Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 07:58:05 10/14/02
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On October 14, 2002 at 04:04:39, Daniel Clausen wrote: >Which distribution did you choose? I don't want to imply that with the 'right' >distribution everything would be easy. Just wondering. :) I use RedHat8 (and >intend to install Slackware9 when it comes out) but I'm wondering what other ppl >are using. I have largely heard that Mandrake is the most user friendly and easiest to install, and I had a heck of a time installing video drivers. It's things like that that must improve if linux is ever going to be a viable option for more casual computer users. I was going to install Red Hat, but I missed the tiny little button in the top corner of the screen and went on a wild goose chase on their website. I installed the current version of Slackware instead, because I'd heard it was nice. It took less than a week for it to crap out. No clue what happened, just started getting mounds of error messages on bootup, then X wouldn't start, and eventually almost nothing worked. So I went back to Mandrake, and the install was a breeze. Then I wanted to use a resolution higher than 640x480, so I attempted to install video drivers. About 4 hours later when I was finished installing video drivers, I decided that I wanted to actually use my computer in the future instead of constantly crawling my way through a tutorial in lynx trying to figure out how to install video drivers or whatever the problem of the day happens to be. With windows, I download video drivers, run the executable, click a few "yes I agree, next, continue, finish" and I'm done with all of the configuration I need to do. With linux it seems like it's a constant battle for some reason. So basically I don't see any reason why a casual user would ever switch to linux. There would have to be some incentive to put up with the hassles, such as Microsoft charging a monthly fee to use Windows, or linux would have to be a lot more user friendly. Russell
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