On Mon, 21 May 2007 02:57:09 -0400 (EDT) S C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For months now I have been trying to make Debian behave like a real OS. > However, I still cannot print, format/initialize a new cd or use one to back > up files, get the sound working, watch a movie or read images from my digital > camera. With Windows all this was simple. I downloaded the relevant > program, set it up and it worked. Windows is supposed to be devilspawn and > doomed, and maybe it is. It does, however, have one saving grace; it works. > It works without expecting me to become a systems engineer. > I tried installing two hp network printer, with linux I just entered the IP and it worked, under windows I had to setup using the cd twice, uninstall try again, make another printer and then it worked for a while then I had to reinstall. I tried to get my bluetooth to work, under windows I can't get everything working at the same time, only one feature depending on the install procedure. I tried installing wx, imagemagick, lyx, git etc under windows, each one took several hours, under linux it was aptitude install and I was up and running. > When I go to someplace like freenode/#debian I am ignored. Maybe I should > say to Hell with Linux and sell my story to Microsoft. Obviously I don't > really want to, but how much longer should I put up with a partial OS? I > don't mind telling you I'm damned sick of it. > > > --------------------------------- > Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! > Answers. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]