that changed? If I had an old PC, I might give it another look.

Network mouse??

Yeah, I've found Ubuntu to be much improved. Maybe go with 10.04 LTS, which is still available (no Unity interface).

[ct_libertarian]

I had to work on an Ubuntu 11.10 box at my last contract.

I don't think I can find adequate words to express just how much the Unity interface BLOWS.

[Dead Corpse]

Unity is t3h sux... Gnome3 on other distros is a huge step in the right direction IMO.

[bcsco]

Well, that was a waste of time and a DVD. I downloaded Ubuntu 10.04.04 and burned it to a DVD on my main Dell laptop. At reboot, it recognized my wireless card. But, I’d want to run it on my Toshiba which is about 6 mos newer than the Dell, and still in warranty.

I booted the disc on the Toshiba. It does not recognize my wireless card, a Realtek RTL8188CE, 802.11n PCI-E NIC.

I’m now downloading Mint and will put that on a stick, so if it doesn’t recognize the card as well, I’ll not be out another DVD.

This is what I meant in my remarks about Linux.