Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-26 Thread Benjamin Lutz
On Saturday 25 March 2006 16:26, Kevin Kinsey wrote: Installer, yes. good system for installing programs ... some would differ. Ease of use isn't the only thing that FreeBSD ports offers, and I'm not sure that PCBSD has that figured out; obviously, that's open for discussion. Seems to me,

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-26 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Benjamin Lutz wrote: On Saturday 25 March 2006 16:26, Kevin Kinsey wrote: Installer, yes. good system for installing programs ... some would differ. Ease of use isn't the only thing that FreeBSD ports offers, and I'm not sure that PCBSD has that figured out; obviously, that's open for

Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Tim
Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have never done it, I am now reloading windows and then putting

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread beni . brinckman
Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have never done it, I am now reloading windows and then putting back

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Tim wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have never done it, I am now reloading windows and then

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Kinsey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have never done it, I am now reloading

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Daniel A.
On 3/25/06, Kevin Kinsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Erik Nørgaard
Tim wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have never done it, I am now reloading windows and

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Parv
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Kevin Kinsey thusly... Seems to me, and some others, that PCBSD's implementation of 3rd party software may get its users in the same sort of libc hell that many Linux users find themselves in someplace down the road. Do you have any pointers where above

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Bill Moran
Kevin Kinsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, incidentally, Tim, judging an OS by its installer is about as useful as judging women by their appearance. There's more to it than that. ;-) Really? Such as? -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Greg 'groggy' Lehey
On Saturday, 25 March 2006 at 9:36:04 -0500, Tim wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Duane Whitty
Tim wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have never done it, I am now reloading windows and

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Kevin Kinsey
Bill Moran wrote: Kevin Kinsey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And, incidentally, Tim, judging an OS by its installer is about as useful as judging women by their appearance. There's more to it than that. ;-) Really? Such as? Well, is it time to take it to chat@ ? ;) It all

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread Vayu
On Saturday 25 March 2006 06:36, Tim wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a nitemare if you have never done

Re: Not an easy install

2006-03-25 Thread P.U.Kruppa
On Sat, 25 Mar 2006, Vayu wrote: On Saturday 25 March 2006 06:36, Tim wrote: Why couldn't you guys make a install easy instead of this and that, ok I am a newbie and it should be easy, I have installed Ubuntu, it was like a dream, smooth as silk, Fedora pretty much the same FreeBSD, its a